Cost of Living
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How Sierra Vista's prices compare to the US city average across major spending categories.
Index: 100 = US city average. Values >100 mean more expensive, <100 means cheaper.
How far does your salary go in Sierra Vista?
Your $100,000 in Sierra Vista has the same purchasing power as $114,732 in the average US city. You'd need $14,732 less here to maintain that standard of living.
Demographics and workforce data from the US Census ACS 5-Year.
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Within 10 points of Sierra Vista's cost index of 87, sorted by closest match.
Sierra Vista, Arizona has a cost-of-living index of 87, which is 13% below the national average. The typical renter pays $1,080 per month. The median household earns $70,899 per year.
To match the lifestyle of a $70,000 earner in the average US city, you'd need about $61,012 per year in Sierra Vista. Single renters typically want at least three times the $12,960 threshold to cover housing comfortably.
Sierra Vista is cheaper than most US cities. Overall prices are 13% below the national average.