Kenai Peninsula Borough
144 North Binkley Street     Soldotna, AK 99669
Phone - (907) 262-4441 or (800) 478-4441   or on the web    www.borough.kenai.ak.us

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Cost of food data is collected by the University of Alaska, Fairbanks Cooperative Extension.  Each quarter the Cooperative Extension surveys up to three grocers in communities throughout Alaska to determine the cost of food for one week.  Specific guidelines are presented to the surveyors regarding item size and sale price for 104 items.  It has been determined that separation of Kenai and Soldotna data would be meaningless therefore data presented relates to both communities.

Homer     Kenai/Soldotna     Seward
Cost of Food - Kenai/Soldotna
  Dec-99 Dec-00 Dec-01 Dec-02 Dec 03 Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec 06 Annual Change
Sales Tax (in percent)  5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
Percent of Food Unavailable 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
Child, 1 year 16.16 16.34 17.91 17.78 19.25 17.56 19.34 19.48 0.7%
Child, 2 years 0.00 0.00 17.91 17.78 18.88 17.56 19.07 19.15 0.4%
Children 6-8 years of age 23.52 23.87 26.11 26.03 27.88 25.68 28.23 28.55 1.1%
Children 9-11 years of age 26.66 27.06 29.63 29.50 31.32 29.09 31.75 32.08 1.0%
Males 12-14 years of age 30.13 30.49 33.51 33.32 35.30 32.94 35.86 36.28 1.2%
Males 15-19 years of age 30.97 31.41 34.57 34.37 36.36 33.98 37.05 37.54 1.3%
Males 20-50 years of age 30.80 31.24 34.39 34.29 36.46 33.80 36.98 37.28 0.8%
Males 51 and older 29.28 29.83 32.72 32.62 34.95 32.05 35.27 35.44 0.5%
Females 12-19 years of age 25.89 26.31 28.91 28.72 30.63 28.38 31.08 31.41 1.1%
Females 20-50 years of age 26.82 27.39 29.97 29.94 31.85 29.43 32.28 32.50 0.7%
Females 51 and older 26.15 26.64 29.28 29.16 30.98 28.64 31.38 31.49 0.4%
Family of 2, 20-50 years of age 63.38 64.49 70.79 70.65 75.14 69.56 76.16 76.67 0.7%
Family of 2, 51 years and older 61.01 62.11 68.20 67.97 72.53 66.76 73.31 73.73
Family of 4, children 1-5 years 91.48 92.89 101.92 101.54 107.93 100.10 109.21 109.92 0.7%
Family of 4, children 6-11 years 107.81 109.57 122.09 119.76 127.52 118.00 129.23 130.41 0.9%
Electricity, 1000 kWh 119.34 113.17 122.05 126.11 113.87 118.37 NA
Gasoline, auto, 55 gal 79.75 97.35 80.12 89.10 100.65 87.45 142.45 -100.0%
Lumber, 2X4X8' 3.69 3.26 3.13 3.28 2.92 3.40 3.12 2.63 -15.7%
Propane, 100 lb. refill 37.52 42.24 43.42 43.42 48.14 43.42 61.12 NA
Cost of Food - HOMER
Dec-00 Dec-01 Dec-02 Dec-03 Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Annual Change
Sales Tax (in percent)  5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 6.5% 6.5%  
Percent of Food Unavailable 7 2 1 3 0 0 2  
Child 1 year 23.59 20.23 21.29 22.12 21.79 23.78 23.86 9.1%
Children 3-5 years 25.81 22.2 23.38 24.29 23.48 25.70 25.71 9.5%
Children 6-8 years 34.33 29.57 31.05 32.38 31.57 34.70 34.97 9.9%
Males 12-14 years 43.97 37.76 39.86 41.45 39.96 44.09 40.44 10.3%
Males 15-19 years 45.2 38.91 41.11 42.74 41.16 45.56 45.98 10.7%
Males 20-50 years 44.95 38.69 40.9 42.64 41.28 45.46 45.67 10.1%
Males 51 years & over 42.73 36.95 38.91 40.58 39.57 43.37 43.41 9.6%
Females 12-19 years 37.79 32.59 34.39 35.72 34.68 38.22 38.47 10.2%
Females 20-50 years  39.15 33.93 35.64 37.24 36.07 39.69 39.81 10.0%
Females 51 years and over 38.16 33 34.82 36.27 35.07 38.58 38.57 10.0%
Family of 2 (20-50 years) 92.5 79.88 84.19 87.88 85.07 93.64 93.91 10.1%
Family of 2 (51 & older) 89.04 76.93 81.11 84.54 82.12 90.13 90.31 9.8%
Family of 4 children 1-5 years 133.5 115.05 121.21 126.28 122.2 134.27 134.64 9.9%
Family of 4 children 6-11 years 157.34 135.72 142.82 148.95 144.38 158.89 159.74 10.0%
Electricity, 1000 kWh 117.28 112.64 122.62 126.71 114.41 194.89 159.74 70.3%
Heating oil, 55 gal 71.5 84.7 57.75 77.55 80.3 167.2   108.2%
Gas-55 gal unleaded auto 81.95 100.88 85.75 94 102.8 172.7   68.0%
Lumber, 2X4X8' 3.12 2.59 2.87 3.47 2.89 3.84 2.86 32.9%
Propane, 100 LB refill 0 37.54 39.65 38.71 44.89 69.97 65.92 55.9%
Cost of Food - SEWARD
  Dec-00 Dec-01 Dec-02 Dec-03 Dec-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Annual Change
Sales Tax Rate 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 6.0%   6.0% 6.0%  
Percent of Food Unavailable 0 1 2 1   0 1  
Child, 1 year 19.96 18.24 19.03 19.99 NA 20.39 20.63 NA
Child, 2 years 0.00 18.24 19.03 19.61 20.10 20.28 NA
Children 3-5 years of age 21.90 20.03 20.90 21.54 22.04 22.23 NA
Children 6-8 years of age 29.18 26.60 27.87 28.96 29.76 30.24 NA
Children 9-11 years of age 33.08 30.18 31.57 32.54 33.47 33.97 NA
Males 12-14 years of age 37.26 34.14 35.67 36.66 NA 37.81 40.48 NA
Males 15-19 years of age 38.39 35.22 36.78 37.76 39.07 41.88 NA
Males 20-50 years of age 38.18 35.03 36.70 37.87 38.98 41.60 NA
Males 51 and older 36.46 33.33 34.92 36.30 37.19 39354 NA
Females 12-19 years of age 32.16 29.46 30.74 31.82 NA 32.77 35.04 NA
Females 20-50 years of age 33.48 30.54 32.04 33.09 34.03 36.26 NA
Females 51 and older 32.56 29.83 31.21 32.18 33.08 35.14 NA
Family of 2, 20-50 years of age 78.82 72.12 75.62 78.05 NA 80.3 85.54 NA
Family of 2, 51 years and older 75.91 69.49 72.75 75.34 77.29 82.27 NA
Family of 4, children 1-5 years 113.53 103.84 108.67 112.11 115.14 122.65 NA
Family of 4, children 6-11 years 157.34 122.35 128.18 132.46 136.25 145.51 NA
Electricity, 1000 kWh 128.14 134.61 132.93 138.02 NA NA 153.73 NA
Heating Oil, 55 gal 89.10 67.10 75.35 83.05 137.5   NA
Gasoline, auto, 55 gal 107.80 91.85 95.70 100.65 142.45   NA
Lumber, 2X4X8 2.83 2.84 3.25 2.96   3.16 NA
Propane, 100 lb. Refill 48.32 48.38 45.00 53.10     NA
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