Cost Of Living in Baltic, CT

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Baltic	Connecticut	National
Cost of living	106	118	100
Goods & Services	108	109	100
Groceries	101	102	100
Health care	103	109	100
Housing	103	137	100
Transportation	96	100	100
Utilities	127	130	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Baltic is 10% lower than the Connecticut average
The cost of living in Baltic is 6% higher than the national average
Baltic housing is 3% higher than the national average
Connecticut general sales tax is 24% higher than the national average
Connecticut state income tax is 16% higher than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$95,455	$7,955	$2,227	$2,864
Renters	$68,000	$5,667	$1,587	$2,040

Connecticut Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Connecticut	6.35%	6.35%

Connecticut Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Connecticut	3%	6.99%

Goods & Services

Item	Baltic	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$33.78	$24.26	39.2%
Beauty Salon	$58.55	$45.56	28.5%
Toothpaste	$3.65	$3.70	1.5%
Shampoo	$1.42	$1.28	10.9%
Movie	$12.85	$12.13	5.9%
Bowling	$18.33	$18.00	1.9%

Groceries

Item	Baltic	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.23	$5.84	6.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.4%
Milk	$4.73	$4.67	1.2%
Potatoes	$4.96	$4.93	0.6%
Pizza	$10.79	$12.09	10.7%
Beer	$10.49	$10.41	0.8%

Health Care

Item	Baltic	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$166.22	$125.68	32.3%
Doctor	$182.50	$135.78	34.4%
Dentist	$127.00	$113.29	12.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.89	$10.65	2.2%
Lipitor	$384.88	$468.60	17.9%

Housing

Item	Baltic	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$175,800.00	$184,700.00	4.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,110.08	$2,346.69	10.1%
Apartment Rent	$1,135.00	$949.00	19.6%

Transportation

Item	Baltic	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.34	$3.46	3.4%
Tire Balancing	$71.63	$59.92	19.5%

Utilities

Item	Baltic	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$302.09	$193.99	55.7%
Phone	$185.16	$192.25	3.7%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Willimantic, CT	18,669	101	0.6%
South Windham, CT	1,475	101	0.8%
Plainfield Village, CT	2,136	104	3.8%
Jewett City, CT	3,387	104	3.9%
Moosup, CT	3,922	104	4.4%
Baltic, CT	1,290	106	5.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Newark, AR	1,290	77	23.3%
Bylas, AZ	1,290	81	18.6%
Scottville, MI	1,290	84	16.4%
Gaston, NC	1,290	87	12.8%
Heppner, OR	1,290	88	12.2%
Baltic, CT	1,290	106	5.8%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Baltic, CT