Cost Of Living in Boston, IN

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	Boston	Indiana	National
Cost of living	82	90	100
Goods & Services	88	94	100
Groceries	96	98	100
Health care	82	96	100
Housing	59	72	100
Transportation	96	95	100
Utilities	100	107	100

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The cost of living in Boston is 8% lower than the Indiana average
The cost of living in Boston is 18% lower than the national average
Boston housing is 41% lower than the national average
Indiana general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Indiana state income tax is 21% 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	$39,792	$3,316	$928	$1,194
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Indiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Indiana	7%	7%

Indiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Indiana	3.15%	3.15%

Goods & Services

Item	Boston	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.00	$24.26	17.6%
Beauty Salon	$24.17	$45.56	47.0%
Toothpaste	$3.77	$3.70	1.9%
Shampoo	$1.40	$1.28	9.3%
Movie	$6.66	$12.13	45.1%
Bowling	$11.00	$18.00	38.9%

Groceries

Item	Boston	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.57	$5.84	4.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.45	$1.57	8.0%
Milk	$4.60	$4.67	1.5%
Potatoes	$4.99	$4.93	1.2%
Pizza	$12.47	$12.09	3.1%
Beer	$10.17	$10.41	2.3%

Health Care

Item	Boston	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$62.00	$125.68	50.7%
Doctor	$102.21	$135.78	24.7%
Dentist	$91.00	$113.29	19.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.36	$10.65	2.7%
Lipitor	$482.95	$468.60	3.1%

Housing

Item	Boston	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$77,500.00	$184,700.00	58.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,616.74	$2,346.69	31.1%
Apartment Rent	$930.00	$949.00	2.0%

Transportation

Item	Boston	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.41	$3.46	1.6%
Tire Balancing	$54.17	$59.92	9.6%

Utilities

Item	Boston	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$195.81	$193.99	0.9%
Phone	$190.02	$192.25	1.2%

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.
Whitewater, IN	40	76	23.9%
New Paris, OH	1,418	79	21.4%
Greens Fork, IN	519	79	21.3%
Fountain City, IN	702	80	19.7%
Spring Grove, IN	435	80	19.5%
Boston, IN	160	82	18.0%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Tomales, CA	160	187	86.6%
Dewy Rose, GA	160	96	3.9%
Alexander, IA	160	78	21.7%
Andover, IA	160	82	17.5%
Stockton, IA	160	87	12.7%
Boston, IN	160	82	18.0%

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 Boston, IN