Cost Of Living in Chester Center, 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	Chester Center	Connecticut	National
Cost of living	129	118	100
Goods & Services	108	109	100
Groceries	99	102	100
Health care	113	109	100
Housing	175	137	100
Transportation	103	100	100
Utilities	133	130	100

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The cost of living in Chester Center is 10% higher than the Connecticut average
The cost of living in Chester Center is 29% higher than the national average
Chester Center housing is 75% 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	$107,750	$8,979	$2,514	$3,233
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Chester Center	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$39.78	$24.26	64.0%
Beauty Salon	$69.00	$45.56	51.4%
Toothpaste	$3.86	$3.70	4.2%
Shampoo	$1.47	$1.28	14.8%
Movie	$15.07	$12.13	24.2%
Bowling	$24.00	$18.00	33.3%

Groceries

Item	Chester Center	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.28	$5.84	7.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.59	$1.57	1.4%
Milk	$4.83	$4.67	3.3%
Potatoes	$5.03	$4.93	2.0%
Pizza	$13.21	$12.09	9.3%
Beer	$10.53	$10.41	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Chester Center	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$134.70	$125.68	7.2%
Doctor	$162.26	$135.78	19.5%
Dentist	$136.03	$113.29	20.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.26	$10.65	5.7%
Lipitor	$375.63	$468.60	19.8%

Housing

Item	Chester Center	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$351,700.00	$184,700.00	90.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,730.18	$2,346.69	59.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,318.00	$949.00	38.9%

Transportation

Item	Chester Center	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.47	$3.46	0.2%
Tire Balancing	$63.33	$59.92	5.7%

Utilities

Item	Chester Center	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$296.64	$193.99	52.9%
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.
Portland, CT	5,937	111	10.9%
Colchester, CT	5,147	111	11.1%
Middletown, CT	46,406	112	12.4%
East Hampton, CT	3,526	114	14.0%
Moodus, CT	1,802	116	15.5%
Chester Center, CT	1,731	129	29.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Winterville, GA	1,731	100	0.5%
Union City, MI	1,731	81	19.2%
Bismarck, MO	1,731	82	17.7%
Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ	1,731	204	103.8%
Lot 1, PE	1,731	n/a
Chester Center, CT	1,731	129	29.1%

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 Chester Center, CT