Cost Of Living in Chester, MA

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	Massachusetts	National
Cost of living	104	133	100
Goods & Services	108	122	100
Groceries	101	105	100
Health care	103	113	100
Housing	97	165	100
Transportation	96	118	100
Utilities	127	134	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Chester is 22% lower than the Massachusetts average
The cost of living in Chester is 4% higher than the national average
Chester housing is 3% lower than the national average
Massachusetts general sales tax is 22% higher than the national average
Massachusetts state income tax is 93% 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	$78,529	$6,544	$1,832	$2,356
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Massachusetts Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Massachusetts	6.25%	6.25%

Massachusetts Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Massachusetts	5%	9%

Goods & Services

Item	Chester	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	Chester	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	Chester	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	Chester	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$181,800.00	$184,700.00	1.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,110.08	$2,346.69	10.1%
Apartment Rent	$896.00	$949.00	5.6%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Chester	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.
Pittsfield, MA	42,514	101	0.6%
Huntington, MA	675	105	4.6%
Blandford, MA	338	105	5.4%
Russell, MA	658	106	6.2%
Lee, MA	1,508	108	8.1%
Chester, MA	935	104	4.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Coosada, AL	935	90	9.9%
Phil Campbell, AL	935	77	22.6%
Houck, AZ	935	84	16.2%
Baxter, IA	935	90	9.9%
Mazeppa, MN	935	94	6.2%
Chester, MA	935	104	4.2%

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, MA