Cost Of Living in Collinsville, 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	Collinsville	Connecticut	National
Cost of living	126	118	100
Goods & Services	108	109	100
Groceries	101	102	100
Health care	103	109	100
Housing	171	137	100
Transportation	96	100	100
Utilities	127	130	100

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The cost of living in Collinsville is 7% higher than the Connecticut average
The cost of living in Collinsville is 26% higher than the national average
Collinsville housing is 71% 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	$124,850	$10,404	$2,913	$3,746
Renters	$45,804	$3,817	$1,069	$1,374

The affordability of the housing market in Collinsville, CT as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Collinsville homeowners, the median income is $124,850. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,913 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $45,804. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,069 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Collinsville	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	Collinsville	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	Collinsville	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	Collinsville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$325,200.00	$184,700.00	76.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,110.08	$2,346.69	10.1%
Apartment Rent	$1,505.00	$949.00	58.6%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Collinsville	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.
Torrington, CT	34,259	102	1.5%
Blue Hills, CT	2,600	102	2.0%
Winsted, CT	6,504	103	2.8%
New Britain, CT	72,543	103	3.2%
Hartford, CT	122,549	104	3.9%
Collinsville, CT	3,729	126	26.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
San Andreas, CA	3,729	124	24.4%
Shenandoah Farms, VA	3,729	111	11.0%
La Cienega, NM	3,728	107	7.2%
Saxon, SC	3,727	80	20.0%
Warminster Heights, PA	3,726	114	14.0%
Collinsville, CT	3,729	126	26.2%

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 Collinsville, CT