Cost Of Living in Durham, 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	Durham	Connecticut	National
Cost of living	126	118	100
Goods & Services	108	109	100
Groceries	99	102	100
Health care	113	109	100
Housing	165	137	100
Transportation	103	100	100
Utilities	133	130	100

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The cost of living in Durham is 7% higher than the Connecticut average
The cost of living in Durham is 26% higher than the national average
Durham housing is 65% 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	$126,250	$10,521	$2,946	$3,788
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	Durham	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	Durham	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	Durham	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	Durham	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$312,300.00	$184,700.00	69.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,730.18	$2,346.69	59.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,470.00	$949.00	54.9%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Durham	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.
New Britain, CT	72,543	103	3.2%
Meriden, CT	59,512	104	4.4%
Bristol, CT	60,039	108	7.9%
West Haven, CT	54,666	110	10.1%
New Haven, CT	130,381	112	11.5%
Durham, CT	3,542	126	26.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Oxford, MI	3,542	104	4.4%
Camden, ME	3,543	121	21.4%
Wheatland, WY	3,543	95	4.7%
Maple Heights-Lake Desire, WA	3,544	157	56.8%
Winnebago, IL	3,539	89	10.5%
Durham, CT	3,542	126	26.1%

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 Durham, CT