Cost Of Living in East Sandwich, 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	East Sandwich	Massachusetts	National
Cost of living	157	133	100
Goods & Services	115	122	100
Groceries	102	105	100
Health care	108	113	100
Housing	269	165	100
Transportation	93	118	100
Utilities	112	134	100

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The cost of living in East Sandwich is 18% higher than the Massachusetts average
The cost of living in East Sandwich is 57% higher than the national average
East Sandwich housing is 169% higher 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	$110,063	$9,172	$2,568	$3,302
Renters	$2,499	$208	$58	$75

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in East Sandwich is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. East Sandwich has a median income of about $110,063 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $2,568 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $2,499. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $58 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	East Sandwich	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$31.50	$24.26	29.8%
Beauty Salon	$49.92	$45.56	9.6%
Toothpaste	$3.46	$3.70	6.5%
Shampoo	$1.43	$1.28	11.4%
Movie	$14.37	$12.13	18.4%
Bowling	$22.72	$18.00	26.2%

Groceries

Item	East Sandwich	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.85	$5.84	0.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	8.9%
Milk	$4.74	$4.67	1.4%
Potatoes	$5.00	$4.93	1.3%
Pizza	$11.59	$12.09	4.1%
Beer	$10.74	$10.41	3.1%

Health Care

Item	East Sandwich	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$104.45	$125.68	16.9%
Doctor	$169.83	$135.78	25.1%
Dentist	$130.28	$113.29	15.0%
Ibuprofen	$11.11	$10.65	4.3%
Lipitor	$369.37	$468.60	21.2%

Housing

Item	East Sandwich	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$496,800.00	$184,700.00	169.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,379.56	$2,346.69	1.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	East Sandwich	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.38	$3.46	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$48.20	$59.92	19.6%

Utilities

Item	East Sandwich	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$230.62	$193.99	18.9%
Phone	$195.18	$192.25	1.5%

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.
Popponesset, MA	202	109	8.7%
Popponesset Island, MA	35	109	8.7%
Seconsett Island, MA	37	109	8.7%
Onset, MA	1,049	119	19.4%
White Island Shores, MA	2,409	121	21.3%
East Sandwich, MA	3,628	157	56.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Landmark, AR	3,628	88	12.3%
Valley Grande, AL	3,627	86	13.6%
Hazel Green, AL	3,629	92	8.0%
Pine Island, MN	3,629	99	0.5%
Lyman, SC	3,629	94	5.8%
East Sandwich, MA	3,628	157	56.8%

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 East Sandwich, MA