| Index | Asylum Hill | Hartford | Connecticut |
| Cost of living | 117 | 104 | 118 |
| Goods & Services | 108 | 108 | 109 |
| Groceries | 101 | 101 | 102 |
| Health care | 103 | 103 | 109 |
| Housing | 139 | 96 | 137 |
| Transportation | 96 | 96 | 100 |
| Utilities | 127 | 127 | 130 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $39,110 | $3,259 | $913 | $1,173 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Connecticut | 6.35% | 6.35% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Connecticut | 3% | 6.99% |
| Item | Hartford | 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% |
| Item | Hartford | 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% |
| Item | Hartford | 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% |
| Item | Hartford | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $170,200.00 | $184,700.00 | 7.9% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,110.08 | $2,346.69 | 10.1% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,004.00 | $949.00 | 5.8% |
| Item | Hartford | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.34 | $3.46 | 3.4% |
| Tire Balancing | $71.63 | $59.92 | 19.5% |
| Item | Hartford | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $302.09 | $193.99 | 55.7% |
| Phone | $185.16 | $192.25 | 3.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Blue Hills, CT | 2,600 | 102 | 2.0% |
| Rockville, CT | 7,084 | 102 | 2.4% |
| New Britain, CT | 72,543 | 103 | 3.2% |
| East Hartford, CT | 50,036 | 104 | 4.2% |
| Manchester, CT | 35,946 | 105 | 4.7% |
| Hartford, CT | 122,549 | 104 | 3.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Odessa, TX | 122,630 | 96 | 3.9% |
| Columbia, MO | 122,659 | 98 | 2.2% |
| Wilmington, NC | 122,162 | 109 | 8.7% |
| Victorville, CA | 122,958 | 117 | 16.5% |
| Berkeley, CA | 123,065 | 221 | 121.2% |
| Hartford, CT | 122,549 | 104 | 3.9% |
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