Cost Of Living in Hatfield, 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	Hatfield	Massachusetts	National
Cost of living	125	133	100
Goods & Services	108	122	100
Groceries	101	105	100
Health care	103	113	100
Housing	166	165	100
Transportation	96	118	100
Utilities	127	134	100

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The cost of living in Hatfield is 6% lower than the Massachusetts average
The cost of living in Hatfield is 25% higher than the national average
Hatfield housing is 66% 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	$113,317	$9,443	$2,644	$3,400
Renters	$31,875	$2,656	$744	$956

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	Hatfield	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	Hatfield	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	Hatfield	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	Hatfield	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$362,700.00	$184,700.00	96.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,110.08	$2,346.69	10.1%
Apartment Rent	$889.00	$949.00	6.3%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Hatfield	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.
Millers Falls, MA	1,158	103	3.2%
Huntington, MA	675	105	4.6%
Holyoke, MA	40,161	106	5.5%
Russell, MA	658	106	6.2%
Palmer Town, MA	12,236	107	6.7%
Hatfield, MA	1,154	125	24.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Spring Valley CDP (Lake County), CA	1,154	105	5.2%
Astoria, IL	1,154	76	23.8%
West Kennebunk, ME	1,154	130	30.3%
Urbancrest, OH	1,154	85	15.4%
Richlandtown, PA	1,154	107	7.2%
Hatfield, MA	1,154	125	24.7%

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 Hatfield, MA