Cost Of Living in Johnson, VT

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	Johnson	Vermont	National
Cost of living	105	110	100
Goods & Services	108	108	100
Groceries	105	105	100
Health care	106	106	100
Housing	98	112	100
Transportation	107	107	100
Utilities	121	121	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Johnson is 4% lower than the Vermont average
The cost of living in Johnson is 5% higher than the national average
Johnson housing is 2% lower than the national average
Vermont general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Vermont state income tax is 29% higher than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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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	$42,230	$3,519	$985	$1,267
Renters	$37,672	$3,139	$879	$1,130

Vermont Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Vermont	6%	7%

Vermont Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Vermont	3.35%	8.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Johnson	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.98	$24.26	11.2%
Beauty Salon	$46.44	$45.56	1.9%
Toothpaste	$3.73	$3.70	0.8%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.9%
Movie	$11.94	$12.13	1.6%
Bowling	$15.67	$18.00	13.0%

Groceries

Item	Johnson	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.76	$5.84	1.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.72	$1.57	9.6%
Milk	$4.82	$4.67	3.1%
Potatoes	$4.97	$4.93	0.7%
Pizza	$12.05	$12.09	0.3%
Beer	$10.01	$10.41	3.9%

Health Care

Item	Johnson	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$141.67	$125.68	12.7%
Doctor	$152.78	$135.78	12.5%
Dentist	$130.83	$113.29	15.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.78	$10.65	1.2%
Lipitor	$371.02	$468.60	20.8%

Housing

Item	Johnson	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,072.44	$2,346.69	30.9%
Apartment Rent	$928.00	$949.00	2.2%

Transportation

Item	Johnson	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.59	$3.46	3.8%
Tire Balancing	$68.60	$59.92	14.5%

Utilities

Item	Johnson	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$262.67	$193.99	35.4%
Phone	$186.03	$192.25	3.2%

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.
Albany, VT	176	95	5.3%
Lowell, VT	143	95	5.2%
Morrisville, VT	2,017	105	5.0%
Cambridge, VT	244	108	7.8%
Stowe, VT	600	108	8.0%
Johnson, VT	1,627	105	5.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hillsboro, ND	1,627	89	10.8%
Northampton, NY	1,627	135	34.9%
Upper Brookville, NY	1,627	280	180.0%
Powhatan Point, OH	1,627	81	19.2%
Latta, SC	1,627	86	13.5%
Johnson, VT	1,627	105	5.4%

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 Johnson, VT