Cost Of Living in Little Falls, ME

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	Little Falls	Maine	National
Cost of living	103	102	100
Goods & Services	109	109	100
Groceries	102	102	100
Health care	103	103	100
Housing	95	92	100
Transportation	109	109	100
Utilities	107	107	100

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The cost of living in Little Falls is 1% higher than the Maine average
The cost of living in Little Falls is 3% higher than the national average
Little Falls housing is 5% lower than the national average
Maine general sales tax is 8% higher than the national average
Maine state income tax is 123% 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	$62,250	$5,188	$1,452	$1,868
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Maine Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Maine	5.5%	5.5%

Maine Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Maine	5.8%	7.15%

Goods & Services

Item	Little Falls	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.67	$24.26	18.2%
Beauty Salon	$53.03	$45.56	16.4%
Toothpaste	$3.69	$3.70	0.3%
Shampoo	$1.17	$1.28	8.9%
Movie	$13.07	$12.13	7.7%
Bowling	$17.76	$18.00	1.4%

Groceries

Item	Little Falls	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.41	$5.84	7.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	8.9%
Milk	$4.75	$4.67	1.7%
Potatoes	$5.00	$4.93	1.3%
Pizza	$11.93	$12.09	1.3%
Beer	$10.22	$10.41	1.9%

Health Care

Item	Little Falls	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$170.67	$125.68	35.8%
Doctor	$146.50	$135.78	7.9%
Dentist	$119.58	$113.29	5.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.72	$10.65	0.7%
Lipitor	$372.90	$468.60	20.4%

Housing

Item	Little Falls	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$175,000.00	$184,700.00	5.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,456.69	$2,346.69	4.7%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Little Falls	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.52	$3.46	1.7%
Tire Balancing	$76.01	$59.92	26.8%

Utilities

Item	Little Falls	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$218.65	$193.99	12.7%
Phone	$185.73	$192.25	3.4%

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.
Standish, ME	198	108	7.9%
Steep Falls, ME	2,016	108	8.1%
Old Orchard Beach, ME	8,952	109	9.2%
Gray, ME	747	110	9.9%
Westbrook, ME	18,935	113	12.6%
Little Falls, ME	745	103	3.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Plumerville, AR	745	74	25.6%
Doyle, CA	745	96	3.7%
Summerland, CA	745	334	233.6%
Early, IA	745	82	18.1%
Shannon, IL	745	82	17.6%
Little Falls, ME	745	103	3.4%

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 Little Falls, ME