Cost Of Living in Merton, WI

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	Merton	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	131	96	100
Goods & Services	99	97	100
Groceries	103	99	100
Health care	111	112	100
Housing	200	88	100
Transportation	99	98	100
Utilities	105	102	100

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The cost of living in Merton is 36% higher than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Merton is 31% higher than the national average
Merton housing is 100% higher than the national average
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
Wisconsin state income tax is 36% 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	$143,355	$11,946	$3,345	$4,301
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Wisconsin Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wisconsin	5%	6.75%

Wisconsin Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wisconsin	3.54%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	Merton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.21	$24.26	16.7%
Beauty Salon	$33.25	$45.56	27.0%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.28	16.6%
Movie	$10.26	$12.13	15.5%
Bowling	$10.03	$18.00	44.3%

Groceries

Item	Merton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.05	$5.84	3.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.3%
Milk	$4.55	$4.67	2.7%
Potatoes	$4.10	$4.93	17.0%
Pizza	$11.33	$12.09	6.3%
Beer	$8.52	$10.41	18.2%

Health Care

Item	Merton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$278.65	$125.68	121.7%
Doctor	$223.73	$135.78	64.8%
Dentist	$106.79	$113.29	5.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.29	$10.65	3.4%
Lipitor	$469.65	$468.60	0.2%

Housing

Item	Merton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$447,900.00	$184,700.00	142.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,879.64	$2,346.69	19.9%
Apartment Rent	$950.00	$949.00	0.1%

Transportation

Item	Merton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.30	$3.46	4.5%
Tire Balancing	$44.14	$59.92	26.3%

Utilities

Item	Merton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.69	$193.99	5.8%
Phone	$185.79	$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.
Neosho, WI	637	94	5.7%
West Allis, WI	59,861	96	4.4%
Lannon, WI	1,184	96	4.2%
Hustisford, WI	994	97	3.0%
Butler, WI	1,964	98	2.0%
Merton, WI	3,721	131	30.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Boyne City, MI	3,721	93	6.9%
West Menlo Park, CA	3,720	336	236.2%
Quitman, GA	3,720	85	15.5%
Marlboro, NY	3,720	116	16.3%
Johnson, AR	3,719	98	1.8%
Merton, WI	3,721	131	30.6%

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 Merton, WI