Index | East Rock | New Haven | Connecticut |
Cost of living | 145 | 112 | 118 |
Goods & Services | 108 | 108 | 109 |
Groceries | 99 | 99 | 102 |
Health care | 113 | 113 | 109 |
Housing | 228 | 116 | 137 |
Transportation | 103 | 103 | 100 |
Utilities | 133 | 133 | 130 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Household | $65,550 | $5,463 | $1,529 | $1,967 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Connecticut | 6.35% | 6.35% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Connecticut | 3% | 6.99% |
Item | New Haven | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $39.78 | $24.26 | 64.0% |
Beauty Salon | $69.00 | $45.56 | 51.4% |
Toothpaste | $3.86 | $3.70 | 4.2% |
Shampoo | $1.47 | $1.28 | 14.8% |
Movie | $15.07 | $12.13 | 24.2% |
Bowling | $24.00 | $18.00 | 33.3% |
Item | New Haven | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.28 | $5.84 | 7.6% |
Fried Chicken | $1.59 | $1.57 | 1.4% |
Milk | $4.83 | $4.67 | 3.3% |
Potatoes | $5.03 | $4.93 | 2.0% |
Pizza | $13.21 | $12.09 | 9.3% |
Beer | $10.53 | $10.41 | 1.1% |
Item | New Haven | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $134.70 | $125.68 | 7.2% |
Doctor | $162.26 | $135.78 | 19.5% |
Dentist | $136.03 | $113.29 | 20.1% |
Ibuprofen | $11.26 | $10.65 | 5.7% |
Lipitor | $375.63 | $468.60 | 19.8% |
Item | New Haven | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $205,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 11.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $3,730.18 | $2,346.69 | 59.0% |
Apartment Rent | $1,219.00 | $949.00 | 28.5% |
Item | New Haven | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.47 | $3.46 | 0.2% |
Tire Balancing | $63.33 | $59.92 | 5.7% |
Item | New Haven | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $296.64 | $193.99 | 52.9% |
Phone | $185.16 | $192.25 | 3.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Meriden, CT | 59,512 | 104 | 4.4% |
Naugatuck, CT | 31,201 | 108 | 8.4% |
Bridgeport, CT | 145,014 | 109 | 8.9% |
Derby, CT | 12,420 | 110 | 9.7% |
West Haven, CT | 54,666 | 110 | 10.1% |
New Haven, CT | 130,381 | 112 | 11.5% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Stamford, CT | 130,057 | 158 | 58.1% |
Kent, WA | 130,038 | 136 | 36.4% |
Concord, CA | 129,227 | 167 | 67.3% |
Round Rock, TX | 128,812 | 108 | 8.1% |
Langley, BC | 132,088 | n/a | |
New Haven, CT | 130,381 | 112 | 11.5% |