Index | Rochester | Wisconsin | National |
Cost of living | 112 | 96 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 99 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries | 103 | 99 | 100 |
Health care | 111 | 112 | 100 |
Housing | 136 | 88 | 100 |
Transportation | 99 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 105 | 102 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $106,886 | $8,907 | $2,494 | $3,207 |
Renters | $34,957 | $2,913 | $816 | $1,049 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Wisconsin | 5% | 6.75% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Wisconsin | 3.54% | 7.65% |
Item | Rochester | 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% |
Item | Rochester | 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% |
Item | Rochester | 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% |
Item | Rochester | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $286,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 55.3% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,879.64 | $2,346.69 | 19.9% |
Apartment Rent | $870.00 | $949.00 | 8.3% |
Item | Rochester | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.30 | $3.46 | 4.5% |
Tire Balancing | $44.14 | $59.92 | 26.3% |
Item | Rochester | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $182.69 | $193.99 | 5.8% |
Phone | $185.79 | $192.25 | 3.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Lake Ivanhoe, WI | 398 | 95 | 5.5% |
Springfield, WI | 131 | 97 | 3.0% |
Camp Lake, WI | 4,175 | 97 | 2.5% |
Eagle Lake, WI | 1,010 | 99 | 1.5% |
Elkhorn, WI | 10,034 | 95 | 5.1% |
Rochester, WI | 3,845 | 112 | 11.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Scott AFB, IL | 3,845 | 112 | 12.0% |
Maniwaki, QC | 3,845 | n/a | |
Weston Lakes, TX | 3,846 | 144 | 44.0% |
Monticello, IA | 3,843 | 88 | 11.7% |
Benson, NC | 3,843 | 89 | 11.2% |
Rochester, WI | 3,845 | 112 | 11.6% |