Cost Of Living in Rothschild, 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	Rothschild	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	87	96	100
Goods & Services	83	97	100
Groceries	96	99	100
Health care	125	112	100
Housing	80	88	100
Transportation	89	98	100
Utilities	95	102	100

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The cost of living in Rothschild is 9% lower than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Rothschild is 13% lower than the national average
Rothschild housing is 20% lower 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	$89,828	$7,486	$2,096	$2,695
Renters	$41,477	$3,456	$968	$1,244

The affordability of the housing market in Rothschild, WI as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Rothschild homeowners, the median income is $89,828. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,096 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $41,477. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $968 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Rothschild	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.71	$24.26	18.3%
Beauty Salon	$44.93	$45.56	1.4%
Toothpaste	$3.62	$3.70	2.3%
Shampoo	$1.18	$1.28	7.6%
Movie	$14.28	$12.13	17.7%
Bowling	$16.88	$18.00	6.2%

Groceries

Item	Rothschild	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.41	$5.84	7.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.47	$1.57	6.5%
Milk	$4.78	$4.67	2.3%
Potatoes	$4.45	$4.93	9.9%
Pizza	$12.91	$12.09	6.8%
Beer	$8.70	$10.41	16.5%

Health Care

Item	Rothschild	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$89.62	$125.68	28.7%
Doctor	$202.67	$135.78	49.3%
Dentist	$110.30	$113.29	2.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.89	$10.65	2.2%
Lipitor	$447.61	$468.60	4.5%

Housing

Item	Rothschild	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$143,400.00	$184,700.00	22.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,296.35	$2,346.69	2.1%
Apartment Rent	$813.00	$949.00	14.3%

Transportation

Item	Rothschild	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.25	$3.46	6.1%
Tire Balancing	$66.53	$59.92	11.0%

Utilities

Item	Rothschild	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$214.46	$193.99	10.5%
Phone	$184.65	$192.25	4.0%

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.
Wausau, WI	38,685	84	15.7%
Schofield, WI	2,283	84	15.7%
Mosinee, WI	4,075	85	15.1%
Marathon City, WI	1,331	87	13.3%
Hatley, WI	557	88	12.3%
Rothschild, WI	5,286	87	12.8%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Montréal-Ouest, QC	5,286	n/a
Glasgow Village, MO	5,285	81	19.3%
Williams, CA	5,284	117	17.4%
West Elgin, ON	5,284	n/a
South Amherst, MA	5,283	124	24.3%
Rothschild, WI	5,286	87	12.8%

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 Rothschild, WI