Cost Of Living in Silver Lake, 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	Silver Lake	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	101	96	100
Goods & Services	99	97	100
Groceries	103	99	100
Health care	111	112	100
Housing	101	88	100
Transportation	99	98	100
Utilities	105	102	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Silver Lake is 5% higher than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Silver Lake is 1% higher than the national average
Silver Lake housing is 1% 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	$76,927	$6,411	$1,795	$2,308
Renters	$37,333	$3,111	$871	$1,120

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	Silver Lake	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	Silver Lake	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	Silver Lake	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	Silver Lake	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$196,900.00	$184,700.00	6.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,879.64	$2,346.69	19.9%
Apartment Rent	$831.00	$949.00	12.4%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Silver Lake	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.
Park City, IL	7,636	84	15.8%
Lake Ivanhoe, WI	398	95	5.5%
Round Lake Park, IL	7,744	97	2.8%
Springfield, WI	131	97	3.0%
Camp Lake, WI	4,175	97	2.5%
Silver Lake, WI	2,506	101	1.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hernando Beach, FL	2,506	115	15.1%
Poydras, LA	2,506	92	7.8%
Garfield, TX	2,506	96	3.5%
Linden, AZ	2,507	117	17.4%
Whittingham, NJ	2,507	127	27.3%
Silver Lake, WI	2,506	101	1.0%

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 Silver Lake, WI