Cost Of Living in Taylor, 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	Taylor	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	88	96	100
Goods & Services	103	97	100
Groceries	97	99	100
Health care	110	112	100
Housing	58	88	100
Transportation	99	98	100
Utilities	101	102	100

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The cost of living in Taylor is 8% lower than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Taylor is 12% lower than the national average
Taylor housing is 42% 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	$44,511	$3,709	$1,039	$1,335
Renters	$32,250	$2,688	$752	$968

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	Taylor	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.83	$24.26	14.1%
Beauty Salon	$39.17	$45.56	14.0%
Toothpaste	$3.67	$3.70	1.0%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.7%
Movie	$10.00	$12.13	17.6%
Bowling	$15.67	$18.00	13.0%

Groceries

Item	Taylor	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.94	$5.84	1.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.6%
Milk	$4.58	$4.67	2.0%
Potatoes	$4.49	$4.93	9.0%
Pizza	$12.29	$12.09	1.7%
Beer	$8.47	$10.41	18.6%

Health Care

Item	Taylor	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$125.00	$125.68	0.5%
Doctor	$179.67	$135.78	32.3%
Dentist	$107.33	$113.29	5.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.27	$10.65	3.6%
Lipitor	$538.52	$468.60	14.9%

Housing

Item	Taylor	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$98,900.00	$184,700.00	46.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,958.05	$2,346.69	16.6%
Apartment Rent	$637.00	$949.00	32.9%

Transportation

Item	Taylor	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.36	$3.46	2.8%
Tire Balancing	$62.89	$59.92	5.0%

Utilities

Item	Taylor	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$193.62	$193.99	0.2%
Phone	$197.22	$192.25	2.6%

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.
Merrillan, WI	644	80	20.3%
Alma Center, WI	533	88	11.9%
Humbird, WI	337	88	11.6%
Blair, WI	1,188	89	11.1%
Black River Falls, WI	3,473	82	18.1%
Taylor, WI	383	88	11.8%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Alpena, AR	383	81	18.9%
Belgium, IL	383	82	18.1%
Sublette, IL	383	87	12.7%
Gentryville, IN	383	85	15.2%
Kismet, KS	383	83	17.3%
Taylor, WI	383	88	11.8%

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 Taylor, WI