Cost Of Living in Wauregan, CT

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	Wauregan	Connecticut	National
Cost of living	105	118	100
Goods & Services	115	109	100
Groceries	102	102	100
Health care	108	109	100
Housing	97	137	100
Transportation	93	100	100
Utilities	112	130	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Wauregan is 11% lower than the Connecticut average
The cost of living in Wauregan is 5% higher than the national average
Wauregan housing is 3% lower than the national average
Connecticut general sales tax is 24% higher than the national average
Connecticut state income tax is 16% 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	$81,765	$6,814	$1,908	$2,453
Renters	$90,243	$7,520	$2,106	$2,708

Connecticut Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Connecticut	6.35%	6.35%

Connecticut Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Connecticut	3%	6.99%

Goods & Services

Item	Wauregan	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$31.50	$24.26	29.8%
Beauty Salon	$49.92	$45.56	9.6%
Toothpaste	$3.46	$3.70	6.5%
Shampoo	$1.43	$1.28	11.4%
Movie	$14.37	$12.13	18.4%
Bowling	$22.72	$18.00	26.2%

Groceries

Item	Wauregan	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.85	$5.84	0.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	8.9%
Milk	$4.74	$4.67	1.4%
Potatoes	$5.00	$4.93	1.3%
Pizza	$11.59	$12.09	4.1%
Beer	$10.74	$10.41	3.1%

Health Care

Item	Wauregan	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$104.45	$125.68	16.9%
Doctor	$169.83	$135.78	25.1%
Dentist	$130.28	$113.29	15.0%
Ibuprofen	$11.11	$10.65	4.3%
Lipitor	$369.37	$468.60	21.2%

Housing

Item	Wauregan	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$182,000.00	$184,700.00	1.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,379.56	$2,346.69	1.4%
Apartment Rent	$894.00	$949.00	5.8%

Transportation

Item	Wauregan	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.38	$3.46	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$48.20	$59.92	19.6%

Utilities

Item	Wauregan	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$230.62	$193.99	18.9%
Phone	$195.18	$192.25	1.5%

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.
Clayville, RI	81	109	8.7%
South Windham, CT	1,475	101	0.8%
Plainfield Village, CT	2,136	104	3.8%
Jewett City, CT	3,387	104	3.9%
Moosup, CT	3,922	104	4.4%
Wauregan, CT	1,486	105	5.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Maysville, OK	1,486	85	14.7%
Hereford, PA	1,486	90	10.1%
Chesterfield, SC	1,486	90	9.6%
Conway Springs, KS	1,485	87	13.2%
Steelville, MO	1,485	81	19.2%
Wauregan, CT	1,486	105	5.2%

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 Wauregan, CT