Cost Of Living in Westbrook Center, 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	Westbrook Center	Connecticut	National
Cost of living	128	118	100
Goods & Services	108	109	100
Groceries	99	102	100
Health care	113	109	100
Housing	170	137	100
Transportation	103	100	100
Utilities	133	130	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Westbrook Center is 8% higher than the Connecticut average
The cost of living in Westbrook Center is 28% higher than the national average
Westbrook Center housing is 70% higher 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	$99,167	$8,264	$2,314	$2,975
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Westbrook Center	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$39.78	$24.26	64.0%
Beauty Salon	$69.00	$45.56	51.4%
Toothpaste	$3.86	$3.70	4.2%
Shampoo	$1.47	$1.28	14.8%
Movie	$15.07	$12.13	24.2%
Bowling	$24.00	$18.00	33.3%

Groceries

Item	Westbrook Center	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.28	$5.84	7.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.59	$1.57	1.4%
Milk	$4.83	$4.67	3.3%
Potatoes	$5.03	$4.93	2.0%
Pizza	$13.21	$12.09	9.3%
Beer	$10.53	$10.41	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Westbrook Center	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$134.70	$125.68	7.2%
Doctor	$162.26	$135.78	19.5%
Dentist	$136.03	$113.29	20.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.26	$10.65	5.7%
Lipitor	$375.63	$468.60	19.8%

Housing

Item	Westbrook Center	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$349,300.00	$184,700.00	89.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,730.18	$2,346.69	59.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,181.00	$949.00	24.4%

Transportation

Item	Westbrook Center	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.47	$3.46	0.2%
Tire Balancing	$63.33	$59.92	5.7%

Utilities

Item	Westbrook Center	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$296.64	$193.99	52.9%
Phone	$185.16	$192.25	3.7%

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.
Dering Harbor, NY	0	109	9.5%
Deep River Center, CT	2,638	119	18.6%
Clinton, CT	3,309	120	19.9%
Higganum, CT	1,763	120	19.6%
Niantic, CT	3,083	122	21.7%
Westbrook Center, CT	2,257	128	27.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Snow Hill, NC	2,257	86	14.3%
Brewster, NY	2,257	126	26.4%
Yorktown, TX	2,257	92	8.0%
Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu, QC	2,257	n/a
Lordsburg, NM	2,256	78	22.2%
Westbrook Center, CT	2,257	128	27.6%

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 Westbrook Center, CT