Cost Of Living In The Valley-Pigsville, Milwaukee, WI

The Valley-Pigsville cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	The Valley-Pigsville	Milwaukee	Wisconsin
Cost of living index	95	92	97
Index	The Valley-Pigsville	Milwaukee	Wisconsin
Goods & Services index	94	94	98
Groceries index	105	105	99
Health care index	115	115	112
Housing index	81	74	91
Transportation index	101	101	103
Utilities index	109	109	100

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The cost of living in The Valley-Pigsville is 3% lower than the Milwaukee average.
The cost of living in The Valley-Pigsville is 5% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in The Valley-Pigsville is 19% lower than the national average.
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average.
Wisconsin state income tax is 98% 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)
Household	$55,666	$4,639	$1,299	$1,670

Wisconsin Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wisconsin	5%	5.6%

Wisconsin Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wisconsin	4.4%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	Milwaukee	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.55	$15.56	6.4%
Beauty Salon	$32.05	$36.11	11.2%
Toothpaste	$2.29	$2.47	7.3%
Shampoo	$0.98	$0.96	1.9%
Movie	$10.10	$10.13	0.3%
Bowling	$3.24	$4.74	31.6%

Groceries

Item	Milwaukee	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$2.85	$3.98	28.4%
Fried Chicken	$2.03	$1.41	44.1%
Milk	$2.21	$2.06	7.0%
Potatoes	$2.01	$2.98	32.6%
Pizza	$8.95	$9.47	5.6%
Beer	$7.96	$8.79	9.4%

Health Care

Item	Milwaukee	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$57.99	$101.04	42.6%
Doctor	$164.14	$107.44	52.8%
Dentist	$95.80	$90.42	6.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.63	$9.28	14.5%
Lipitor	$442.75	$426.50	3.8%

Housing

Item	Milwaukee	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$121,600.00	$175,700.00	30.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,137.24	$1,133.23	0.4%
Apartment Rent	$784.00	$920.00	14.8%

Transportation

Item	Milwaukee	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.09	$1.99	4.7%
Tire Balancing	$42.13	$45.76	7.9%

Utilities

Item	Milwaukee	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$166.59	$163.81	1.7%
Phone	$34.20	$28.39	20.5%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
West Milwaukee, WI	4,214	93	-7%
West Allis, WI	60,595	95	-5%
St. Francis, WI	9,488	95	-5%
Cudahy, WI	18,321	96	-4%
South Milwaukee, WI	21,210	96	-4%
Milwaukee, WI	598,078	92	-8%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Las Vegas, NV	597,353	101	1%
Oklahoma City, OK	600,729	86	-14%
Portland, OR	602,568	121	21%
Louisville, KY	605,762	89	-11%
Baltimore, MD	622,271	101	1%
Milwaukee, WI	598,078	92	-8%

Source: The The Valley-Pigsville, Milwaukee, WI cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

The Valley-Pigsville, Milwaukee, WI Cost of Living