The Valley-Pigsville, Milwaukee, WI Cost Of Living

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	94	89	96
Index	The Valley-Pigsville	Milwaukee	Wisconsin
Goods & Services index	95	95	97
Groceries index	98	98	97
Health care index	113	113	114
Housing index	83	69	88
Transportation index	96	96	100
Utilities index	107	107	102

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The cost of living in The Valley-Pigsville is 2% lower than the Milwaukee average.
The cost of living in The Valley-Pigsville is 6% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in The Valley-Pigsville is 17% lower than the national average.
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average.
Wisconsin state income tax is 80% 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	$57,860	$4,822	$1,350	$1,736

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	4%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	Milwaukee	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.73	$16.09	4.0%
Beauty Salon	$34.01	$37.33	8.9%
Toothpaste	$2.07	$2.45	15.4%
Shampoo	$0.97	$1.00	2.8%
Movie	$10.52	$10.28	2.4%
Bowling	$3.85	$4.93	21.9%

Groceries

Item	Milwaukee	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.74	$3.80	1.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.95	$1.40	39.6%
Milk	$1.85	$2.01	7.9%
Potatoes	$2.02	$3.01	32.8%
Pizza	$8.95	$9.89	9.4%
Beer	$7.76	$8.90	12.8%

Health Care

Item	Milwaukee	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$53.85	$102.16	47.3%
Doctor	$163.66	$108.36	51.0%
Dentist	$98.09	$92.53	6.0%
Ibuprofen	$9.39	$9.28	1.2%
Lipitor	$406.92	$425.82	4.4%

Housing

Item	Milwaukee	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$115,500.00	$184,700.00	37.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,146.55	$1,202.44	4.6%
Apartment Rent	$798.00	$949.00	15.9%

Transportation

Item	Milwaukee	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.27	$2.24	1.2%
Tire Balancing	$38.95	$46.29	15.8%

Utilities

Item	Milwaukee	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$160.58	$165.96	3.2%
Phone	$34.53	$28.68	20.4%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
West Milwaukee, WI	4,214	91	-9%
West Allis, WI	60,543	92	-8%
St. Francis, WI	9,516	92	-8%
Cudahy, WI	18,321	93	-7%
South Milwaukee, WI	21,197	94	-6%
Milwaukee, WI	598,672	89	-11%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Louisville, KY	611,573	91	-9%
Las Vegas, NV	613,295	100	0%
Oklahoma City, OK	620,015	86	-14%
Portland, OR	620,589	123	23%
Baltimore, MD	621,000	100	0%
Milwaukee, WI	598,672	89	-11%

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 2017.

The Valley-Pigsville, Milwaukee, WI Cost of Living