West River, New Haven, CT Cost Of Living

West River 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	West River	New Haven	Connecticut
Cost of living index	99	111	120
Index	West River	New Haven	Connecticut
Goods & Services index	121	121	120
Groceries index	104	104	105
Health care index	114	114	114
Housing index	67	108	137
Transportation index	107	107	112
Utilities index	102	102	103

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The cost of living in West River is 18% lower than the New Haven average.
The cost of living in West River is 1% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in West River is 33% lower than the national average.
Connecticut general sales tax is 25% higher than the national average.
Connecticut state income tax is 35% 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	$24,875	$2,073	$580	$746

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	New Haven	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.99	$16.09	24.3%
Beauty Salon	$55.01	$37.33	47.4%
Toothpaste	$1.98	$2.45	19.3%
Shampoo	$0.91	$1.00	9.2%
Movie	$11.97	$10.28	16.4%
Bowling	$7.26	$4.93	47.2%

Groceries

Item	New Haven	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.85	$3.80	1.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.55	$1.40	10.8%
Milk	$2.07	$2.01	2.9%
Potatoes	$3.93	$3.01	30.6%
Pizza	$10.96	$9.89	10.8%
Beer	$9.96	$8.90	12.0%

Health Care

Item	New Haven	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$119.32	$102.16	16.8%
Doctor	$130.03	$108.36	20.0%
Dentist	$114.44	$92.53	23.7%
Ibuprofen	$8.30	$9.28	10.5%
Lipitor	$422.42	$425.82	0.8%

Housing

Item	New Haven	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$190,700.00	$184,700.00	3.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,420.90	$1,202.44	18.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,121.00	$949.00	18.1%

Transportation

Item	New Haven	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.38	$2.24	6.2%
Tire Balancing	$49.88	$46.29	7.7%

Utilities

Item	New Haven	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$197.95	$165.96	19.3%
Phone	$23.90	$28.68	16.7%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Naugatuck, CT	31,625	108	8%
Bridgeport, CT	147,022	108	8%
Heritage Village, CT	3,875	110	10%
West Haven, CT	54,972	111	11%
Derby, CT	12,755	112	12%
New Haven, CT	130,405	111	11%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Thornton, CO	130,511	105	5%
Waco, TX	130,659	85	-15%
Charleston, SC	129,888	115	15%
Enterprise, NV	129,620	109	9%
Cedar Rapids, IA	129,537	91	-9%
New Haven, CT	130,405	111	11%

Source: The West River, New Haven, CT cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

West River, New Haven, CT Cost of Living