Pittsfield cost of living index

The above illustration supplies generalized information for the Pittsfield, MA cost of living index. Compared to other cities in Massachusetts and cities across the country, the cost of living index in Pittsfield, MA is 100, which is 23% lower than the Massachusetts average and equal to that for the entire country. The index is comprised of the following criteria: cost of retail goods and services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), cost of public/private transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). Everyday goods and services, along with housing account for 63 percent of the total cost of living index. Goods and services that are a necessity regardless of location provide an accurate general sense of the cost of living in one city versus another. As seen above, the cost of retail goods and services in Pittsfield, MA are 15% lower than the average for Massachusetts and 3% higher than the rest of the country.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

One can approximate the cost of living and the housing affordability in Pittsfield, MA by the percentage of a person’s income that he or she spends on the monthly housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). To stay on the safe side and keep one’s head above the water, a consumer should never spend more than 28 percent of his or her gross income on housing-related expenses and costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses and debts. Homeowners in Pittsfield, MA have a median income of $64,187. Therefore, the amount that a consumer should spend on housing costs should be no more than $1,498 per month to avoid calamity and poverty. The renters in the city have an income of about $24,714, which would make their monthly maximum allowable rental costs $577.

Massachusetts Sales Tax

Massachusetts Income Tax

The Massachusetts sales tax and Massachusetts income tax rates should definitely be considered when determining the overall cost of living in Pittsfield, MA. Sales taxes are taxes that are imposed onto goods and services sold. Sales taxes do vary by state and can range from no tax at all to upwards of 7%. The Massachusetts sales tax is 6.25% and the maximum surtax is 6.25%. Income tax is the tax imposed on income by the government. The income tax rates will vary by state and will also increase or decrease depending on the corresponding tax bracket. State income tax rates can range from anywhere from no tax at all to more than 9%. The Massachusetts income tax rates range from 5.1% to 5.1%.

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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.

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Source: The Pittsfield, MA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.