Shelburne Falls, MA Cost Of Living

Shelburne Falls 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	Shelburne Falls	Massachusetts	National
Cost of living index	105	131	100
Index	Shelburne Falls	Massachusetts	National
Goods & Services index	103	120	100
Groceries index	111	107	100
Health care index	105	120	100
Housing index	106	165	100
Transportation index	102	106	100
Utilities index	103	123	100

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The cost of living in Shelburne Falls is 20% lower than the Massachusetts average.
The cost of living in Shelburne Falls is 5% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Shelburne Falls is 6% higher than the national average.
Massachusetts general sales tax is 23% higher than the national average.
Massachusetts state income tax is 129% 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	$50,294	$4,191	$1,173	$1,509
Renters	$24,868	$2,072	$580	$746

Massachusetts Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Massachusetts	6.25%	6.25%

Massachusetts Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Massachusetts	5.1%	5.1%

Goods & Services

Item	Shelburne Falls	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$12.85	$16.09	20.1%
Beauty Salon	$34.18	$37.33	8.4%
Toothpaste	$2.47	$2.45	0.8%
Shampoo	$1.00	$1.00	0.1%
Movie	$10.13	$10.28	1.5%
Bowling	$4.40	$4.93	10.7%

Groceries

Item	Shelburne Falls	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.69	$3.80	2.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.69	$1.40	20.7%
Milk	$2.31	$2.01	15.2%
Potatoes	$3.23	$3.01	7.4%
Pizza	$8.49	$9.89	14.1%
Beer	$8.86	$8.90	0.5%

Health Care

Item	Shelburne Falls	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$129.72	$102.16	27.0%
Doctor	$113.26	$108.36	4.5%
Dentist	$99.38	$92.53	7.4%
Ibuprofen	$9.26	$9.28	0.2%
Lipitor	$419.08	$425.82	1.6%

Housing

Item	Shelburne Falls	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$213,700.00	$184,700.00	15.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,659.22	$1,202.44	38.0%
Apartment Rent	$802.00	$949.00	15.5%

Transportation

Item	Shelburne Falls	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.24	$2.24	0.2%
Tire Balancing	$49.90	$46.29	7.8%

Utilities

Item	Shelburne Falls	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$146.93	$165.96	11.5%
Phone	$34.84	$28.68	21.5%

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.
Readsboro, VT	290	92	-8%
Hinsdale, NH	1,404	103	3%
Millers Falls, MA	1,075	108	8%
Turners Falls, MA	4,074	101	1%
Greenfield Town, MA	17,477	102	2%
Shelburne Falls, MA	1,632	105	5%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Dayton, VA	1,633	101	1%
Jackson Center, OH	1,631	86	-14%
Anna, OH	1,633	90	-10%
Benjamin, UT	1,633	114	14%
Dunsmuir, CA	1,631	100	0%
Shelburne Falls, MA	1,632	105	5%

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

Shelburne Falls, MA Cost of Living