Cost Of Living In Shelburne Falls, MA

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	110	132	100
Index	Shelburne Falls	Massachusetts	National
Goods & Services index	112	117	100
Groceries index	115	108	100
Health care index	107	121	100
Housing index	112	167	100
Transportation index	100	109	100
Utilities index	106	129	100

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The cost of living in Shelburne Falls is 16% lower than the Massachusetts average.
The cost of living in Shelburne Falls is 10% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Shelburne Falls is 12% higher than the national average.
Massachusetts general sales tax is 23% higher than the national average.
Massachusetts state income tax is 132% 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	$50,913	$4,243	$1,188	$1,528
Renters	$34,500	$2,875	$805	$1,035

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	5.15%	5.15%

Goods & Services

Item	Shelburne Falls	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.46	$15.56	5.7%
Beauty Salon	$39.51	$36.11	9.4%
Toothpaste	$3.36	$2.47	35.9%
Shampoo	$0.98	$0.96	1.4%
Movie	$9.98	$10.13	1.4%
Bowling	$3.62	$4.74	23.6%

Groceries

Item	Shelburne Falls	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.93	$3.98	1.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.48	$1.41	5.0%
Milk	$2.66	$2.06	28.9%
Potatoes	$3.29	$2.98	10.3%
Pizza	$8.46	$9.47	10.7%
Beer	$8.01	$8.79	8.9%

Health Care

Item	Shelburne Falls	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$132.34	$101.04	31.0%
Doctor	$108.57	$107.44	1.1%
Dentist	$98.58	$90.42	9.0%
Ibuprofen	$9.04	$9.28	2.6%
Lipitor	$451.71	$426.50	5.9%

Housing

Item	Shelburne Falls	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$213,300.00	$175,700.00	21.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,615.97	$1,133.23	42.6%
Apartment Rent	$839.00	$920.00	8.8%

Transportation

Item	Shelburne Falls	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.04	$1.99	2.4%
Tire Balancing	$42.53	$45.76	7.1%

Utilities

Item	Shelburne Falls	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$154.59	$163.81	5.6%
Phone	$34.98	$28.39	23.2%

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	268	95	-5%
Hinsdale, NH	1,732	101	1%
Deerfield, MA	818	104	4%
Turners Falls, MA	4,719	105	5%
Greenfield Town, MA	17,484	106	6%
Shelburne Falls, MA	1,699	110	10%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Stuart, IA	1,699	82	-18%
Westwood, KS	1,699	104	4%
Banks, OR	1,699	114	14%
Zilwaukee, MI	1,699	83	-17%
Elgin, OR	1,699	87	-13%
Shelburne Falls, MA	1,699	110	10%

Source: The Shelburne Falls, MA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Shelburne Falls, MA Cost of Living