Cost Of Living In Westminster, VT

Westminster 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	Westminster	Vermont	National
Cost of living index	108	113	100
Index	Westminster	Vermont	National
Goods & Services index	101	110	100
Groceries index	99	108	100
Health care index	121	105	100
Housing index	109	115	100
Transportation index	110	117	100
Utilities index	135	122	100

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The cost of living in Westminster is 4% lower than the Vermont average.
The cost of living in Westminster is 8% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Westminster is 9% higher than the national average.
Vermont general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
Vermont state income tax is 60% 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	$74,375	$6,198	$1,735	$2,231
Renters	$34,167	$2,847	$797	$1,025

Vermont Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Vermont	6%	7%

Vermont Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Vermont	3.55%	8.95%

Goods & Services

Item	Westminster	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.46	$15.56	7.1%
Beauty Salon	$28.96	$36.11	19.8%
Toothpaste	$2.35	$2.47	4.8%
Shampoo	$1.07	$0.96	10.4%
Movie	$8.73	$10.13	13.8%
Bowling	$3.03	$4.74	36.1%

Groceries

Item	Westminster	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.60	$3.98	9.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.18	$1.41	16.0%
Milk	$1.92	$2.06	6.8%
Potatoes	$3.01	$2.98	0.9%
Pizza	$12.77	$9.47	34.8%
Beer	$10.23	$8.79	16.3%

Health Care

Item	Westminster	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$116.21	$101.04	15.0%
Doctor	$137.23	$107.44	27.7%
Dentist	$121.19	$90.42	34.0%
Ibuprofen	$9.82	$9.28	5.8%
Lipitor	$415.66	$426.50	2.5%

Housing

Item	Westminster	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$196,700.00	$175,700.00	12.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,197.33	$1,133.23	5.7%
Apartment Rent	$939.00	$920.00	2.1%

Transportation

Item	Westminster	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.91	$1.99	4.3%
Tire Balancing	$65.56	$45.76	43.3%

Utilities

Item	Westminster	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$236.54	$163.81	44.4%
Phone	$34.95	$28.39	23.1%

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.
Charlestown, NH	1,129	105	5%
Springfield, VT	3,913	106	6%
Bellows Falls, VT	2,766	99	-1%
North Westminster, VT	294	100	-0%
West Swanzey, NH	1,353	104	4%
Westminster, VT	288	108	8%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Long Pine, NE	288	78	-22%
Hanston, KS	288	75	-25%
Sylvia, KS	288	75	-25%
Sarah Ann, WV	288	74	-26%
Shoal Creek Drive, MO	288	88	-12%
Westminster, VT	288	108	8%

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

Westminster, VT Cost of Living