Westminster, VT Cost Of Living

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	110	111	100
Index	Westminster	Vermont	National
Goods & Services index	120	107	100
Groceries index	100	112	100
Health care index	118	105	100
Housing index	99	112	100
Transportation index	98	112	100
Utilities index	127	119	100

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The cost of living in Westminster is 1% lower than the Vermont average.
The cost of living in Westminster is 10% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Westminster is 1% lower 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	$68,125	$5,677	$1,589	$2,044
Renters	$45,795	$3,816	$1,068	$1,374

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	$18.47	$16.09	14.8%
Beauty Salon	$73.51	$37.33	96.9%
Toothpaste	$2.63	$2.45	7.6%
Shampoo	$2.00	$1.00	100.3%
Movie	$10.40	$10.28	1.2%
Bowling	$8.05	$4.93	63.3%

Groceries

Item	Westminster	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.24	$3.80	14.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.48	$1.40	6.2%
Milk	$1.97	$2.01	2.0%
Potatoes	$3.01	$3.01	0.1%
Pizza	$12.08	$9.89	22.2%
Beer	$9.52	$8.90	6.9%

Health Care

Item	Westminster	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$123.27	$102.16	20.7%
Doctor	$140.02	$108.36	29.2%
Dentist	$123.73	$92.53	33.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.51	$9.28	2.5%
Lipitor	$340.37	$425.82	20.1%

Housing

Item	Westminster	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$187,500.00	$184,700.00	1.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,401.24	$1,202.44	16.5%
Apartment Rent	$875.00	$949.00	7.8%

Transportation

Item	Westminster	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.21	$2.24	1.7%
Tire Balancing	$45.30	$46.29	2.1%

Utilities

Item	Westminster	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$245.00	$165.96	47.6%
Phone	$29.97	$28.68	4.5%

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.
Springfield, VT	3,731	104	4%
Bellows Falls, VT	3,032	102	2%
Charlestown, NH	1,374	107	7%
North Westminster, VT	271	106	6%
West Swanzey, NH	1,250	106	6%
Westminster, VT	307	110	10%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Almyra, AR	307	82	-18%
Madaket, MA	307	240	140%
Bear Creek Village, PA	307	122	22%
Tappen, ND	307	78	-22%
East Thermopolis, WY	307	81	-19%
Westminster, VT	307	110	10%

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

Westminster, VT Cost of Living