| Index | Bethlehem Village | Connecticut | National |
| Cost of living | 131 | 118 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 108 | 109 | 100 |
| Groceries | 99 | 102 | 100 |
| Health care | 113 | 109 | 100 |
| Housing | 183 | 137 | 100 |
| Transportation | 103 | 100 | 100 |
| Utilities | 133 | 130 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $105,243 | $8,770 | $2,456 | $3,158 |
| Renters | $77,375 | $6,448 | $1,805 | $2,321 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Connecticut | 6.35% | 6.35% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Connecticut | 3% | 6.99% |
| Item | Bethlehem Village | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $39.78 | $24.26 | 64.0% |
| Beauty Salon | $69.00 | $45.56 | 51.4% |
| Toothpaste | $3.86 | $3.70 | 4.2% |
| Shampoo | $1.47 | $1.28 | 14.8% |
| Movie | $15.07 | $12.13 | 24.2% |
| Bowling | $24.00 | $18.00 | 33.3% |
| Item | Bethlehem Village | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.28 | $5.84 | 7.6% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.59 | $1.57 | 1.4% |
| Milk | $4.83 | $4.67 | 3.3% |
| Potatoes | $5.03 | $4.93 | 2.0% |
| Pizza | $13.21 | $12.09 | 9.3% |
| Beer | $10.53 | $10.41 | 1.1% |
| Item | Bethlehem Village | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $134.70 | $125.68 | 7.2% |
| Doctor | $162.26 | $135.78 | 19.5% |
| Dentist | $136.03 | $113.29 | 20.1% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.26 | $10.65 | 5.7% |
| Lipitor | $375.63 | $468.60 | 19.8% |
| Item | Bethlehem Village | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $333,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 80.5% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $3,730.18 | $2,346.69 | 59.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,787.00 | $949.00 | 88.3% |
| Item | Bethlehem Village | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.47 | $3.46 | 0.2% |
| Tire Balancing | $63.33 | $59.92 | 5.7% |
| Item | Bethlehem Village | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $296.64 | $193.99 | 52.9% |
| Phone | $185.16 | $192.25 | 3.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Waterbury, CT | 107,841 | 101 | 1.1% |
| Bantam, CT | 606 | 101 | 1.0% |
| Torrington, CT | 34,259 | 102 | 1.5% |
| Terryville, CT | 5,019 | 106 | 6.0% |
| Naugatuck, CT | 31,201 | 108 | 8.4% |
| Bethlehem Village, CT | 1,792 | 131 | 31.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Epworth, IA | 1,792 | 95 | 4.9% |
| French Lick, IN | 1,792 | 84 | 15.8% |
| Cottonport, LA | 1,792 | 83 | 17.0% |
| Queensland, MD | 1,792 | 151 | 50.5% |
| Merlin, OR | 1,792 | 118 | 17.5% |
| Bethlehem Village, CT | 1,792 | 131 | 31.5% |
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