Blue Hills, Connecticut Cost Of Living

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3%

Overall NAT. AVG.

11%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

13%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2023; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Blue Hills	Connecticut	National
Cost of living	103	121	100
Goods & Services	111	116	100
Groceries	102	103	100
Health care	93	104	100
Housing	87	137	100
Transportation	105	110	100
Utilities	126	131	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Blue Hills is 15% lower than the Connecticut average
The cost of living in Blue Hills is 3% higher than the national average
Blue Hills housing is 13% lower than the national average
Connecticut general sales tax is 24% higher than the national average
Connecticut state income tax is 33% higher than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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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	$63,259	$5,272	$1,476	$1,898
Renters	$36,500	$3,042	$852	$1,095

Connecticut Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Connecticut	6.35%	6.35%

Connecticut Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Connecticut	3%	6.99%

Goods & Services

Item	Blue Hills	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$32.00	$22.08	44.9%
Beauty Salon	$51.78	$42.88	20.8%
Toothpaste	$2.68	$2.57	4.5%
Shampoo	$1.03	$1.15	10.4%
Movie	$11.42	$11.51	0.7%
Bowling	$20.22	$16.62	21.7%

Groceries

Item	Blue Hills	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.01	$4.98	0.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.56	$1.58	1.5%
Milk	$2.86	$2.42	18.1%
Potatoes	$4.34	$3.54	22.8%
Pizza	$9.96	$11.49	13.3%
Beer	$10.48	$10.04	4.3%

Health Care

Item	Blue Hills	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$148.00	$117.76	25.7%
Doctor	$108.33	$125.34	13.6%
Dentist	$98.50	$107.52	8.4%
Ibuprofen	$9.71	$10.26	5.4%
Lipitor	$451.63	$459.24	1.7%

Housing

Item	Blue Hills	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$157,900.00	$184,700.00	14.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,514.12	$1,697.41	10.8%
Apartment Rent	$954.00	$949.00	0.5%

Transportation

Item	Blue Hills	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.97	$3.85	3.2%
Tire Balancing	$63.13	$57.01	10.7%

Utilities

Item	Blue Hills	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$260.61	$177.27	47.0%
Phone	$183.19	$189.62	3.4%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
New Britain, CT	72,543	104	3.5%
Hartford, CT	122,549	104	3.6%
Rockville, CT	7,084	104	4.4%
East Hartford, CT	50,036	105	4.5%
Manchester, CT	35,946	106	6.2%
Blue Hills, CT	2,600	103	3.0%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fairview, OK	2,600	77	23.4%
Indian Hills, TX	2,600	67	32.7%
Sibley, IA	2,599	78	22.2%
Christopher, IL	2,601	84	16.4%
Chesterfield, IN	2,601	84	16.4%
Blue Hills, CT	2,600	103	3.0%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2023; this is the most current data available.