North Dorchester, Massachusetts Cost Of Living

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Overall 36%

Goods & Services 26%

Housing 70%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	North Dorchester	Boston	Massachusetts
Cost of living	136	146	130
Goods & Services	126	126	117
Groceries	118	118	119
Health care	117	117	118
Housing	170	204	165
Transportation	109	109	111
Utilities	126	126	111

Key findings

The cost of living in North Dorchester is 4% higher than the Boston average
The cost of living in North Dorchester is 36% higher than the national average
North Dorchester housing is 70% higher than the national average
Massachusetts general sales tax is 23% higher than the national average
Massachusetts state income tax is 103% 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)
Household	$56,252	$4,688	$1,312	$1,688

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%	5%

Goods & Services

Item	Boston	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$42.05	$20.27	107.4%
Beauty Salon	$64.22	$40.39	59.0%
Toothpaste	$2.33	$2.36	1.4%
Shampoo	$1.12	$1.08	3.7%
Movie	$14.64	$10.99	33.2%
Bowling	$20.13	$15.49	30.0%

Groceries

Item	Boston	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.32	$4.30	0.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.92	$1.40	37.0%
Milk	$3.07	$2.20	39.4%
Potatoes	$3.91	$3.22	21.4%
Pizza	$11.76	$10.74	9.5%
Beer	$10.14	$9.60	5.6%

Health Care

Item	Boston	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$102.75	$109.73	6.4%
Doctor	$194.00	$118.34	63.9%
Dentist	$108.00	$100.94	7.0%
Ibuprofen	$9.96	$9.93	0.3%
Lipitor	$464.43	$469.53	1.1%

Housing

Item	Boston	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$423,200.00	$184,700.00	129.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,534.71	$1,229.62	106.1%
Apartment Rent	$1,369.00	$949.00	44.3%

Transportation

Item	Boston	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.70	$2.71	0.2%
Tire Balancing	$64.81	$51.86	25.0%

Utilities

Item	Boston	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$252.06	$170.84	47.5%
Phone	$184.49	$187.18	1.4%

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.
Southfield, MA	0	121	21.4%
Lynn, MA	92,074	125	25.0%
Holbrook, MA	11,008	127	27.0%
Randolph, MA	33,526	128	27.9%
Chelsea, MA	38,244	128	28.2%
Boston, MA	658,279	146	46.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Washington, DC	659,009	151	50.5%
Memphis, TN	655,857	81	19.4%
Denver, CO	663,303	116	15.7%
Seattle, WA	668,849	157	56.5%
Nashville, TN	643,771	96	4.2%
Boston, MA	658,279	146	46.1%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

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