Brooklyn, CT Cost Of Living

Brooklyn 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	Brooklyn	Connecticut	National
Cost of living index	118	120	100
Index	Brooklyn	Connecticut	National
Goods & Services index	119	120	100
Groceries index	115	105	100
Health care index	110	114	100
Housing index	120	137	100
Transportation index	102	112	100
Utilities index	127	103	100

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The cost of living in Brooklyn is 2% lower than the Connecticut average.
The cost of living in Brooklyn is 18% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Brooklyn is 20% higher than the national average.
Connecticut general sales tax is 25% higher than the national average.
Connecticut state income tax is 35% 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	$89,500	$7,458	$2,088	$2,685
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.68	$16.09	9.9%
Beauty Salon	$55.55	$37.33	48.8%
Toothpaste	$3.46	$2.45	41.4%
Shampoo	$1.02	$1.00	2.3%
Movie	$11.42	$10.28	11.1%
Bowling	$5.67	$4.93	14.9%

Groceries

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.20	$3.80	10.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.62	$1.40	16.2%
Milk	$2.39	$2.01	19.0%
Potatoes	$3.79	$3.01	25.9%
Pizza	$9.66	$9.89	2.3%
Beer	$10.16	$8.90	14.1%

Health Care

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$125.67	$102.16	23.0%
Doctor	$146.33	$108.36	35.0%
Dentist	$91.00	$92.53	1.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.76	$9.28	5.2%
Lipitor	$395.65	$425.82	7.1%

Housing

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$222,400.00	$184,700.00	20.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,565.25	$1,202.44	30.2%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.21	$2.24	1.5%
Tire Balancing	$50.00	$46.29	8.0%

Utilities

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$212.39	$165.96	28.0%
Phone	$36.19	$28.68	26.2%

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.
Willimantic, CT	17,339	101	1%
Plainfield Village, CT	2,085	106	6%
East Brooklyn, CT	1,722	108	8%
Danielson, CT	3,999	108	8%
South Windham, CT	1,330	104	4%
Brooklyn, CT	906	118	18%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Henderson, MN	906	91	-9%
Plainview, CA	906	94	-6%
Morning Sun, IA	906	78	-22%
Pleasantville, PA	906	86	-14%
Pylesville, MD	907	112	12%
Brooklyn, CT	906	118	18%

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

Brooklyn, CT Cost of Living