Brooklyn, Connecticut Cost Of Living

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Overall 15%

Goods & Services 15%

Housing 20%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Brooklyn	Connecticut	National
Cost of living	115	124	100
Goods & Services	115	123	100
Groceries	105	108	100
Health care	107	112	100
Housing	120	137	100
Transportation	110	114	100
Utilities	124	129	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Brooklyn is 7% lower than the Connecticut average
The cost of living in Brooklyn is 15% higher than the national average
Brooklyn housing is 20% higher than the national average
Connecticut general sales tax is 25% higher than the national average
Connecticut state income tax is 22% 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	$20.00	$17.49	14.4%
Beauty Salon	$56.67	$38.17	48.5%
Toothpaste	$2.55	$2.32	9.9%
Shampoo	$0.99	$1.01	2.2%
Movie	$12.75	$10.72	18.9%
Bowling	$18.00	$13.86	29.9%

Groceries

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.77	$3.90	3.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.64	$1.40	17.5%
Milk	$2.64	$1.96	34.5%
Potatoes	$3.49	$3.18	9.6%
Pizza	$10.49	$10.39	0.9%
Beer	$10.32	$9.23	11.8%

Health Care

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$131.39	$106.34	23.6%
Doctor	$157.87	$115.25	37.0%
Dentist	$92.75	$98.38	5.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.49	$9.26	2.5%
Lipitor	$408.27	$466.47	12.5%

Housing

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$222,400.00	$184,700.00	20.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,558.54	$1,273.32	22.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.65	$2.59	2.1%
Tire Balancing	$62.00	$48.90	26.8%

Utilities

Item	Brooklyn	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$235.76	$167.60	40.7%
Phone	$186.18	$163.42	13.9%

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	104	4%
Plainfield Village, CT	2,085	104	4%
East Brooklyn, CT	1,722	105	5%
Danielson, CT	3,999	105	5%
South Windham, CT	1,330	108	8%
Brooklyn, CT	906	115	15%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Pleasantville, PA	906	86	-14%
Morning Sun, IA	906	79	-21%
Henderson, MN	906	90	-10%
Plainview, CA	906	98	-2%
Waddington, NY	907	96	-4%
Brooklyn, CT	906	115	15%

Source: The Brooklyn, CT cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

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