Brown Deer, Wisconsin Cost Of Living

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Overall 8%

Goods & Services 7%

Housing 16%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2021 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	Brown Deer	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	92	96	100
Goods & Services	93	99	100
Groceries	97	100	100
Health care	110	112	100
Housing	84	88	100
Transportation	95	99	100
Utilities	100	100	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Brown Deer is 4% lower than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Brown Deer is 8% lower than the national average
Brown Deer housing is 16% lower than the national average
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
Wisconsin state income tax is 62% 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	$71,515	$5,960	$1,669	$2,146
Renters	$32,465	$2,705	$757	$974

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Brown Deer, WI, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Brown Deer homeowners, is $71,515. This would allow for a maximum of $1,669 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $32,465 which would result in a maximum of $757 to be spent on rental costs.

Wisconsin Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wisconsin	5%	6.75%

Wisconsin Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wisconsin	4%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	Brown Deer	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.86	$20.27	17.7%
Beauty Salon	$43.40	$40.39	7.4%
Toothpaste	$2.06	$2.36	12.8%
Shampoo	$1.00	$1.08	7.4%
Movie	$11.20	$10.99	2.0%
Bowling	$18.08	$15.49	16.7%

Groceries

Item	Brown Deer	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.28	$4.30	0.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.32	$1.40	5.9%
Milk	$2.32	$2.20	5.2%
Potatoes	$2.59	$3.22	19.5%
Pizza	$11.29	$10.74	5.1%
Beer	$8.08	$9.60	15.8%

Health Care

Item	Brown Deer	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$66.80	$109.73	39.1%
Doctor	$182.44	$118.34	54.2%
Dentist	$102.53	$100.94	1.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.91	$9.93	0.2%
Lipitor	$482.04	$469.53	2.7%

Housing

Item	Brown Deer	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$145,700.00	$184,700.00	21.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,219.99	$1,229.62	0.8%
Apartment Rent	$895.00	$949.00	5.7%

Transportation

Item	Brown Deer	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.59	$2.71	4.6%
Tire Balancing	$48.43	$51.86	6.6%

Utilities

Item	Brown Deer	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$174.49	$170.84	2.1%
Phone	$182.09	$187.18	2.7%

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.
Milwaukee, WI	598,672	88	-12%
West Milwaukee, WI	4,214	90	-10%
West Allis, WI	60,543	90	-10%
St. Francis, WI	9,516	90	-10%
Lannon, WI	1,053	92	-8%
Brown Deer, WI	12,075	92	-8%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Florida City, FL	12,076	95	-5%
Davidson, NC	12,076	125	25%
Coolidge, AZ	12,073	85	-15%
Salem, OH	12,071	90	-10%
Poquoson, VA	12,068	115	15%
Brown Deer, WI	12,075	92	-8%

Source: The Brown Deer, WI cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2021.