Cambridge, Wisconsin Cost Of Living

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2%

Overall NAT. AVG.

4%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

4%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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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	Cambridge	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	102	96	100
Goods & Services	104	99	100
Groceries	106	100	100
Health care	122	112	100
Housing	96	88	100
Transportation	105	99	100
Utilities	102	100	100

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Key findings

The cost of living in Cambridge is 6% higher than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Cambridge is 2% higher than the national average
Cambridge housing is 4% 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	$87,708	$7,309	$2,046	$2,632
Renters	$26,087	$2,174	$609	$783

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	Cambridge	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.33	$20.27	10.2%
Beauty Salon	$53.17	$40.39	31.6%
Toothpaste	$2.17	$2.36	8.2%
Shampoo	$1.21	$1.08	12.1%
Movie	$10.93	$10.99	0.5%
Bowling	$20.78	$15.49	34.1%

Groceries

Item	Cambridge	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.31	$4.30	0.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.55	$1.40	10.5%
Milk	$2.27	$2.20	2.9%
Potatoes	$2.90	$3.22	9.9%
Pizza	$10.32	$10.74	3.9%
Beer	$8.43	$9.60	12.1%

Health Care

Item	Cambridge	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$66.22	$109.73	39.6%
Doctor	$205.50	$118.34	73.7%
Dentist	$120.55	$100.94	19.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.41	$9.93	14.9%
Lipitor	$486.79	$469.53	3.7%

Housing

Item	Cambridge	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$186,300.00	$184,700.00	0.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,397.68	$1,229.62	13.7%
Apartment Rent	$798.00	$949.00	15.9%

Transportation

Item	Cambridge	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.60	$2.71	4.2%
Tire Balancing	$62.00	$51.86	19.6%

Utilities

Item	Cambridge	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$179.45	$170.84	5.0%
Phone	$182.84	$187.18	2.3%

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.
Edgerton, WI	5,494	96	4.3%
Waterloo, WI	3,341	96	3.7%
Jefferson, WI	7,976	97	2.9%
Watertown, WI	23,878	98	2.4%
Fort Atkinson, WI	12,470	98	2.1%
Cambridge, WI	1,179	102	2.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
El Rito, NM	1,179	91	8.7%
Vauxhall, AB	1,179	n/a
Duchess, AB	1,179	n/a
Eckville, AB	1,179	n/a
North Okanagan E, BC	1,179	n/a
Cambridge, WI	1,179	102	2.4%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.