Clinton, CT Cost Of Living

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Clinton 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	Clinton	Connecticut	National
Cost of living index	128	124	100
Index	Clinton	Connecticut	National
Goods & Services index	125	123	100
Groceries index	109	108	100
Health care index	113	112	100
Housing index	145	137	100
Transportation index	110	114	100
Utilities index	142	129	100

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The cost of living in Clinton is 3% higher than the Connecticut average.
The cost of living in Clinton is 28% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Clinton is 45% 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	$73,929	$6,161	$1,725	$2,218
Renters	$49,145	$4,095	$1,147	$1,474

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	Clinton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.40	$17.49	56.7%
Beauty Salon	$53.80	$38.17	40.9%
Toothpaste	$1.75	$2.32	24.6%
Shampoo	$0.97	$1.01	4.1%
Movie	$12.70	$10.72	18.4%
Bowling	$19.20	$13.86	38.5%

Groceries

Item	Clinton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.99	$3.90	2.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.68	$1.40	20.4%
Milk	$2.51	$1.96	27.9%
Potatoes	$3.99	$3.18	25.4%
Pizza	$9.39	$10.39	9.7%
Beer	$9.99	$9.23	8.2%

Health Care

Item	Clinton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$114.60	$106.34	7.8%
Doctor	$131.60	$115.25	14.2%
Dentist	$116.80	$98.38	18.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.09	$9.26	1.8%
Lipitor	$521.84	$466.47	11.9%

Housing

Item	Clinton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$286,300.00	$184,700.00	55.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,408.65	$1,273.32	10.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,150.00	$949.00	21.2%

Transportation

Item	Clinton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.84	$2.59	9.6%
Tire Balancing	$55.94	$48.90	14.4%

Utilities

Item	Clinton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$299.32	$167.60	78.6%
Phone	$174.02	$163.42	6.5%

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.
Dering Harbor, NY	5	121	21%
Wallingford Center, CT	17,634	122	22%
Higganum, CT	1,745	119	19%
Deep River Center, CT	2,321	124	24%
Durham, CT	2,687	128	28%
Clinton, CT	3,605	128	28%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Brookhaven, NY	3,605	144	44%
Columbus, TX	3,604	89	-11%
Lake Isabella, CA	3,606	98	-2%
Bayport, MN	3,604	106	6%
Port Monmouth, NJ	3,606	140	40%
Clinton, CT	3,605	128	28%

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

Clinton, CT Cost of Living