Durham, Connecticut Cost Of Living

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Overall 28%

Goods & Services 25%

Housing 45%

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

Key findings

The cost of living in Durham is 3% higher than the Connecticut average
The cost of living in Durham is 28% higher than the national average
Durham housing is 45% 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	$106,667	$8,889	$2,489	$3,200
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	Durham	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	Durham	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	Durham	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	Durham	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$293,100.00	$184,700.00	58.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,408.65	$1,273.32	10.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,070.00	$949.00	12.8%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Durham	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.
New Britain, CT	72,876	108	8%
Meriden, CT	60,203	110	10%
Bristol, CT	60,437	111	11%
Plantsville, CT	1,702	113	13%
New Haven, CT	130,405	117	17%
Durham, CT	2,687	128	28%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lake of the Woods, IL	2,687	88	-12%
Seagraves, TX	2,687	79	-21%
Hanapepe, HI	2,687	155	55%
Dennison, OH	2,687	83	-17%
Sells, AZ	2,688	81	-19%
Durham, CT	2,687	128	28%

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