Durham, CT Cost Of Living

Durham 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	Durham	Connecticut	National
Cost of living index	122	120	100
Index	Durham	Connecticut	National
Goods & Services index	121	120	100
Groceries index	104	105	100
Health care index	114	114	100
Housing index	145	137	100
Transportation index	107	112	100
Utilities index	102	103	100

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The cost of living in Durham is 2% higher than the Connecticut average.
The cost of living in Durham is 22% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Durham 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	$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	$19.99	$16.09	24.3%
Beauty Salon	$55.01	$37.33	47.4%
Toothpaste	$1.98	$2.45	19.3%
Shampoo	$0.91	$1.00	9.2%
Movie	$11.97	$10.28	16.4%
Bowling	$7.26	$4.93	47.2%

Groceries

Item	Durham	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.85	$3.80	1.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.55	$1.40	10.8%
Milk	$2.07	$2.01	2.9%
Potatoes	$3.93	$3.01	30.6%
Pizza	$10.96	$9.89	10.8%
Beer	$9.96	$8.90	12.0%

Health Care

Item	Durham	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$119.32	$102.16	16.8%
Doctor	$130.03	$108.36	20.0%
Dentist	$114.44	$92.53	23.7%
Ibuprofen	$8.30	$9.28	10.5%
Lipitor	$422.42	$425.82	0.8%

Housing

Item	Durham	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$293,100.00	$184,700.00	58.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,420.90	$1,202.44	18.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,070.00	$949.00	12.8%

Transportation

Item	Durham	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.38	$2.24	6.2%
Tire Balancing	$49.88	$46.29	7.7%

Utilities

Item	Durham	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$197.95	$165.96	19.3%
Phone	$23.90	$28.68	16.7%

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.
New Britain, CT	72,876	104	4%
Meriden, CT	60,203	106	6%
Bristol, CT	60,437	108	8%
Plantsville, CT	1,702	110	10%
New Haven, CT	130,405	111	11%
Durham, CT	2,687	122	22%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hanapepe, HI	2,687	156	56%
Seagraves, TX	2,687	80	-20%
Dennison, OH	2,687	79	-21%
Lake of the Woods, IL	2,687	89	-11%
Sells, AZ	2,688	80	-20%
Durham, CT	2,687	122	22%

Source: The Durham, CT cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Durham, CT Cost of Living