| Index | South Meadows | Hartford | Connecticut |
| Cost of living | 125 | 105 | 119 |
| Goods & Services | 107 | 107 | 110 |
| Groceries | 103 | 103 | 104 |
| Health care | 103 | 103 | 111 |
| Housing | 165 | 96 | 139 |
| Transportation | 104 | 104 | 104 |
| Utilities | 126 | 126 | 131 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $84,669 | $7,056 | $1,975 | $2,540 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Connecticut | 6.35% | 6.35% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Connecticut | 3% | 6.99% |
| Item | Hartford | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $32.86 | $27.62 | 19.0% |
| Beauty Salon | $58.89 | $51.11 | 15.2% |
| Toothpaste | $4.16 | $4.09 | 1.6% |
| Shampoo | $1.70 | $1.54 | 10.2% |
| Movie | $14.05 | $12.88 | 9.1% |
| Yoga | $20.18 | $19.66 | 2.6% |
| Item | Hartford | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.48 | $7.70 | 2.9% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.57 | $1.66 | 5.6% |
| Milk | $5.07 | $4.73 | 7.1% |
| Potatoes | $5.16 | $5.26 | 1.8% |
| Pizza | $11.18 | $12.76 | 12.4% |
| Beer | $11.05 | $10.55 | 4.7% |
| Item | Hartford | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $155.55 | $140.06 | 11.1% |
| Doctor | $179.00 | $153.82 | 16.4% |
| Dentist | $128.44 | $123.15 | 4.3% |
| Ibuprofen | $12.18 | $11.73 | 3.8% |
| Lipitor | $18.30 | $23.61 | 22.5% |
| Item | Hartford | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $303,100.00 | $326,622.00 | 7.2% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,749.25 | $2,480.25 | 29.5% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,495.00 | $1,444.00 | 3.5% |
| Item | Hartford | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.06 | $3.06 | 0.1% |
| Tire Balancing | $73.37 | $65.21 | 12.5% |
| Item | Hartford | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $317.43 | $220.12 | 44.2% |
| Phone | $189.68 | $195.71 | 3.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Blue Hills, CT | 2,652 | 103 | 2.7% |
| Rockville, CT | 7,323 | 104 | 3.6% |
| New Britain, CT | 74,963 | 104 | 3.8% |
| East Hartford, CT | 51,352 | 105 | 5.2% |
| Meriden, CT | 61,712 | 105 | 5.5% |
| Hartford, CT | 125,397 | 105 | 4.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Columbia, MO | 125,431 | 98 | 2.3% |
| Odessa, TX | 125,590 | 97 | 3.2% |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 125,691 | 122 | 22.2% |
| Wilmington, NC | 125,049 | 108 | 8.1% |
| Saanich, BC | 125,800 | n/a | |
| Hartford, CT | 125,397 | 105 | 4.6% |
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