Index | Higganum | Connecticut | National |
Cost of living | 116 | 122 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 114 | 118 | 100 |
Groceries | 105 | 107 | 100 |
Health care | 108 | 111 | 100 |
Housing | 125 | 137 | 100 |
Transportation | 104 | 111 | 100 |
Utilities | 127 | 133 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $96,771 | $8,064 | $2,258 | $2,903 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Connecticut | 6.35% | 6.35% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Connecticut | 3% | 6.99% |
Item | Higganum | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $31.40 | $20.27 | 54.9% |
Beauty Salon | $42.60 | $40.39 | 5.5% |
Toothpaste | $2.93 | $2.36 | 24.2% |
Shampoo | $0.98 | $1.08 | 8.6% |
Movie | $9.59 | $10.99 | 12.7% |
Bowling | $19.00 | $15.49 | 22.7% |
Item | Higganum | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.97 | $4.30 | 15.6% |
Fried Chicken | $1.51 | $1.40 | 7.7% |
Milk | $3.42 | $2.20 | 55.4% |
Potatoes | $3.83 | $3.22 | 19.1% |
Pizza | $9.26 | $10.74 | 13.8% |
Beer | $9.30 | $9.60 | 3.1% |
Item | Higganum | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $155.00 | $109.73 | 41.3% |
Doctor | $117.00 | $118.34 | 1.1% |
Dentist | $107.00 | $100.94 | 6.0% |
Ibuprofen | $9.39 | $9.93 | 5.4% |
Lipitor | $520.95 | $469.53 | 11.0% |
Item | Higganum | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $264,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 42.9% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,114.85 | $1,229.62 | 9.3% |
Apartment Rent | $792.00 | $949.00 | 16.5% |
Item | Higganum | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.66 | $2.71 | 1.7% |
Tire Balancing | $59.40 | $51.86 | 14.5% |
Item | Higganum | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $255.89 | $170.84 | 49.8% |
Phone | $182.20 | $187.18 | 2.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
New Britain, CT | 72,876 | 105 | 5.3% |
Meriden, CT | 60,203 | 108 | 7.6% |
Colchester, CT | 4,475 | 112 | 11.9% |
Portland, CT | 5,607 | 112 | 12.3% |
East Hampton, CT | 2,693 | 113 | 13.2% |
Higganum, CT | 1,745 | 116 | 16.2% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Woodland Park, NE | 1,745 | 88 | 11.5% |
Mazomanie, WI | 1,745 | 101 | 1.2% |
Pineville, KY | 1,744 | 80 | 19.7% |
Merriam Woods, MO | 1,746 | 81 | 18.8% |
Shannon, MS | 1,744 | 76 | 24.0% |
Higganum, CT | 1,745 | 116 | 16.2% |