Higganum, CT Cost Of Living

Higganum 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	Higganum	Connecticut	National
Cost of living index	115	120	100
Index	Higganum	Connecticut	National
Goods & Services index	118	120	100
Groceries index	101	105	100
Health care index	114	114	100
Housing index	125	137	100
Transportation index	113	112	100
Utilities index	96	103	100

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The cost of living in Higganum is 4% lower than the Connecticut average.
The cost of living in Higganum is 15% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Higganum is 25% 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	$96,771	$8,064	$2,258	$2,903
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	Higganum	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.50	$16.09	27.4%
Beauty Salon	$51.67	$37.33	38.4%
Toothpaste	$2.49	$2.45	1.7%
Shampoo	$0.88	$1.00	11.7%
Movie	$10.63	$10.28	3.4%
Bowling	$6.46	$4.93	31.0%

Groceries

Item	Higganum	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.94	$3.80	3.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.40	19.8%
Milk	$2.01	$2.01	0.1%
Potatoes	$3.49	$3.01	15.9%
Pizza	$10.32	$9.89	4.4%
Beer	$9.82	$8.90	10.4%

Health Care

Item	Higganum	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$120.00	$102.16	17.5%
Doctor	$125.00	$108.36	15.4%
Dentist	$123.03	$92.53	33.0%
Ibuprofen	$8.66	$9.28	6.7%
Lipitor	$356.99	$425.82	16.2%

Housing

Item	Higganum	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$264,000.00	$184,700.00	42.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,580.54	$1,202.44	31.4%
Apartment Rent	$792.00	$949.00	16.5%

Transportation

Item	Higganum	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.39	$2.24	6.3%
Tire Balancing	$58.58	$46.29	26.5%

Utilities

Item	Higganum	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$174.17	$165.96	4.9%
Phone	$24.99	$28.68	12.9%

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%
Colchester, CT	4,475	111	11%
Portland, CT	5,607	111	11%
East Hampton, CT	2,693	112	12%
Higganum, CT	1,745	115	15%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Woodland Park, NE	1,745	86	-14%
Mazomanie, WI	1,745	102	2%
Shannon, MS	1,744	73	-27%
Merriam Woods, MO	1,746	81	-19%
Sharon, WI	1,744	88	-12%
Higganum, CT	1,745	115	15%

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

Higganum, CT Cost of Living