Higganum, Connecticut Cost Of Living

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Overall 19%

Goods & Services 21%

Housing 25%

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	Higganum	Connecticut	National
Cost of living	119	124	100
Goods & Services	121	123	100
Groceries	107	108	100
Health care	106	112	100
Housing	125	137	100
Transportation	108	114	100
Utilities	122	129	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Higganum is 5% lower than the Connecticut average
The cost of living in Higganum is 19% higher than the national average
Higganum housing is 25% 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	$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	$28.20	$17.49	61.2%
Beauty Salon	$47.40	$38.17	24.2%
Toothpaste	$1.75	$2.32	24.6%
Shampoo	$0.99	$1.01	2.2%
Movie	$11.60	$10.72	8.2%
Bowling	$19.00	$13.86	37.1%

Groceries

Item	Higganum	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.45	$3.90	11.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.40	19.7%
Milk	$1.97	$1.96	0.4%
Potatoes	$3.51	$3.18	10.3%
Pizza	$9.79	$10.39	5.8%
Beer	$10.19	$9.23	10.4%

Health Care

Item	Higganum	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$156.20	$106.34	46.9%
Doctor	$115.00	$115.25	0.2%
Dentist	$105.80	$98.38	7.5%
Ibuprofen	$8.89	$9.26	4.0%
Lipitor	$477.60	$466.47	2.4%

Housing

Item	Higganum	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$264,000.00	$184,700.00	42.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,431.64	$1,273.32	12.4%
Apartment Rent	$792.00	$949.00	16.5%

Transportation

Item	Higganum	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.66	$2.59	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$58.32	$48.90	19.3%

Utilities

Item	Higganum	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$238.43	$167.60	42.3%
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%
Colchester, CT	4,475	114	14%
Portland, CT	5,607	115	15%
East Hampton, CT	2,693	116	16%
Higganum, CT	1,745	119	19%

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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%
Gardendale, TX	1,744	82	-18%
Pineville, KY	1,744	79	-21%
Southside Place, TX	1,746	209	109%
Higganum, CT	1,745	119	19%

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