Jewett City, Connecticut Cost Of Living

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Overall 8%

Goods & Services 19%

Housing 11%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Jewett City	Connecticut	National
Cost of living	108	122	100
Goods & Services	119	118	100
Groceries	108	107	100
Health care	106	111	100
Housing	89	137	100
Transportation	107	111	100
Utilities	128	133	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Jewett City is 12% lower than the Connecticut average
The cost of living in Jewett City is 8% higher than the national average
Jewett City housing is 11% lower 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	$56,667	$4,722	$1,322	$1,700
Renters	$36,130	$3,011	$843	$1,084

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	Jewett City	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.67	$20.27	21.7%
Beauty Salon	$47.48	$40.39	17.5%
Toothpaste	$2.24	$2.36	4.9%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.08	12.7%
Movie	$13.00	$10.99	18.3%
Bowling	$19.49	$15.49	25.8%

Groceries

Item	Jewett City	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.99	$4.30	7.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.75	$1.40	25.1%
Milk	$2.62	$2.20	19.1%
Potatoes	$3.92	$3.22	21.8%
Pizza	$10.07	$10.74	6.2%
Beer	$9.93	$9.60	3.5%

Health Care

Item	Jewett City	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$130.63	$109.73	19.1%
Doctor	$157.77	$118.34	33.3%
Dentist	$92.70	$100.94	8.2%
Ibuprofen	$9.66	$9.93	2.8%
Lipitor	$443.20	$469.53	5.6%

Housing

Item	Jewett City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$153,000.00	$184,700.00	17.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,357.76	$1,229.62	10.4%
Apartment Rent	$987.00	$949.00	4.0%

Transportation

Item	Jewett City	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.75	$2.71	1.4%
Tire Balancing	$60.90	$51.86	17.4%

Utilities

Item	Jewett City	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$251.32	$170.84	47.1%
Phone	$192.37	$187.18	2.8%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Willimantic, CT	17,339	102	2.0%
Plainfield Village, CT	2,085	106	5.5%
East Brooklyn, CT	1,722	107	7.0%
Danielson, CT	3,999	107	7.1%
South Windham, CT	1,330	105	5.2%
Jewett City, CT	3,451	108	7.6%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Watertown, FL	3,451	86	13.7%
Winnsboro, TX	3,451	82	18.2%
Culloden, WV	3,451	86	14.2%
Saint-Maurice, QC	3,450	n/a
Riverton, IL	3,449	85	14.7%
Jewett City, CT	3,451	108	7.6%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.