Cost Of Living in Madison Center, CT

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56%

Overall NAT. AVG.

8%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

165%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Madison Center	Connecticut	National
Cost of living	156	118	100
Goods & Services	108	109	100
Groceries	99	102	100
Health care	113	109	100
Housing	265	137	100
Transportation	103	100	100
Utilities	133	130	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Madison Center is 33% higher than the Connecticut average
The cost of living in Madison Center is 56% higher than the national average
Madison Center housing is 165% higher than the national average
Connecticut general sales tax is 24% higher than the national average
Connecticut state income tax is 16% 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	$135,417	$11,285	$3,160	$4,063
Renters	$28,036	$2,336	$654	$841

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	Madison Center	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$39.78	$24.26	64.0%
Beauty Salon	$69.00	$45.56	51.4%
Toothpaste	$3.86	$3.70	4.2%
Shampoo	$1.47	$1.28	14.8%
Movie	$15.07	$12.13	24.2%
Bowling	$24.00	$18.00	33.3%

Groceries

Item	Madison Center	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.28	$5.84	7.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.59	$1.57	1.4%
Milk	$4.83	$4.67	3.3%
Potatoes	$5.03	$4.93	2.0%
Pizza	$13.21	$12.09	9.3%
Beer	$10.53	$10.41	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Madison Center	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$134.70	$125.68	7.2%
Doctor	$162.26	$135.78	19.5%
Dentist	$136.03	$113.29	20.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.26	$10.65	5.7%
Lipitor	$375.63	$468.60	19.8%

Housing

Item	Madison Center	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$601,700.00	$184,700.00	225.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,730.18	$2,346.69	59.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,172.00	$949.00	23.5%

Transportation

Item	Madison Center	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.47	$3.46	0.2%
Tire Balancing	$63.33	$59.92	5.7%

Utilities

Item	Madison Center	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$296.64	$193.99	52.9%
Phone	$185.16	$192.25	3.7%

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.
Dering Harbor, NY	0	109	9.5%
East Haven, CT	28,645	113	12.8%
Wallingford Center, CT	18,948	115	14.7%
Branford Center, CT	5,845	118	18.0%
Deep River Center, CT	2,638	119	18.6%
Madison Center, CT	2,009	156	56.2%

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Madison Center, CT	2,009	156	56.2%