Monson Center, MA Cost Of Living

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Monson Center 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	Monson Center	Massachusetts	National
Cost of living index	111	131	100
Index	Monson Center	Massachusetts	National
Goods & Services index	118	120	100
Groceries index	101	107	100
Health care index	114	120	100
Housing index	111	165	100
Transportation index	113	106	100
Utilities index	96	123	100

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The cost of living in Monson Center is 15% lower than the Massachusetts average.
The cost of living in Monson Center is 11% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Monson Center is 11% higher than the national average.
Massachusetts general sales tax is 23% higher than the national average.
Massachusetts state income tax is 129% 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	$68,276	$5,690	$1,593	$2,048
Renters	$29,738	$2,478	$694	$892

Massachusetts Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Massachusetts	6.25%	6.25%

Massachusetts Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Massachusetts	5.1%	5.1%

Goods & Services

Item	Monson Center	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	Monson Center	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	Monson Center	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	Monson Center	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$223,200.00	$184,700.00	20.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,580.54	$1,202.44	31.4%
Apartment Rent	$845.00	$949.00	11.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Monson Center	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.
Springfield, MA	153,991	102	2%
Ware, MA	5,771	105	5%
Stafford Springs, CT	5,044	104	4%
Palmer Town, MA	12,145	105	5%
Warren, MA	1,228	109	9%
Monson Center, MA	2,031	111	11%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Big Sandy, TX	2,031	84	-16%
Williamsport, MD	2,031	94	-6%
East Atlantic Beach, NY	2,031	182	82%
Great Falls, SC	2,030	87	-13%
Durant, IA	2,032	94	-6%
Monson Center, MA	2,031	111	11%

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

Monson Center, MA Cost of Living