Naugatuck cost of living index

Displayed above is a general overview of the Naugatuck, CT cost of living index. The overall cost of living index in Naugatuck, CT is 108, which is 10% lower than the Connecticut average and 8% higher than the national average. The cost of living index is created from the following categories: goods/services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). As you can see, goods/services and housing make up the majority of the overall cost of living index. Everyday goods and services can be a good indicator of the general cost of goods in a given city. In this case, the goods and services in Naugatuck, CT are 1% higher than the Connecticut average and 21% higher than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

The affordability of the housing market in Naugatuck, CT as well as the overall cost of living can be indicated accurately by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should ever be used on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Naugatuck, CT homeowners, the median income is $82,441. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,923 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $36,671. This indicates that renters should have a maximum of $856 used for their rent related monthly costs.

Connecticut Sales Tax

Connecticut Income Tax

When considering the overall cost of living expenses in Naugatuck, CT, it's important to take into account the sales tax for Connecticut, as well as the rate for income tax in Connecticut. Goods and services sold to consumers in any state have some form of sales tax. Each state has its own tax code, which means that sales tax rates vary from state to state, ranging from over 7% in some states to as low as 0% in others. The maximum surtax for Connecticut is 6.35%, and the sales tax in the state of Connecticut is 6.35%. Alternatively, the tax imposed on your income by the state government is known as income tax. The rate for this tax also varies from state to state, and your rate is affected by your tax bracket, which is determined by your level of income. Income tax rates might be as high as 9%, down to as low as 0%. The range for income tax rates in Connecticut starts from 3% and goes up to 6.99%.

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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.

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