| Index | New Preston | Connecticut | National |
| Cost of living | 134 | 119 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 107 | 110 | 100 |
| Groceries | 103 | 104 | 100 |
| Health care | 113 | 111 | 100 |
| Housing | 190 | 139 | 100 |
| Transportation | 102 | 104 | 100 |
| Utilities | 135 | 131 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $165,221 | $13,768 | $3,855 | $4,957 |
| Renters | $135,630 | $11,303 | $3,164 | $4,069 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Connecticut | 6.35% | 6.35% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Connecticut | 3% | 6.99% |
| Item | New Preston | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $32.63 | $27.62 | 18.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $65.50 | $51.11 | 28.2% |
| Toothpaste | $4.14 | $4.09 | 1.2% |
| Shampoo | $1.69 | $1.54 | 9.6% |
| Movie | $13.63 | $12.88 | 5.8% |
| Yoga | $22.03 | $19.66 | 12.0% |
| Item | New Preston | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.48 | $7.70 | 2.9% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.54 | $1.66 | 7.4% |
| Milk | $5.02 | $4.73 | 6.1% |
| Potatoes | $5.24 | $5.26 | 0.3% |
| Pizza | $10.17 | $12.76 | 20.3% |
| Beer | $11.05 | $10.55 | 4.7% |
| Item | New Preston | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $220.55 | $140.06 | 57.5% |
| Doctor | $197.11 | $153.82 | 28.1% |
| Dentist | $129.70 | $123.15 | 5.3% |
| Ibuprofen | $12.12 | $11.73 | 3.3% |
| Lipitor | $21.90 | $23.61 | 7.2% |
| Item | New Preston | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $684,269.00 | $326,622.00 | 109.5% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,947.46 | $2,480.25 | 21.5% |
| Apartment Rent | $2,073.00 | $1,444.00 | 43.6% |
| Item | New Preston | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.05 | $3.06 | 0.1% |
| Tire Balancing | $70.37 | $65.21 | 7.9% |
| Item | New Preston | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $349.42 | $220.12 | 58.7% |
| Phone | $189.68 | $195.71 | 3.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Sharon, CT | 655 | 108 | 8.3% |
| Watchtower, NY | 2,176 | 114 | 14.3% |
| Bantam, CT | 618 | 102 | 1.8% |
| Torrington, CT | 35,543 | 103 | 3.1% |
| Dover Plains, NY | 1,087 | 105 | 5.0% |
| New Preston, CT | 880 | 134 | 33.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Dyer, AR | 880 | 92 | 8.3% |
| Armstrong, IA | 880 | 83 | 17.0% |
| Andover, NY | 880 | 85 | 15.3% |
| Taconic Shores, NY | 880 | 108 | 7.7% |
| Tetherow, OR | 880 | 262 | 161.7% |
| New Preston, CT | 880 | 134 | 33.9% |
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