Cost Of Living in Old Greenwich, CT

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182%

Overall NAT. AVG.

13%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

578%

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	Old Greenwich	Connecticut	National
Cost of living	282	118	100
Goods & Services	113	109	100
Groceries	105	102	100
Health care	110	109	100
Housing	678	137	100
Transportation	102	100	100
Utilities	131	130	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Old Greenwich is 140% higher than the Connecticut average
The cost of living in Old Greenwich is 182% higher than the national average
Old Greenwich housing is 578% 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	$250,001	$20,833	$5,833	$7,501
Renters	$157,009	$13,084	$3,663	$4,711

The affordability of the housing market in Old Greenwich, CT as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted 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 be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Old Greenwich homeowners, the median income is $250,001. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $5,833 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $157,009. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $3,663 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Old Greenwich	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$32.33	$24.26	33.3%
Beauty Salon	$48.56	$45.56	6.6%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.50	$1.28	17.4%
Movie	$13.76	$12.13	13.4%
Bowling	$19.63	$18.00	9.0%

Groceries

Item	Old Greenwich	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.34	$5.84	8.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.4%
Milk	$4.73	$4.67	1.2%
Potatoes	$5.03	$4.93	1.9%
Pizza	$10.07	$12.09	16.7%
Beer	$10.62	$10.41	2.0%

Health Care

Item	Old Greenwich	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$140.10	$125.68	11.5%
Doctor	$143.23	$135.78	5.5%
Dentist	$123.00	$113.29	8.6%
Ibuprofen	$11.00	$10.65	3.3%
Lipitor	$401.34	$468.60	14.4%

Housing

Item	Old Greenwich	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$1,615,300.00	$184,700.00	774.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,857.27	$2,346.69	20.9%
Apartment Rent	$2,089.00	$949.00	120.1%

Transportation

Item	Old Greenwich	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.33	$3.46	3.7%
Tire Balancing	$57.68	$59.92	3.7%

Utilities

Item	Old Greenwich	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$281.67	$193.99	45.2%
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.
Cannondale, CT	440	112	12.4%
Greenville CDP (Greene County), NY	604	106	6.1%
Hartsdale, NY	3,205	133	32.7%
Mount Vernon, NY	67,623	137	37.4%
Mount Kisco, NY	10,949	141	40.7%
Old Greenwich, CT	6,980	282	182.1%

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Old Greenwich, CT	6,980	282	182.1%