Orange, Connecticut Cost Of Living

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Overall 44%

Goods & Services 25%

Housing 98%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Orange	Connecticut	National
Cost of living	144	124	100
Goods & Services	125	123	100
Groceries	109	108	100
Health care	113	112	100
Housing	198	137	100
Transportation	110	114	100
Utilities	142	129	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Orange is 16% higher than the Connecticut average
The cost of living in Orange is 44% higher than the national average
Orange housing is 98% higher than the national average
Connecticut general sales tax is 25% higher than the national average
Connecticut state income tax is 22% 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	$114,971	$9,581	$2,682	$3,449
Renters	$36,131	$3,011	$843	$1,084

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Orange is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Orange has a median income of about $114,971 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $2,682 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $36,131. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $843 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Orange	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.40	$17.49	56.7%
Beauty Salon	$53.80	$38.17	40.9%
Toothpaste	$1.75	$2.32	24.6%
Shampoo	$0.97	$1.01	4.1%
Movie	$12.70	$10.72	18.4%
Bowling	$19.20	$13.86	38.5%

Groceries

Item	Orange	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.99	$3.90	2.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.68	$1.40	20.4%
Milk	$2.51	$1.96	27.9%
Potatoes	$3.99	$3.18	25.4%
Pizza	$9.39	$10.39	9.7%
Beer	$9.99	$9.23	8.2%

Health Care

Item	Orange	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$114.60	$106.34	7.8%
Doctor	$131.60	$115.25	14.2%
Dentist	$116.80	$98.38	18.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.09	$9.26	1.8%
Lipitor	$521.84	$466.47	11.9%

Housing

Item	Orange	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$382,300.00	$184,700.00	107.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,408.65	$1,273.32	10.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,686.00	$949.00	77.7%

Transportation

Item	Orange	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.84	$2.59	9.6%
Tire Balancing	$55.94	$48.90	14.4%

Utilities

Item	Orange	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$299.32	$167.60	78.6%
Phone	$174.02	$163.42	6.5%

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.
Naugatuck, CT	31,625	114	14%
Bridgeport, CT	147,022	115	15%
Heritage Village, CT	3,875	116	16%
New Haven, CT	130,405	117	17%
West Haven, CT	54,972	117	17%
Orange, CT	13,941	144	44%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sault Ste. Marie, MI	13,941	81	-19%
Chippewa Falls, WI	13,939	92	-8%
Allouez, WI	13,933	91	-9%
Morris, IL	13,930	101	1%
Springdale, NJ	13,955	132	32%
Orange, CT	13,941	144	44%

Source: The Orange, CT cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

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