Cost Of Living in Paddock Lake, WI

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Overall NAT. AVG.

2%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

1%

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	Paddock Lake	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	100	96	100
Goods & Services	99	97	100
Groceries	103	99	100
Health care	111	112	100
Housing	99	88	100
Transportation	99	98	100
Utilities	105	102	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Paddock Lake is 5% higher than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Paddock Lake is equal to the national average
Paddock Lake housing is 1% lower than the national average
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
Wisconsin state income tax is 36% 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	$78,482	$6,540	$1,831	$2,355
Renters	$61,528	$5,127	$1,436	$1,846

Wisconsin Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wisconsin	5%	6.75%

Wisconsin Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wisconsin	3.54%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	Paddock Lake	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.21	$24.26	16.7%
Beauty Salon	$33.25	$45.56	27.0%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.28	16.6%
Movie	$10.26	$12.13	15.5%
Bowling	$10.03	$18.00	44.3%

Groceries

Item	Paddock Lake	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.05	$5.84	3.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.3%
Milk	$4.55	$4.67	2.7%
Potatoes	$4.10	$4.93	17.0%
Pizza	$11.33	$12.09	6.3%
Beer	$8.52	$10.41	18.2%

Health Care

Item	Paddock Lake	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$278.65	$125.68	121.7%
Doctor	$223.73	$135.78	64.8%
Dentist	$106.79	$113.29	5.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.29	$10.65	3.4%
Lipitor	$469.65	$468.60	0.2%

Housing

Item	Paddock Lake	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$167,900.00	$184,700.00	9.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,879.64	$2,346.69	19.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,120.00	$949.00	18.0%

Transportation

Item	Paddock Lake	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.30	$3.46	4.5%
Tire Balancing	$44.14	$59.92	26.3%

Utilities

Item	Paddock Lake	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.69	$193.99	5.8%
Phone	$185.79	$192.25	3.4%

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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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Park City, IL	7,636	84	15.8%
Lake Ivanhoe, WI	398	95	5.5%
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Zion, IL	23,677	97	3.4%
Camp Lake, WI	4,175	97	2.5%
Paddock Lake, WI	3,055	100	0.4%

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Paddock Lake, WI	3,055	100	0.4%