Plainfield Village, CT Cost Of Living

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Plainfield Village cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Plainfield Village	Connecticut	National
Cost of living index	104	124	100
Index	Plainfield Village	Connecticut	National
Goods & Services index	115	123	100
Groceries index	105	108	100
Health care index	107	112	100
Housing index	82	137	100
Transportation index	110	114	100
Utilities index	124	129	100

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The cost of living in Plainfield Village is 17% lower than the Connecticut average.
The cost of living in Plainfield Village is 4% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Plainfield Village is 18% lower than the national average.
Connecticut general sales tax is 25% higher than the national average.
Connecticut state income tax is 35% 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	$58,796	$4,900	$1,372	$1,764
Renters	$27,283	$2,274	$637	$819

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	Plainfield Village	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.00	$17.49	14.4%
Beauty Salon	$56.67	$38.17	48.5%
Toothpaste	$2.55	$2.32	9.9%
Shampoo	$0.99	$1.01	2.2%
Movie	$12.75	$10.72	18.9%
Bowling	$18.00	$13.86	29.9%

Groceries

Item	Plainfield Village	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.77	$3.90	3.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.64	$1.40	17.5%
Milk	$2.64	$1.96	34.5%
Potatoes	$3.49	$3.18	9.6%
Pizza	$10.49	$10.39	0.9%
Beer	$10.32	$9.23	11.8%

Health Care

Item	Plainfield Village	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$131.39	$106.34	23.6%
Doctor	$157.87	$115.25	37.0%
Dentist	$92.75	$98.38	5.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.49	$9.26	2.5%
Lipitor	$408.27	$466.47	12.5%

Housing

Item	Plainfield Village	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$152,100.00	$184,700.00	17.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,558.54	$1,273.32	22.4%
Apartment Rent	$776.00	$949.00	18.2%

Transportation

Item	Plainfield Village	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.65	$2.59	2.1%
Tire Balancing	$62.00	$48.90	26.8%

Utilities

Item	Plainfield Village	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$235.76	$167.60	40.7%
Phone	$186.18	$163.42	13.9%

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.
Wyoming, RI	196	104	4%
East Brooklyn, CT	1,722	105	5%
Danielson, CT	3,999	105	5%
South Windham, CT	1,330	108	8%
Moosup, CT	3,558	106	6%
Plainfield Village, CT	2,085	104	4%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Rosemount, OH	2,085	84	-16%
London, CA	2,084	98	-2%
Syracuse, NE	2,084	88	-12%
Marceline, MO	2,083	81	-19%
Decatur, MS	2,087	85	-15%
Plainfield Village, CT	2,085	104	4%

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

Plainfield Village, CT Cost of Living