Cost Of Living in Plainfield, WI

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20%

Overall NAT. AVG.

17%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

44%

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	Plainfield	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	80	96	100
Goods & Services	83	97	100
Groceries	96	99	100
Health care	125	112	100
Housing	56	88	100
Transportation	89	98	100
Utilities	95	102	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Plainfield is 16% lower than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Plainfield is 20% lower than the national average
Plainfield housing is 44% 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	$52,426	$4,369	$1,223	$1,573
Renters	$27,083	$2,257	$632	$813

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	Plainfield	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.71	$24.26	18.3%
Beauty Salon	$44.93	$45.56	1.4%
Toothpaste	$3.62	$3.70	2.3%
Shampoo	$1.18	$1.28	7.6%
Movie	$14.28	$12.13	17.7%
Bowling	$16.88	$18.00	6.2%

Groceries

Item	Plainfield	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.41	$5.84	7.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.47	$1.57	6.5%
Milk	$4.78	$4.67	2.3%
Potatoes	$4.45	$4.93	9.9%
Pizza	$12.91	$12.09	6.8%
Beer	$8.70	$10.41	16.5%

Health Care

Item	Plainfield	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$89.62	$125.68	28.7%
Doctor	$202.67	$135.78	49.3%
Dentist	$110.30	$113.29	2.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.89	$10.65	2.2%
Lipitor	$447.61	$468.60	4.5%

Housing

Item	Plainfield	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$94,800.00	$184,700.00	48.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,296.35	$2,346.69	2.1%
Apartment Rent	$650.00	$949.00	31.5%

Transportation

Item	Plainfield	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.25	$3.46	6.1%
Tire Balancing	$66.53	$59.92	11.0%

Utilities

Item	Plainfield	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$214.46	$193.99	10.5%
Phone	$184.65	$192.25	4.0%

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.
Almond, WI	462	77	22.8%
Wautoma, WI	2,028	86	14.2%
Coloma, WI	554	80	19.7%
Wild Rose, WI	834	87	13.2%
Hancock, WI	395	80	19.6%
Plainfield, WI	981	80	19.8%

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