Cost Of Living in Salmon Brook, CT

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16%

Overall NAT. AVG.

8%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

38%

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	Salmon Brook	Connecticut	National
Cost of living	116	118	100
Goods & Services	108	109	100
Groceries	101	102	100
Health care	103	109	100
Housing	138	137	100
Transportation	96	100	100
Utilities	127	130	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Salmon Brook is 1% lower than the Connecticut average
The cost of living in Salmon Brook is 16% higher than the national average
Salmon Brook housing is 38% 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	$68,359	$5,697	$1,595	$2,051
Renters	$78,295	$6,525	$1,827	$2,349

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	Salmon Brook	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$33.78	$24.26	39.2%
Beauty Salon	$58.55	$45.56	28.5%
Toothpaste	$3.65	$3.70	1.5%
Shampoo	$1.42	$1.28	10.9%
Movie	$12.85	$12.13	5.9%
Bowling	$18.33	$18.00	1.9%

Groceries

Item	Salmon Brook	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.23	$5.84	6.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.4%
Milk	$4.73	$4.67	1.2%
Potatoes	$4.96	$4.93	0.6%
Pizza	$10.79	$12.09	10.7%
Beer	$10.49	$10.41	0.8%

Health Care

Item	Salmon Brook	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$166.22	$125.68	32.3%
Doctor	$182.50	$135.78	34.4%
Dentist	$127.00	$113.29	12.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.89	$10.65	2.2%
Lipitor	$384.88	$468.60	17.9%

Housing

Item	Salmon Brook	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$259,500.00	$184,700.00	40.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,110.08	$2,346.69	10.1%
Apartment Rent	$1,250.00	$949.00	31.7%

Transportation

Item	Salmon Brook	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.34	$3.46	3.4%
Tire Balancing	$71.63	$59.92	19.5%

Utilities

Item	Salmon Brook	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$302.09	$193.99	55.7%
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.
Blue Hills, CT	2,600	102	2.0%
Springfield, MA	153,677	102	2.1%
Winsted, CT	6,504	103	2.8%
Hartford, CT	122,549	104	3.9%
East Hartford, CT	50,036	104	4.2%
Salmon Brook, CT	2,348	116	16.4%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Enfield, NC	2,348	83	17.3%
Gold Beach, OR	2,348	110	10.1%
Greenfield, TN	2,348	77	22.9%
Athens, IL	2,349	87	12.8%
Victoria, Subd. A, NS	2,349	n/a
Salmon Brook, CT	2,348	116	16.4%