Cost Of Living in Saxtons River, VT

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9%

Overall NAT. AVG.

11%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

10%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from C2ER in January, 2026; 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	Saxtons River	Vermont	National
Cost of living	109	109	100
Goods & Services	111	106	100
Groceries	100	106	100
Health care	108	112	100
Housing	110	114	100
Transportation	104	103	100
Utilities	115	113	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Saxtons River is equal to the Vermont average
The cost of living in Saxtons River is 9% higher than the national average
Saxtons River housing is 10% higher than the national average
Vermont general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Vermont state income tax is 29% 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	$158,096	$13,175	$3,689	$4,743
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Vermont Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Vermont	6%	7%

Vermont Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Vermont	3.35%	8.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Saxtons River	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$32.10	$27.62	16.2%
Beauty Salon	$63.58	$51.11	24.4%
Toothpaste	$4.10	$4.09	0.2%
Shampoo	$1.54	$1.54	0.1%
Movie	$13.13	$12.88	1.9%
Yoga	$27.44	$19.66	39.6%

Groceries

Item	Saxtons River	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.89	$7.70	10.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.52	$1.66	8.6%
Milk	$4.84	$4.73	2.3%
Potatoes	$5.18	$5.26	1.5%
Pizza	$12.57	$12.76	1.5%
Beer	$9.88	$10.55	6.3%

Health Care

Item	Saxtons River	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$191.86	$140.06	37.0%
Doctor	$185.67	$153.82	20.7%
Dentist	$115.16	$123.15	6.5%
Ibuprofen	$12.09	$11.73	3.1%
Lipitor	$24.76	$23.61	4.9%

Housing

Item	Saxtons River	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$396,572.00	$326,622.00	21.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,625.98	$2,480.25	5.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,194.00	$1,444.00	17.3%

Transportation

Item	Saxtons River	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.96	$3.06	3.2%
Tire Balancing	$78.26	$65.21	20.0%

Utilities

Item	Saxtons River	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$278.51	$220.12	26.5%
Phone	$190.66	$195.71	2.6%

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.
Charlestown, NH	970	95	4.8%
Springfield, VT	4,179	99	1.4%
North Springfield, VT	758	100	0.3%
Bellows Falls, VT	3,007	101	0.7%
North Westminster, VT	91	105	5.2%
Saxtons River, VT	545	109	8.8%

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