Southport, Connecticut Cost Of Living

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Overall 82%

Goods & Services 23%

Housing 227%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Southport	Connecticut	National
Cost of living	182	124	100
Goods & Services	123	123	100
Groceries	110	108	100
Health care	117	112	100
Housing	327	137	100
Transportation	124	114	100
Utilities	123	129	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Southport is 46% higher than the Connecticut average
The cost of living in Southport is 82% higher than the national average
Southport housing is 227% higher 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$197,125	$16,427	$4,599	$5,914
Renters	$40,598	$3,383	$947	$1,218

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	Southport	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$30.60	$17.49	75.0%
Beauty Salon	$59.00	$38.17	54.6%
Toothpaste	$2.05	$2.32	11.7%
Shampoo	$0.96	$1.01	5.1%
Movie	$13.90	$10.72	29.6%
Bowling	$17.00	$13.86	22.6%

Groceries

Item	Southport	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.57	$3.90	17.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.89	$1.40	35.4%
Milk	$2.15	$1.96	9.6%
Potatoes	$3.99	$3.18	25.4%
Pizza	$9.39	$10.39	9.7%
Beer	$9.89	$9.23	7.2%

Health Care

Item	Southport	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$133.00	$106.34	25.1%
Doctor	$128.00	$115.25	11.1%
Dentist	$131.00	$98.38	33.2%
Ibuprofen	$7.95	$9.26	14.2%
Lipitor	$511.40	$466.47	9.6%

Housing

Item	Southport	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$719,500.00	$184,700.00	289.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,098.87	$1,273.32	64.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,705.00	$949.00	79.7%

Transportation

Item	Southport	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.98	$2.59	14.9%
Tire Balancing	$69.96	$48.90	43.1%

Utilities

Item	Southport	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$242.33	$167.60	44.6%
Phone	$174.02	$163.42	6.5%

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.
Cannondale, CT	92	120	20%
Bridgeport, CT	147,022	115	15%
Derby, CT	12,755	118	18%
Ansonia, CT	18,950	119	19%
Stratford, CT	52,300	125	25%
Southport, CT	1,694	182	82%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Rossville, IL	1,694	82	-18%
Norwood, NY	1,694	91	-9%
Guthrie, KY	1,693	84	-16%
Lebanon, NJ	1,693	125	25%
Charlotte, TN	1,696	89	-11%
Southport, CT	1,694	182	82%

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