Cost Of Living in Sixteen Acres, MA

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5%

Overall NAT. AVG.

8%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

1%

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	Sixteen Acres	Springfield	Massachusetts
Cost of living	105	102	133
Goods & Services	108	108	122
Groceries	101	101	105
Health care	103	103	113
Housing	101	90	165
Transportation	96	96	118
Utilities	127	127	134

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Sixteen Acres is 21% lower than the Springfield average
The cost of living in Sixteen Acres is 5% higher than the national average
Sixteen Acres housing is 1% higher than the national average
Massachusetts general sales tax is 22% higher than the national average
Massachusetts state income tax is 93% 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)
Household	$64,907	$5,409	$1,514	$1,947

Massachusetts Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Massachusetts	6.25%	6.25%

Massachusetts Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Massachusetts	5%	9%

Goods & Services

Item	Springfield	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	Springfield	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	Springfield	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	Springfield	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$162,900.00	$184,700.00	11.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,110.08	$2,346.69	10.1%
Apartment Rent	$908.00	$949.00	4.3%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Springfield	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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Stafford Springs, CT	4,784	104	3.8%
Ware, MA	5,978	104	4.1%
Chicopee, MA	55,186	105	5.3%
Holyoke, MA	40,161	106	5.5%
Thompsonville, CT	8,563	106	6.3%
Springfield, MA	153,677	102	2.1%

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