Stonington, CT Cost Of Living

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Stonington cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Stonington	Connecticut	National
Cost of living index	147	124	100
Index	Stonington	Connecticut	National
Goods & Services index	115	123	100
Groceries index	105	108	100
Health care index	107	112	100
Housing index	227	137	100
Transportation index	110	114	100
Utilities index	124	129	100

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The cost of living in Stonington is 18% higher than the Connecticut average.
The cost of living in Stonington is 47% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Stonington is 127% 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$105,625	$8,802	$2,464	$3,169
Renters	$54,750	$4,563	$1,277	$1,643

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	Stonington	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.00	$17.49	14.4%
Beauty Salon	$56.67	$38.17	48.5%
Toothpaste	$2.55	$2.32	9.9%
Shampoo	$0.99	$1.01	2.2%
Movie	$12.75	$10.72	18.9%
Bowling	$18.00	$13.86	29.9%

Groceries

Item	Stonington	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.77	$3.90	3.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.64	$1.40	17.5%
Milk	$2.64	$1.96	34.5%
Potatoes	$3.49	$3.18	9.6%
Pizza	$10.49	$10.39	0.9%
Beer	$10.32	$9.23	11.8%

Health Care

Item	Stonington	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$131.39	$106.34	23.6%
Doctor	$157.87	$115.25	37.0%
Dentist	$92.75	$98.38	5.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.49	$9.26	2.5%
Lipitor	$408.27	$466.47	12.5%

Housing

Item	Stonington	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$491,900.00	$184,700.00	166.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,558.54	$1,273.32	22.4%
Apartment Rent	$1,270.00	$949.00	33.8%

Transportation

Item	Stonington	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.65	$2.59	2.1%
Tire Balancing	$62.00	$48.90	26.8%

Utilities

Item	Stonington	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$235.76	$167.60	40.7%
Phone	$186.18	$163.42	13.9%

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.
Wyoming, RI	196	104	4%
Poquonock Bridge, CT	2,206	106	6%
Long Hill, CT	4,462	109	9%
Norwich, CT	40,057	109	9%
Oxoboxo River, CT	2,884	110	10%
Stonington, CT	973	147	47%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mora, NM	973	73	-27%
Silkworth, PA	973	97	-3%
Lake Waukomis, MO	973	106	6%
Primghar, IA	973	80	-20%
Southwest City, MO	972	80	-20%
Stonington, CT	973	147	47%

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

Stonington, CT Cost of Living