Cost Of Living in Theresa, WI

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10%

Overall NAT. AVG.

4%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

27%

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	Theresa	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	90	95	100
Goods & Services	97	99	100
Groceries	101	100	100
Health care	101	100	100
Housing	73	89	100
Transportation	101	99	100
Utilities	93	91	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Theresa is 6% lower than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Theresa is 10% lower than the national average
Theresa housing is 27% lower than the national average
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
Wisconsin state income tax is 36% 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	$94,767	$7,897	$2,211	$2,843
Renters	$52,679	$4,390	$1,229	$1,581

Wisconsin Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wisconsin	5%	6.75%

Wisconsin Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wisconsin	3.54%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	Theresa	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$29.76	$27.62	7.8%
Beauty Salon	$44.52	$51.11	12.9%
Toothpaste	$4.15	$4.09	1.4%
Shampoo	$1.37	$1.54	11.2%
Movie	$14.28	$12.88	10.9%
Yoga	$19.35	$19.66	1.6%

Groceries

Item	Theresa	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$7.87	$7.70	2.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.54	$1.66	7.4%
Milk	$4.70	$4.73	0.7%
Potatoes	$5.10	$5.26	3.0%
Pizza	$14.03	$12.76	9.9%
Beer	$9.38	$10.55	11.1%

Health Care

Item	Theresa	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$80.23	$140.06	42.7%
Doctor	$188.84	$153.82	22.8%
Dentist	$118.87	$123.15	3.5%
Ibuprofen	$12.06	$11.73	2.8%
Lipitor	$20.95	$23.61	11.3%

Housing

Item	Theresa	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$231,662.00	$326,622.00	29.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,747.52	$2,480.25	10.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,103.00	$1,444.00	23.6%

Transportation

Item	Theresa	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.90	$3.06	5.0%
Tire Balancing	$74.93	$65.21	14.9%

Utilities

Item	Theresa	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$199.66	$220.12	9.3%
Phone	$189.13	$195.71	3.4%

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.
Burnett, WI	336	91	9.1%
Clyman, WI	364	91	8.8%
Waupun, WI	11,501	89	11.0%
Eden, WI	820	89	10.8%
Horicon, WI	3,709	91	8.7%
Theresa, WI	1,235	90	9.9%

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