Cost Of Living in Winter Harbor, ME

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2%

Overall NAT. AVG.

2%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

5%

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	Winter Harbor	Maine	National
Cost of living	102	101	100
Goods & Services	102	102	100
Groceries	101	101	100
Health care	115	115	100
Housing	95	91	100
Transportation	103	103	100
Utilities	118	118	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Winter Harbor is 1% higher than the Maine average
The cost of living in Winter Harbor is 2% higher than the national average
Winter Harbor housing is 5% lower than the national average
Maine general sales tax is 8% higher than the national average
Maine state income tax is 123% 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	$80,846	$6,737	$1,886	$2,426
Renters	$40,086	$3,341	$935	$1,203

Maine Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Maine	5.5%	5.5%

Maine Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Maine	5.8%	7.15%

Goods & Services

Item	Winter Harbor	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$29.75	$27.62	7.7%
Beauty Salon	$56.25	$51.11	10.1%
Toothpaste	$4.08	$4.09	0.3%
Shampoo	$1.53	$1.54	0.8%
Movie	$14.18	$12.88	10.1%
Yoga	$18.89	$19.66	3.9%

Groceries

Item	Winter Harbor	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$7.65	$7.70	0.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.53	$1.66	8.0%
Milk	$4.85	$4.73	2.5%
Potatoes	$5.08	$5.26	3.4%
Pizza	$11.76	$12.76	7.9%
Beer	$10.55	$10.55	0.0%

Health Care

Item	Winter Harbor	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$198.86	$140.06	42.0%
Doctor	$211.93	$153.82	37.8%
Dentist	$134.93	$123.15	9.6%
Ibuprofen	$12.06	$11.73	2.8%
Lipitor	$21.32	$23.61	9.7%

Housing

Item	Winter Harbor	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$325,537.00	$326,622.00	0.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,868.13	$2,480.25	15.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,230.00	$1,444.00	14.8%

Transportation

Item	Winter Harbor	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.06	$3.06	0.2%
Tire Balancing	$72.00	$65.21	10.4%

Utilities

Item	Winter Harbor	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$289.55	$220.12	31.5%
Phone	$190.21	$195.71	2.8%

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.
Bar Harbor, ME	2,221	116	15.5%
Southwest Harbor, ME	649	117	17.4%
Winter Harbor, ME	347	102	2.1%

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