Cost Of Living in Woodbury Center, CT

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38%

Overall NAT. AVG.

7%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

104%

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	Woodbury Center	Connecticut	National
Cost of living	138	119	100
Goods & Services	107	110	100
Groceries	103	104	100
Health care	113	111	100
Housing	204	139	100
Transportation	102	104	100
Utilities	135	131	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Woodbury Center is 16% higher than the Connecticut average
The cost of living in Woodbury Center is 38% higher than the national average
Woodbury Center housing is 104% higher than the national average
Connecticut general sales tax is 24% higher than the national average
Connecticut state income tax is 16% 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	$156,279	$13,023	$3,646	$4,689
Renters	$89,038	$7,420	$2,077	$2,671

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	Woodbury Center	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$32.63	$27.62	18.2%
Beauty Salon	$65.50	$51.11	28.2%
Toothpaste	$4.14	$4.09	1.2%
Shampoo	$1.69	$1.54	9.6%
Movie	$13.63	$12.88	5.8%
Yoga	$22.03	$19.66	12.0%

Groceries

Item	Woodbury Center	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$7.48	$7.70	2.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.54	$1.66	7.4%
Milk	$5.02	$4.73	6.1%
Potatoes	$5.24	$5.26	0.3%
Pizza	$10.17	$12.76	20.3%
Beer	$11.05	$10.55	4.7%

Health Care

Item	Woodbury Center	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$220.55	$140.06	57.5%
Doctor	$197.11	$153.82	28.1%
Dentist	$129.70	$123.15	5.3%
Ibuprofen	$12.12	$11.73	3.3%
Lipitor	$21.90	$23.61	7.2%

Housing

Item	Woodbury Center	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$757,784.00	$326,622.00	132.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,947.46	$2,480.25	21.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,996.00	$1,444.00	38.2%

Transportation

Item	Woodbury Center	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.05	$3.06	0.1%
Tire Balancing	$70.37	$65.21	7.9%

Utilities

Item	Woodbury Center	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$349.42	$220.12	58.7%
Phone	$189.68	$195.71	3.1%

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.
Waterbury, CT	110,817	102	1.9%
Bantam, CT	618	102	1.8%
Terryville, CT	5,203	108	7.6%
Naugatuck, CT	32,241	109	9.1%
Thomaston, CT	1,786	108	8.0%
Woodbury Center, CT	1,194	138	38.2%

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