Cost Of Living in Acushnet Center, MA

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	Acushnet Center	Massachusetts	National
Cost of living	112	133	100
Goods & Services	115	122	100
Groceries	102	105	100
Health care	108	113	100
Housing	119	165	100
Transportation	93	118	100
Utilities	112	134	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Acushnet Center is 16% lower than the Massachusetts average
The cost of living in Acushnet Center is 12% higher than the national average
Acushnet Center housing is 19% 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)
Owners	$72,279	$6,023	$1,686	$2,169
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Acushnet Center	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$31.50	$24.26	29.8%
Beauty Salon	$49.92	$45.56	9.6%
Toothpaste	$3.46	$3.70	6.5%
Shampoo	$1.43	$1.28	11.4%
Movie	$14.37	$12.13	18.4%
Bowling	$22.72	$18.00	26.2%

Groceries

Item	Acushnet Center	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.85	$5.84	0.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	8.9%
Milk	$4.74	$4.67	1.4%
Potatoes	$5.00	$4.93	1.3%
Pizza	$11.59	$12.09	4.1%
Beer	$10.74	$10.41	3.1%

Health Care

Item	Acushnet Center	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$104.45	$125.68	16.9%
Doctor	$169.83	$135.78	25.1%
Dentist	$130.28	$113.29	15.0%
Ibuprofen	$11.11	$10.65	4.3%
Lipitor	$369.37	$468.60	21.2%

Housing

Item	Acushnet Center	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$249,700.00	$184,700.00	35.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,379.56	$2,346.69	1.4%
Apartment Rent	$777.00	$949.00	18.1%

Transportation

Item	Acushnet Center	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.38	$3.46	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$48.20	$59.92	19.6%

Utilities

Item	Acushnet Center	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$230.62	$193.99	18.9%
Phone	$195.18	$192.25	1.5%

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.
West Wareham, MA	2,398	107	7.5%
Weweantic, MA	1,287	109	9.2%
New Bedford, MA	95,355	111	11.5%
Fall River, MA	89,618	113	13.1%
Smith Mills, MA	4,706	115	15.3%
Acushnet Center, MA	3,403	112	11.8%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Paris, AR	3,403	84	15.6%
Loyola, CA	3,404	342	242.3%
Jasper, TN	3,404	84	15.7%
Jena, LA	3,400	89	11.0%
Haworth, NJ	3,400	193	93.4%
Acushnet Center, MA	3,403	112	11.8%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Acushnet Center, MA