Cost Of Living in Belmont, WI

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	Belmont	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	92	96	100
Goods & Services	97	97	100
Groceries	98	99	100
Health care	91	112	100
Housing	82	88	100
Transportation	104	98	100
Utilities	94	102	100

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The cost of living in Belmont is 4% lower than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Belmont is 8% lower than the national average
Belmont housing is 18% 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	$76,786	$6,399	$1,792	$2,304
Renters	$34,118	$2,843	$796	$1,024

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	Belmont	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.86	$24.26	1.7%
Beauty Salon	$34.11	$45.56	25.1%
Toothpaste	$3.59	$3.70	3.0%
Shampoo	$1.36	$1.28	6.5%
Movie	$8.68	$12.13	28.4%
Bowling	$15.39	$18.00	14.5%

Groceries

Item	Belmont	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.38	$5.84	7.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	10.8%
Milk	$4.77	$4.67	2.1%
Potatoes	$4.76	$4.93	3.6%
Pizza	$12.46	$12.09	3.1%
Beer	$9.93	$10.41	4.6%

Health Care

Item	Belmont	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$127.39	$125.68	1.4%
Doctor	$130.00	$135.78	4.3%
Dentist	$85.78	$113.29	24.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.82	$10.65	1.6%
Lipitor	$498.96	$468.60	6.5%

Housing

Item	Belmont	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$154,300.00	$184,700.00	16.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,665.29	$2,346.69	29.0%
Apartment Rent	$732.00	$949.00	22.9%

Transportation

Item	Belmont	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.44	$3.46	0.5%
Tire Balancing	$68.44	$59.92	14.2%

Utilities

Item	Belmont	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$176.50	$193.99	9.0%
Phone	$187.56	$192.25	2.4%

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.
Rewey, WI	279	82	17.7%
Linden, WI	616	85	14.7%
Shullsburg, WI	1,252	85	14.5%
Darlington, WI	2,333	87	12.6%
Benton, WI	852	88	12.3%
Belmont, WI	1,042	92	7.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Brantley, AL	1,042	81	19.2%
Masaryktown, FL	1,042	90	9.8%
Bethlehem, GA	1,042	92	8.2%
Hemlock, MI	1,042	90	10.3%
Cooperstown, ND	1,042	82	17.6%
Belmont, WI	1,042	92	7.5%

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 Belmont, WI