Index | Wellington-Harrington | Cambridge | Massachusetts |
Cost of living | 188 | 201 | 133 |
Goods & Services | 122 | 122 | 122 |
Groceries | 105 | 105 | 105 |
Health care | 113 | 113 | 113 |
Housing | 348 | 392 | 165 |
Transportation | 118 | 118 | 118 |
Utilities | 134 | 134 | 134 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Household | $92,663 | $7,722 | $2,162 | $2,780 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Massachusetts | 6.25% | 6.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Massachusetts | 5% | 9% |
Item | Cambridge | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $43.72 | $24.26 | 80.2% |
Beauty Salon | $65.56 | $45.56 | 43.9% |
Toothpaste | $3.53 | $3.70 | 4.7% |
Shampoo | $1.49 | $1.28 | 16.4% |
Movie | $15.49 | $12.13 | 27.6% |
Bowling | $29.33 | $18.00 | 63.0% |
Item | Cambridge | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.48 | $5.84 | 6.2% |
Fried Chicken | $1.45 | $1.57 | 8.0% |
Milk | $4.76 | $4.67 | 1.9% |
Potatoes | $4.99 | $4.93 | 1.1% |
Pizza | $12.52 | $12.09 | 3.6% |
Beer | $10.21 | $10.41 | 1.9% |
Item | Cambridge | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $123.17 | $125.68 | 2.0% |
Doctor | $157.89 | $135.78 | 16.3% |
Dentist | $149.22 | $113.29 | 31.7% |
Ibuprofen | $11.39 | $10.65 | 6.9% |
Lipitor | $384.69 | $468.60 | 17.9% |
Item | Cambridge | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $843,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 356.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $4,745.89 | $2,346.69 | 102.2% |
Apartment Rent | $2,293.00 | $949.00 | 141.6% |
Item | Cambridge | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.43 | $3.46 | 0.9% |
Tire Balancing | $97.39 | $59.92 | 62.5% |
Item | Cambridge | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $302.72 | $193.99 | 56.0% |
Phone | $187.85 | $192.25 | 2.3% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Randolph, MA | 33,526 | 126 | 26.4% |
Lynn, MA | 94,201 | 136 | 35.5% |
Salem, MA | 43,350 | 139 | 39.2% |
Chelsea, MA | 39,878 | 140 | 39.5% |
Revere, MA | 53,400 | 142 | 41.6% |
Cambridge, MA | 117,822 | 201 | 101.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Lansing, MI | 117,488 | 84 | 16.5% |
Waterloo, ON | 118,234 | n/a | |
Beaumont, TX | 117,321 | 92 | 7.7% |
Evansville, IN | 118,414 | 89 | 11.1% |
Independence, MO | 117,139 | 88 | 12.1% |
Cambridge, MA | 117,822 | 201 | 101.1% |