Index | Appalachian Ridge | Madison | Wisconsin |
Cost of living | n/a | 115 | 96 |
Goods & Services | 106 | 106 | 97 |
Groceries | 102 | 102 | 99 |
Health care | 120 | 120 | 112 |
Housing | n/a | 136 | 88 |
Transportation | 101 | 101 | 98 |
Utilities | 109 | 109 | 102 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Household | n/a | $0 | $0 | $0 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Wisconsin | 5% | 6.75% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Wisconsin | 3.54% | 7.65% |
Item | Madison | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $24.26 | $24.26 | 0.0% |
Beauty Salon | $66.46 | $45.56 | 45.9% |
Toothpaste | $3.76 | $3.70 | 1.7% |
Shampoo | $1.22 | $1.28 | 4.8% |
Movie | $12.47 | $12.13 | 2.8% |
Bowling | $27.76 | $18.00 | 54.2% |
Item | Madison | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.27 | $5.84 | 7.4% |
Fried Chicken | $1.45 | $1.57 | 8.1% |
Milk | $4.79 | $4.67 | 2.5% |
Potatoes | $4.20 | $4.93 | 15.0% |
Pizza | $10.96 | $12.09 | 9.3% |
Beer | $8.82 | $10.41 | 15.3% |
Item | Madison | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $70.37 | $125.68 | 44.0% |
Doctor | $222.85 | $135.78 | 64.1% |
Dentist | $122.45 | $113.29 | 8.1% |
Ibuprofen | $10.72 | $10.65 | 0.6% |
Lipitor | $506.88 | $468.60 | 8.2% |
Item | Madison | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $262,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 42.1% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,571.07 | $2,346.69 | 9.6% |
Apartment Rent | $1,147.00 | $949.00 | 20.9% |
Item | Madison | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.39 | $3.46 | 2.0% |
Tire Balancing | $65.66 | $59.92 | 9.6% |
Item | Madison | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $226.90 | $193.99 | 17.0% |
Phone | $185.25 | $192.25 | 3.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Black Earth, WI | 1,388 | 103 | 3.1% |
Belleville, WI | 2,682 | 104 | 3.8% |
Sauk City, WI | 3,481 | 106 | 5.7% |
Stoughton, WI | 13,146 | 108 | 8.3% |
Prairie du Sac, WI | 4,397 | 110 | 10.3% |
Madison, WI | 258,366 | 115 | 14.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Burnaby, BC | 258,827 | n/a | |
Kitchener, ON | 259,162 | n/a | |
Chandler, AZ | 257,076 | 127 | 27.4% |
Lubbock, TX | 257,013 | 92 | 7.7% |
Laredo, TX | 260,571 | 88 | 12.5% |
Madison, WI | 258,366 | 115 | 14.8% |