Cost Of Living in Dwight, CT

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	Dwight	New Haven	Connecticut
Cost of living	102	112	118
Goods & Services	108	108	109
Groceries	99	99	102
Health care	113	113	109
Housing	85	116	137
Transportation	103	103	100
Utilities	133	133	130

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Dwight is 13% lower than the New Haven average
The cost of living in Dwight is 2% higher than the national average
Dwight housing is 15% lower 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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Price difference in compared to

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	$31,465	$2,622	$734	$944

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	New Haven	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$39.78	$24.26	64.0%
Beauty Salon	$69.00	$45.56	51.4%
Toothpaste	$3.86	$3.70	4.2%
Shampoo	$1.47	$1.28	14.8%
Movie	$15.07	$12.13	24.2%
Bowling	$24.00	$18.00	33.3%

Groceries

Item	New Haven	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.28	$5.84	7.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.59	$1.57	1.4%
Milk	$4.83	$4.67	3.3%
Potatoes	$5.03	$4.93	2.0%
Pizza	$13.21	$12.09	9.3%
Beer	$10.53	$10.41	1.1%

Health Care

Item	New Haven	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$134.70	$125.68	7.2%
Doctor	$162.26	$135.78	19.5%
Dentist	$136.03	$113.29	20.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.26	$10.65	5.7%
Lipitor	$375.63	$468.60	19.8%

Housing

Item	New Haven	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$205,100.00	$184,700.00	11.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,730.18	$2,346.69	59.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,219.00	$949.00	28.5%

Transportation

Item	New Haven	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.47	$3.46	0.2%
Tire Balancing	$63.33	$59.92	5.7%

Utilities

Item	New Haven	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$296.64	$193.99	52.9%
Phone	$185.16	$192.25	3.7%

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.
Naugatuck, CT	31,201	108	8.4%
Bridgeport, CT	145,014	109	8.9%
Derby, CT	12,420	110	9.7%
West Haven, CT	54,666	110	10.1%
Ansonia, CT	18,709	112	12.0%
New Haven, CT	130,381	112	11.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Stamford, CT	130,057	158	58.1%
Kent, WA	130,038	136	36.4%
Concord, CA	129,227	167	67.3%
Round Rock, TX	128,812	108	8.1%
Langley, BC	132,088	n/a
New Haven, CT	130,381	112	11.5%

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 Dwight, New Haven, CT