Cost Of Living in Saukville, 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	Saukville	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	101	96	100
Goods & Services	99	97	100
Groceries	103	99	100
Health care	111	112	100
Housing	102	88	100
Transportation	99	98	100
Utilities	105	102	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Saukville is 6% higher than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Saukville is 1% higher than the national average
Saukville housing is 2% higher 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	$73,661	$6,138	$1,719	$2,210
Renters	$45,319	$3,777	$1,057	$1,360

The affordability of the housing market in Saukville, WI as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Saukville homeowners, the median income is $73,661. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,719 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $45,319. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,057 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Saukville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.21	$24.26	16.7%
Beauty Salon	$33.25	$45.56	27.0%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.28	16.6%
Movie	$10.26	$12.13	15.5%
Bowling	$10.03	$18.00	44.3%

Groceries

Item	Saukville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.05	$5.84	3.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.3%
Milk	$4.55	$4.67	2.7%
Potatoes	$4.10	$4.93	17.0%
Pizza	$11.33	$12.09	6.3%
Beer	$8.52	$10.41	18.2%

Health Care

Item	Saukville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$278.65	$125.68	121.7%
Doctor	$223.73	$135.78	64.8%
Dentist	$106.79	$113.29	5.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.29	$10.65	3.4%
Lipitor	$469.65	$468.60	0.2%

Housing

Item	Saukville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$203,100.00	$184,700.00	10.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,879.64	$2,346.69	19.9%
Apartment Rent	$790.00	$949.00	16.8%

Transportation

Item	Saukville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.30	$3.46	4.5%
Tire Balancing	$44.14	$59.92	26.3%

Utilities

Item	Saukville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.69	$193.99	5.8%
Phone	$185.79	$192.25	3.4%

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.
Cedar Grove, WI	2,231	97	3.4%
Random Lake, WI	1,571	97	3.2%
Brown Deer, WI	11,987	99	1.0%
West Bend, WI	31,587	99	1.3%
Kewaskum, WI	4,224	99	1.0%
Saukville, WI	4,448	101	1.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Millsboro, DE	4,448	107	7.3%
Tri-City, OR	4,449	100	0.1%
Florence, MS	4,446	95	4.9%
Sullivan, IL	4,450	78	21.6%
Montoursville, PA	4,452	96	4.1%
Saukville, WI	4,448	101	1.3%

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 Saukville, WI