Cost Of Living in Smith Mills, MA

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	Smith Mills	Massachusetts	National
Cost of living	115	133	100
Goods & Services	115	122	100
Groceries	102	105	100
Health care	108	113	100
Housing	131	165	100
Transportation	93	118	100
Utilities	112	134	100

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The cost of living in Smith Mills is 13% lower than the Massachusetts average
The cost of living in Smith Mills is 15% higher than the national average
Smith Mills housing is 31% higher than the national average
Massachusetts general sales tax is 22% higher than the national average
Massachusetts state income tax is 93% 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	$81,992	$6,833	$1,913	$2,460
Renters	$27,519	$2,293	$642	$826

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Smith Mills is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Smith Mills has a median income of about $81,992 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,913 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $27,519. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $642 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

Massachusetts Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Massachusetts	6.25%	6.25%

Massachusetts Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Massachusetts	5%	9%

Goods & Services

Item	Smith Mills	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$31.50	$24.26	29.8%
Beauty Salon	$49.92	$45.56	9.6%
Toothpaste	$3.46	$3.70	6.5%
Shampoo	$1.43	$1.28	11.4%
Movie	$14.37	$12.13	18.4%
Bowling	$22.72	$18.00	26.2%

Groceries

Item	Smith Mills	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.85	$5.84	0.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	8.9%
Milk	$4.74	$4.67	1.4%
Potatoes	$5.00	$4.93	1.3%
Pizza	$11.59	$12.09	4.1%
Beer	$10.74	$10.41	3.1%

Health Care

Item	Smith Mills	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$104.45	$125.68	16.9%
Doctor	$169.83	$135.78	25.1%
Dentist	$130.28	$113.29	15.0%
Ibuprofen	$11.11	$10.65	4.3%
Lipitor	$369.37	$468.60	21.2%

Housing

Item	Smith Mills	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$302,400.00	$184,700.00	63.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,379.56	$2,346.69	1.4%
Apartment Rent	$511.00	$949.00	46.2%

Transportation

Item	Smith Mills	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.38	$3.46	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$48.20	$59.92	19.6%

Utilities

Item	Smith Mills	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$230.62	$193.99	18.9%
Phone	$195.18	$192.25	1.5%

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.
West Wareham, MA	2,398	107	7.5%
Weweantic, MA	1,287	109	9.2%
New Bedford, MA	95,355	111	11.5%
Acushnet Center, MA	3,403	112	11.8%
Fall River, MA	89,618	113	13.1%
Smith Mills, MA	4,706	115	15.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hampton, MD	4,706	159	59.4%
Soldotna, AK	4,705	117	16.8%
Lake Montezuma, AZ	4,707	105	5.3%
Waterloo, NY	4,707	89	10.5%
New Lexington, OH	4,707	81	19.1%
Smith Mills, MA	4,706	115	15.3%

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 Smith Mills, MA