Cost Of Living in South Windham, 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	South Windham	Connecticut	National
Cost of living	101	118	100
Goods & Services	108	109	100
Groceries	101	102	100
Health care	103	109	100
Housing	86	137	100
Transportation	96	100	100
Utilities	127	130	100

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The cost of living in South Windham is 14% lower than the Connecticut average
The cost of living in South Windham is 1% higher than the national average
South Windham housing is 14% 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$66,042	$5,504	$1,541	$1,981
Renters	$49,316	$4,110	$1,151	$1,480

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	South Windham	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$33.78	$24.26	39.2%
Beauty Salon	$58.55	$45.56	28.5%
Toothpaste	$3.65	$3.70	1.5%
Shampoo	$1.42	$1.28	10.9%
Movie	$12.85	$12.13	5.9%
Bowling	$18.33	$18.00	1.9%

Groceries

Item	South Windham	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.23	$5.84	6.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.4%
Milk	$4.73	$4.67	1.2%
Potatoes	$4.96	$4.93	0.6%
Pizza	$10.79	$12.09	10.7%
Beer	$10.49	$10.41	0.8%

Health Care

Item	South Windham	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$166.22	$125.68	32.3%
Doctor	$182.50	$135.78	34.4%
Dentist	$127.00	$113.29	12.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.89	$10.65	2.2%
Lipitor	$384.88	$468.60	17.9%

Housing

Item	South Windham	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$145,500.00	$184,700.00	21.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,110.08	$2,346.69	10.1%
Apartment Rent	$981.00	$949.00	3.4%

Transportation

Item	South Windham	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.34	$3.46	3.4%
Tire Balancing	$71.63	$59.92	19.5%

Utilities

Item	South Windham	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$302.09	$193.99	55.7%
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.
Willimantic, CT	18,669	101	0.6%
Rockville, CT	7,084	102	2.4%
Plainfield Village, CT	2,136	104	3.8%
Jewett City, CT	3,387	104	3.9%
Wauregan, CT	1,486	105	5.2%
South Windham, CT	1,475	101	0.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Vance, AL	1,475	94	5.7%
Ogden, KS	1,475	89	11.4%
Huntsville, TN	1,475	84	16.4%
Ferron, UT	1,475	93	6.9%
Lebec, CA	1,474	109	9.3%
South Windham, CT	1,475	101	0.8%

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 South Windham, CT