Cost Of Living in Southport, 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	Southport	Connecticut	National
Cost of living	188	118	100
Goods & Services	113	109	100
Groceries	105	102	100
Health care	110	109	100
Housing	364	137	100
Transportation	102	100	100
Utilities	131	130	100

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The cost of living in Southport is 60% higher than the Connecticut average
The cost of living in Southport is 88% higher than the national average
Southport housing is 264% higher 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)
Owners	$165,769	$13,814	$3,868	$4,974
Renters	$201,250	$16,771	$4,696	$6,038

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	Southport	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$32.33	$24.26	33.3%
Beauty Salon	$48.56	$45.56	6.6%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.50	$1.28	17.4%
Movie	$13.76	$12.13	13.4%
Bowling	$19.63	$18.00	9.0%

Groceries

Item	Southport	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.34	$5.84	8.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.4%
Milk	$4.73	$4.67	1.2%
Potatoes	$5.03	$4.93	1.9%
Pizza	$10.07	$12.09	16.7%
Beer	$10.62	$10.41	2.0%

Health Care

Item	Southport	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$140.10	$125.68	11.5%
Doctor	$143.23	$135.78	5.5%
Dentist	$123.00	$113.29	8.6%
Ibuprofen	$11.00	$10.65	3.3%
Lipitor	$401.34	$468.60	14.4%

Housing

Item	Southport	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$766,900.00	$184,700.00	315.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,857.27	$2,346.69	20.9%
Apartment Rent	$2,336.00	$949.00	146.2%

Transportation

Item	Southport	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.33	$3.46	3.7%
Tire Balancing	$57.68	$59.92	3.7%

Utilities

Item	Southport	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$281.67	$193.99	45.2%
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.
Cannondale, CT	440	112	12.4%
Bridgeport, CT	145,014	109	8.9%
Derby, CT	12,420	110	9.7%
Ansonia, CT	18,709	112	12.0%
Stratford, CT	52,300	117	16.7%
Southport, CT	1,710	188	88.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Dallas Center, IA	1,710	92	7.6%
Dravosburg, PA	1,710	83	16.8%
Mill Hall, PA	1,710	90	10.1%
Chatmoss, VA	1,710	98	2.1%
Randolph, ME	1,711	96	3.7%
Southport, CT	1,710	188	88.0%

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 Southport, CT