Cost Of Living in Sturgeon Bay, 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	Sturgeon Bay	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	93	96	100
Goods & Services	95	97	100
Groceries	98	99	100
Health care	95	112	100
Housing	84	88	100
Transportation	99	98	100
Utilities	98	102	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Sturgeon Bay is 3% lower than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Sturgeon Bay is 7% lower than the national average
Sturgeon Bay housing is 16% lower 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	$69,474	$5,790	$1,621	$2,084
Renters	$31,250	$2,604	$729	$938

The affordability of the housing market in Sturgeon Bay, 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 Sturgeon Bay homeowners, the median income is $69,474. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,621 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $31,250. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $729 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	Sturgeon Bay	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.11	$24.26	17.1%
Beauty Salon	$30.55	$45.56	32.9%
Toothpaste	$3.73	$3.70	0.7%
Shampoo	$1.29	$1.28	1.0%
Movie	$14.24	$12.13	17.4%
Bowling	$17.83	$18.00	0.9%

Groceries

Item	Sturgeon Bay	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.10	$5.84	4.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.42	$1.57	9.5%
Milk	$4.73	$4.67	1.3%
Potatoes	$4.35	$4.93	11.9%
Pizza	$10.54	$12.09	12.8%
Beer	$8.87	$10.41	14.8%

Health Care

Item	Sturgeon Bay	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$78.75	$125.68	37.3%
Doctor	$157.90	$135.78	16.3%
Dentist	$104.06	$113.29	8.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.58	$10.65	0.7%
Lipitor	$357.09	$468.60	23.8%

Housing

Item	Sturgeon Bay	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$154,100.00	$184,700.00	16.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,027.96	$2,346.69	13.6%
Apartment Rent	$796.00	$949.00	16.1%

Transportation

Item	Sturgeon Bay	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.32	$3.46	4.2%
Tire Balancing	$63.04	$59.92	5.2%

Utilities

Item	Sturgeon Bay	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$191.22	$193.99	1.4%
Phone	$185.40	$192.25	3.6%

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.
Algoma, WI	3,044	87	12.9%
Forestville, WI	475	88	12.4%
Little Sturgeon, WI	181	97	2.6%
Sturgeon Bay, WI	8,927	93	7.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Shawano, WI	8,928	85	14.9%
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Pineville, NC	8,923	106	6.2%
Ivins, UT	8,931	123	22.5%
Alma, MI	8,918	81	18.5%
Sturgeon Bay, WI	8,927	93	7.3%

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 Sturgeon Bay, WI