Index | Wells | Vermont | National |
Cost of living | 99 | 110 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 106 | 108 | 100 |
Groceries | 103 | 105 | 100 |
Health care | 93 | 106 | 100 |
Housing | 90 | 112 | 100 |
Transportation | 97 | 107 | 100 |
Utilities | 102 | 121 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $75,139 | $6,262 | $1,753 | $2,254 |
Renters | $60,000 | $5,000 | $1,400 | $1,800 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Vermont | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Vermont | 3.35% | 8.75% |
Item | Wells | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $28.28 | $24.26 | 16.6% |
Beauty Salon | $51.36 | $45.56 | 12.7% |
Toothpaste | $3.74 | $3.70 | 1.1% |
Shampoo | $1.28 | $1.28 | 0.3% |
Movie | $13.08 | $12.13 | 7.8% |
Bowling | $15.96 | $18.00 | 11.3% |
Item | Wells | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.06 | $5.84 | 3.7% |
Fried Chicken | $1.60 | $1.57 | 1.5% |
Milk | $4.85 | $4.67 | 3.9% |
Potatoes | $5.09 | $4.93 | 3.2% |
Pizza | $14.69 | $12.09 | 21.5% |
Beer | $10.90 | $10.41 | 4.7% |
Item | Wells | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $132.47 | $125.68 | 5.4% |
Doctor | $111.33 | $135.78 | 18.0% |
Dentist | $111.69 | $113.29 | 1.4% |
Ibuprofen | $10.90 | $10.65 | 2.3% |
Lipitor | $436.57 | $468.60 | 6.8% |
Item | Wells | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $159,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 13.6% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,531.65 | $2,346.69 | 7.9% |
Apartment Rent | $921.00 | $949.00 | 3.0% |
Item | Wells | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.55 | $3.46 | 2.5% |
Tire Balancing | $50.33 | $59.92 | 16.0% |
Item | Wells | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $196.70 | $193.99 | 1.4% |
Phone | $195.71 | $192.25 | 1.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Whitehall, NY | 2,263 | 89 | 10.7% |
Granville, NY | 2,250 | 90 | 10.4% |
Argyle, NY | 403 | 92 | 7.9% |
Fort Ann, NY | 377 | 93 | 6.8% |
Poultney, VT | 1,474 | 96 | 4.5% |
Wells, VT | 448 | 99 | 1.2% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Grubbs, AR | 448 | 82 | 17.9% |
Prattsville, AR | 448 | 83 | 17.4% |
Andrew, IA | 448 | 86 | 14.3% |
Badger, IA | 448 | 88 | 12.5% |
Marquette, IA | 448 | 86 | 13.7% |
Wells, VT | 448 | 99 | 1.2% |