City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | New York | Waterbury | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,714/mo | $1,140/mo | 50.4% higher in A |
| Median home value | $732,100 | $162,800 | 349.7% higher in A |
| Median household income | $76,607 | $51,451 | 48.9% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 103.2 | 93.1 | 10.9% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 147.4 | 89.1 | 65.5% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 100.7 | 81.3 | 23.8% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.9 | 83.8 | 19.2% higher in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in New York, you'd need $73,341 in Waterbury to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Waterbury, CT is about 26.7% cheaper overall than New York, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 33% lower in Waterbury than in New York. If you earn $80,000 in New York, you'd need about $58,673 in Waterbury to keep the same standard of living.