According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Middleborough Center has an overall cost of living index of 122 which is 1.2x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Massachusetts, Middleborough Center has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Massachusetts's index of 132.
The standard of living in Middleborough Center ranks as #4,907 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Massachusetts. By definition, that implies Middleborough Center ranks as the #1,511 most expensive place in the Bay State.
Living Expense | Middleborough Center | Massachusetts | National Average | |
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Overall | 122 | 132 | 100 | |
Services | 118 | 119 | 100 | |
Groceries | 110 | 112 | 100 | |
Health | 108 | 123 | 100 | |
Housing | 138 | 164 | 100 | |
Transportation | 107 | 109 | 100 | |
Utilities | 126 | 116 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Massachusetts, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Middleborough Center | Massachusetts | United States |
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Median Home Value | $322,200 | $398,800 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,288 | $1,336 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $67,273 | $84,385 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 4.8x | 4.7x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.23x | 0.19x | 0.2x |
Item | Middleborough Center | Massachusetts |
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Shampoo | $0.96 | $1.06 |
Movie | $12.75 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $19.67 | $14.67 |
Item | Middleborough Center | Massachusetts |
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Ground Beef | $3.82 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.75 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.52 | $2.05 |
Item | Middleborough Center | Massachusetts |
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Haircut | $24.44 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $48.53 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.53 | $2.34 |
Item | Middleborough Center | Massachusetts |
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Potatoes | $4.11 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.49 | $10.62 |
Beer | $10.32 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $131.39 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $157.87 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $92.75 | $99.13 |
Item | Middleborough Center | Massachusetts |
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Gasoline | $2.15 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $62.0 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $240.57 | $167.67 |
Phone | $189.01 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Middleborough Center |
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Brockton, MA | 95,740 | 122 | 1.0x |
Southfield, MI | 72,966 | 96 | 0.8x |
Taunton, MA | 57,327 | 119 | 1.0x |
Attleboro, MA | 45,023 | 121 | 1.0x |
Somerset, MA | 18,160 | 121 | 1.0x |
Abington, MA | 16,557 | 132 | 1.1x |
Mansfield Center, MA | 8,043 | 129 | 1.1x |
Plymouth, MA | 6,949 | 131 | 1.1x |
Kingston, MA | 6,750 | 129 | 1.1x |
Bliss Corner, MA | 5,272 | 117 | 1.0x |