According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Ashland has an overall cost of living index of 91 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Wisconsin, Ashland has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Wisconsin's index of 96.
The standard of living in Ashland ranks as #1,887 most affordable out of the 6,522 places we measured in Wisconsin. By definition, that implies Ashland ranks as the #4,520 most expensive place in the Badger State.
Living Expense | Ashland | Wisconsin | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 91 | 96 | 100 | |
Services | 104 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 91 | 97 | 100 | |
Health | 111 | 113 | 100 | |
Housing | 62 | 88 | 100 | |
Transportation | 109 | 100 | 100 | |
Utilities | 108 | 97 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Wisconsin, 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.