According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Whitefish Bay has an overall cost of living index of 120 which is 1.2x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Wisconsin, Whitefish Bay has a cost of living index that's 1.2x higher than Wisconsin's index of 97.
The standard of living in Whitefish Bay ranks as #4,800 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Wisconsin. By definition, that implies Whitefish Bay ranks as the #1,619 most expensive place in the Badger State.
Living Expense | Whitefish Bay | Wisconsin | National Average | |
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Overall | 120 | 97 | 100 | |
Services | 96 | 97 | 100 | |
Groceries | 94 | 100 | 100 | |
Health | 111 | 111 | 100 | |
Housing | 171 | 87 | 100 | |
Transportation | 93 | 95 | 100 | |
Utilities | 97 | 98 | 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.
Statistic | Whitefish Bay | Wisconsin | United States |
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Median Home Value | $393,300 | $189,200 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,199 | $872 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $129,331 | $63,293 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.0x | 3.0x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.11x | 0.17x | 0.2x |
Item | Whitefish Bay | Wisconsin |
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Shampoo | $1.09 | $1.06 |
Movie | $11.14 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $16.27 | $14.67 |
Item | Whitefish Bay | Wisconsin |
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Ground Beef | $4.05 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.22 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.98 | $2.05 |
Item | Whitefish Bay | Wisconsin |
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Haircut | $22.22 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $41.93 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.24 | $2.34 |
Item | Whitefish Bay | Wisconsin |
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Potatoes | $2.49 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.35 | $10.62 |
Beer | $7.84 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $60.0 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $175.4 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $101.1 | $99.13 |
Item | Whitefish Bay | Wisconsin |
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Gasoline | $2.01 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $47.04 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $159.26 | $167.67 |
Phone | $178.69 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Whitefish Bay |
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Milwaukee, WI | 592,649 | 89 | 0.7x |
Wauwatosa, WI | 48,143 | 102 | 0.8x |
New Berlin, WI | 39,794 | 103 | 0.9x |
Brookfield, WI | 38,626 | 112 | 0.9x |
Menomonee Falls, WI | 37,611 | 103 | 0.9x |
Franklin, WI | 36,013 | 104 | 0.9x |
Mequon, WI | 24,357 | 119 | 1.0x |
Shorewood, WI | 13,248 | 111 | 0.9x |
Glendale, WI | 12,890 | 101 | 0.8x |
Brown Deer, WI | 11,987 | 93 | 0.8x |