Median mortgage payment for 2018: $2,369
Median rent for 2018: $1,539
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $1,771,316 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $998,122 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $773,193 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $130,037 |
| Housing | $4,489,793 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $2,625,343 |
| --Utilities | $904,988 |
| --Operations | $340,908 |
| --Supplies | $166,939 |
| --Furnishings | $453,372 |
| Apparel | $416,470 |
| --Men & Boys | $93,135 |
| --Women & Girls | $168,697 |
| --Children < 2 | $1,757 |
| --Footwear | $87,863 |
| Transportation | $2,180,757 |
| --New Vehicles | $407,684 |
| --Used Vehicles | $465,673 |
| --Fuel | $470,945 |
| --Insurance | $217,900 |
| --Public Transit | $182,755 |
| Healthcare | $1,110,587 |
| Entertainment | $720,476 |
| --Pets | $147,610 |
| --Toys | $35,145 |
| Personal Care Products | $172,211 |
| Books & Literature | $24,602 |
| Education | $314,549 |
| Tobacco Products | $77,319 |
| Miscellaneous | $221,414 |
| Retirement | $421,742 |
| Non-health Insurance | $1,630,735 |
| Total Expenditures | $13,682,009 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Boston city, Massachusetts | 639,594 |
| 2015 | Boston city, Massachusetts | 650,281 |
| 2016 | Boston city, Massachusetts | 658,279 |
| 2017 | Boston city, Massachusetts | 669,158 |
| 2018 | Boston city, Massachusetts | 679,413 |