Median mortgage payment for 2018: $2,365
Median rent for 2018: $1,404
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $15,679,310 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $8,835,167 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $6,844,143 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $1,151,060 |
| Housing | $39,742,697 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $23,238,978 |
| --Utilities | $8,010,759 |
| --Operations | $3,017,645 |
| --Supplies | $1,477,713 |
| --Furnishings | $4,013,157 |
| Apparel | $3,686,505 |
| --Men & Boys | $824,408 |
| --Women & Girls | $1,493,268 |
| --Children < 2 | $15,555 |
| --Footwear | $777,744 |
| Transportation | $19,303,595 |
| --New Vehicles | $3,608,730 |
| --Used Vehicles | $4,122,041 |
| --Fuel | $4,168,706 |
| --Insurance | $1,928,804 |
| --Public Transit | $1,617,707 |
| Healthcare | $9,830,679 |
| Entertainment | $6,377,497 |
| --Pets | $1,306,609 |
| --Toys | $311,097 |
| Personal Care Products | $1,524,377 |
| Books & Literature | $217,768 |
| Education | $2,784,322 |
| Tobacco Products | $684,414 |
| Miscellaneous | $1,959,914 |
| Retirement | $3,733,169 |
| Non-health Insurance | $14,434,921 |
| Total Expenditures | $121,110,229 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area | 4,650,876 |
| 2015 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area | 4,694,565 |
| 2016 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area | 4,728,844 |
| 2017 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area | 4,771,936 |
| 2018 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area | 4,811,732 |