Median mortgage payment for 2018: $2,529
Median rent for 2018: $1,362
Category |
Estimated Annual Spend (in 000's) |
|---|---|
| Food | $117,707 |
| --Home Prepared Food | $66,327 |
| --Restaurant/Takeaway Food | $51,380 |
| Alcoholic Beverages | $8,641 |
| Housing | $298,355 |
| --Rent/Mortgage/Upkeep/Taxes | $174,459 |
| --Utilities | $60,138 |
| --Operations | $22,654 |
| --Supplies | $11,093 |
| --Furnishings | $30,127 |
| Apparel | $27,675 |
| --Men & Boys | $6,189 |
| --Women & Girls | $11,210 |
| --Children < 2 | $117 |
| --Footwear | $5,839 |
| Transportation | $144,915 |
| --New Vehicles | $27,091 |
| --Used Vehicles | $30,945 |
| --Fuel | $31,295 |
| --Insurance | $14,480 |
| --Public Transit | $12,144 |
| Healthcare | $73,801 |
| Entertainment | $47,877 |
| --Pets | $9,809 |
| --Toys | $2,335 |
| Personal Care Products | $11,444 |
| Books & Literature | $1,635 |
| Education | $20,902 |
| Tobacco Products | $5,138 |
| Miscellaneous | $14,713 |
| Retirement | $28,026 |
| Non-health Insurance | $108,365 |
| Total Expenditures | $909,196 |
| Period | Geography | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Melrose city, Massachusetts | 27,509 |
| 2015 | Melrose city, Massachusetts | 27,681 |
| 2016 | Melrose city, Massachusetts | 27,787 |
| 2017 | Melrose city, Massachusetts | 28,132 |
| 2018 | Melrose city, Massachusetts | 28,116 |