Southern Connecticut Ranked 2nd Most Expensive Region in Country

Southern Connecticut ranks second on Forbes’ latest list of most overpriced cities in the country, behind Honolulu, Hawaii.

The geographic region includes Bridgeport, Stamford and Norwalk. According to Forbes, the median income in southern Connecticut is $83,700, and only half the houses in the area are affordable for those families.

Groceries in the area cost 15.6 percent more than the national average, while utilities are 32.8 percent more expensive, transportation is 18.8 percent more and health care is 14.1 percent costlier, according to Forbes.

Southern Connecticut comes in second on the Forbes list of 25 most expensive cities in 2015.

The top 5 include:

  • Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Southern Connecticut
  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • New York City, New York
  • Cambridge, Massachusetts

Forbes considered areas with populations of more than 600,000. You can see the full list online.

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