Buying the median home in Greenwich means financing $3,300,000. Against the area's $230,000 median household income, that works out to a 14.3x price-to-income ratio.
Greenwich's 1.83% property tax rate runs above the 1.1% national average. That's $5,033/month on the median home here, not a rounding error against the mortgage payment.
Between the $23,431/month mortgage payment and Connecticut's state income tax, your real housing cost calculation needs your after-tax number, not your gross salary.
Beyond housing, Greenwich's cost of living index sits at 230 (national average = 100), running above the national baseline for groceries, transportation, and everyday services.
Greenwich's median home price runs 1019% higher than nearby Bridgeport: $295,000 there versus $3,300,000 here.