Some costs on raising a family (well, mine anyway) in Wallingford, CT

I wrapped up my tally of bills for 2012 and compared them with years gone by to see how costs have gone up and / or where we are consuming more.

Here are some of those details for my family of six; obviously there are kinds of other costs to presume but these are the easiest to represent of the ones I tracked.


Property taxes (for my home)    

$5,142.44 - 2012
$5,192.80 - 2011
$4,613.56 - 2010
$4,527.66 - 2009
$4,469.16 - 2008
$4,225.22 - 2007
$3,814.55 - 2006
$3,481.94 - 2005


Wallingford Electric

$2,273.09 for 2012, a total of 18,566 KWH
$2,129.10 for 2011, a total of 16,850 KWH
$2,257.42 for 2010, a total of 16,890 KWH
$2,458.02 for 2009, a total of 20,376 KWH
$2,116.04 for 2008, a total of 18,039 KWH


Cable TV (used to be DISH; 2011 and 2012 it’s been Uverse)

$2,389.05 for 2012 - Uverse
$2,346.23 for 2011 - Uverse
$1,923.59 for 2010 - DISH
$1,985.78 for 2009 - DISH
$2,128.95 for 2008 - DISH


Wallingford Water and Sewer (never kept cubic foot totals; wish I did now)

$908.04 for 2012
$659.58 for 2011
$593.58 for 2010
$309.42 for 2009
$471.46 for 2008


Groceries (out of diapers and into more food; barely noticed the difference until this past year)

$9,095.93 for 2012
$7,078.67 for 2011
$6,329.67 for 2010
$7,569.30 for 2009
$6,307.34 for 2008