Brightwaters, NY Cost Of Living

Brightwaters cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Brightwaters	New York	National
Cost of living index	150	119	100
Index	Brightwaters	New York	National
Goods & Services index	122	109	100
Groceries index	109	108	100
Health care index	114	99	100
Housing index	227	145	100
Transportation index	115	108	100
Utilities index	112	102	100

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The cost of living in Brightwaters is 26% higher than the New York average.
The cost of living in Brightwaters is 50% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Brightwaters is 127% higher than the national average.
New York general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average.
New York state income tax is 80% higher than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$123,456	$10,288	$2,880	$3,704
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

New York Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New York	4%	8.875%

New York Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
New York	4%	8.82%

Goods & Services

Item	Brightwaters	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.87	$16.09	23.6%
Beauty Salon	$64.81	$37.33	73.6%
Toothpaste	$3.03	$2.45	23.8%
Shampoo	$0.99	$1.00	0.6%
Movie	$12.69	$10.28	23.4%
Bowling	$7.03	$4.93	42.5%

Groceries

Item	Brightwaters	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.10	$3.80	7.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.44	$1.40	3.3%
Milk	$1.96	$2.01	2.6%
Potatoes	$3.47	$3.01	15.4%
Pizza	$9.98	$9.89	0.9%
Beer	$10.01	$8.90	12.6%

Health Care

Item	Brightwaters	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$115.59	$102.16	13.2%
Doctor	$124.71	$108.36	15.1%
Dentist	$112.48	$92.53	21.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.51	$9.28	13.3%
Lipitor	$413.07	$425.82	3.0%

Housing

Item	Brightwaters	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$503,900.00	$184,700.00	172.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,408.75	$1,202.44	100.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,138.00	$949.00	19.9%

Transportation

Item	Brightwaters	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.55	$2.24	13.7%
Tire Balancing	$54.89	$46.29	18.6%

Utilities

Item	Brightwaters	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$200.20	$165.96	20.6%
Phone	$29.17	$28.68	1.7%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wyandanch, NY	10,722	123	23%
Central Islip, NY	34,724	125	25%
North Amityville, NY	20,150	125	25%
Brentwood, NY	61,438	126	26%
North Bay Shore, NY	21,377	128	28%
Brightwaters, NY	3,092	150	50%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Delshire, OH	3,092	89	-11%
Rugby, ND	3,092	90	-10%
South Pittsburg, TN	3,092	82	-18%
Kingman, KS	3,093	81	-19%
Garner, IA	3,091	87	-13%
Brightwaters, NY	3,092	150	50%

Source: The Brightwaters, NY cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Brightwaters, NY Cost of Living