Cost Of Living In Friendship, NY

Friendship 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	Friendship	New York	National
Cost of living index	77	120	100
Index	Friendship	New York	National
Goods & Services index	92	110	100
Groceries index	95	105	100
Health care index	84	99	100
Housing index	42	149	100
Transportation index	98	111	100
Utilities index	89	102	100

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The cost of living in Friendship is 36% lower than the New York average.
The cost of living in Friendship is 23% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Friendship is 58% lower 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	$43,750	$3,646	$1,021	$1,313
Renters	$20,703	$1,725	$483	$621

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	Friendship	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.90	$15.56	4.3%
Beauty Salon	$30.83	$36.11	14.6%
Toothpaste	$1.99	$2.47	19.4%
Shampoo	$0.89	$0.96	8.1%
Movie	$10.42	$10.13	2.9%
Bowling	$3.42	$4.74	27.7%

Groceries

Item	Friendship	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.69	$3.98	7.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.30	$1.41	7.8%
Milk	$1.93	$2.06	6.3%
Potatoes	$2.52	$2.98	15.5%
Pizza	$9.99	$9.47	5.5%
Beer	$8.28	$8.79	5.8%

Health Care

Item	Friendship	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$58.53	$101.04	42.1%
Doctor	$85.33	$107.44	20.6%
Dentist	$70.70	$90.42	21.8%
Ibuprofen	$8.70	$9.28	6.2%
Lipitor	$439.17	$426.50	3.0%

Housing

Item	Friendship	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$49,500.00	$175,700.00	71.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,278.38	$1,133.23	12.8%
Apartment Rent	$679.00	$920.00	26.2%

Transportation

Item	Friendship	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.10	$1.99	5.4%
Tire Balancing	$37.55	$45.76	17.9%

Utilities

Item	Friendship	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$134.14	$163.81	18.1%
Phone	$28.22	$28.39	0.6%

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.
Rushford, NY	307	76	-24%
Richburg, NY	670	76	-24%
Belfast, NY	917	76	-24%
Bolivar, NY	1,136	78	-22%
Belmont, NY	1,031	78	-22%
Friendship, NY	1,138	77	-23%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Congress, AZ	1,138	83	-17%
Carrollton, AL	1,138	78	-22%
Wayne City, IL	1,138	81	-19%
Collinsburg, PA	1,138	88	-12%
Lowell, OR	1,138	108	8%
Friendship, NY	1,138	77	-23%

Source: The Friendship, NY cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Friendship, NY Cost of Living