Cost Of Living In Manahawkin, NJ

Manahawkin 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	Manahawkin	New Jersey	National
Cost of living index	128	127	100
Index	Manahawkin	New Jersey	National
Goods & Services index	108	114	100
Groceries index	116	104	100
Health care index	106	100	100
Housing index	163	166	100
Transportation index	115	107	100
Utilities index	124	110	100

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The cost of living in Manahawkin is 1% higher than the New Jersey average.
The cost of living in Manahawkin is 28% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Manahawkin is 63% higher than the national average.
New Jersey general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average.
New Jersey state income tax is 37% lower 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	$68,952	$5,746	$1,609	$2,069
Renters	$51,635	$4,303	$1,205	$1,549

New Jersey Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New Jersey	7%	7%

New Jersey Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
New Jersey	1.4%	8.97%

Goods & Services

Item	Manahawkin	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.96	$15.56	15.4%
Beauty Salon	$54.38	$36.11	50.6%
Toothpaste	$2.34	$2.47	5.5%
Shampoo	$0.99	$0.96	2.6%
Movie	$11.55	$10.13	14.0%
Bowling	$5.13	$4.74	8.4%

Groceries

Item	Manahawkin	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.87	$3.98	3.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.68	$1.41	19.2%
Milk	$1.97	$2.06	4.5%
Potatoes	$3.44	$2.98	15.2%
Pizza	$10.38	$9.47	9.6%
Beer	$8.18	$8.79	7.0%

Health Care

Item	Manahawkin	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$102.70	$101.04	1.6%
Doctor	$124.15	$107.44	15.6%
Dentist	$97.92	$90.42	8.3%
Ibuprofen	$9.59	$9.28	3.3%
Lipitor	$386.87	$426.50	9.3%

Housing

Item	Manahawkin	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$282,800.00	$175,700.00	61.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,520.01	$1,133.23	34.1%
Apartment Rent	$1,542.00	$920.00	67.6%

Transportation

Item	Manahawkin	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.23	$1.99	11.9%
Tire Balancing	$55.56	$45.76	21.4%

Utilities

Item	Manahawkin	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.53	$163.81	11.4%
Phone	$40.01	$28.39	40.9%

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.
Mystic Island, NJ	7,792	118	18%
Tuckerton, NJ	3,370	118	18%
Smithville, NJ	6,950	118	18%
Forked River, NJ	5,199	122	22%
Ocean Acres, NJ	16,187	122	22%
Manahawkin, NJ	2,608	128	28%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Grifton, NC	2,608	92	-8%
Chewelah, WA	2,608	93	-7%
Wild Peach Village, TX	2,608	80	-20%
Midland, PA	2,608	78	-22%
Hazen, ND	2,607	88	-12%
Manahawkin, NJ	2,608	128	28%

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

Manahawkin, NJ Cost of Living