Palm Beach Shores, FL Cost Of Living

Palm Beach Shores 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	Palm Beach Shores	Florida	National
Cost of living index	131	99	100
Index	Palm Beach Shores	Florida	National
Goods & Services index	103	99	100
Groceries index	104	105	100
Health care index	96	98	100
Housing index	196	96	100
Transportation index	113	100	100
Utilities index	98	103	100

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The cost of living in Palm Beach Shores is 32% higher than the Florida average.
The cost of living in Palm Beach Shores is 31% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Palm Beach Shores is 96% higher than the national average.
Florida general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
Florida state income tax is 100% 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	$76,964	$6,414	$1,796	$2,309
Renters	$37,031	$3,086	$864	$1,111

Florida Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Florida	6%	7.5%

Florida Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Florida	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Palm Beach Shores	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.15	$16.09	0.4%
Beauty Salon	$61.89	$37.33	65.8%
Toothpaste	$2.40	$2.45	1.8%
Shampoo	$1.00	$1.00	0.4%
Movie	$11.36	$10.28	10.5%
Bowling	$8.74	$4.93	77.1%

Groceries

Item	Palm Beach Shores	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.36	$3.80	14.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.30	$1.40	6.7%
Milk	$2.49	$2.01	24.2%
Potatoes	$3.44	$3.01	14.1%
Pizza	$8.99	$9.89	9.1%
Beer	$9.39	$8.90	5.5%

Health Care

Item	Palm Beach Shores	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$94.17	$102.16	7.8%
Doctor	$83.20	$108.36	23.2%
Dentist	$97.89	$92.53	5.8%
Ibuprofen	$11.35	$9.28	22.3%
Lipitor	$405.35	$425.82	4.8%

Housing

Item	Palm Beach Shores	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$419,900.00	$184,700.00	127.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,898.18	$1,202.44	57.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,159.00	$949.00	22.1%

Transportation

Item	Palm Beach Shores	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.36	$2.24	5.0%
Tire Balancing	$59.72	$46.29	29.0%

Utilities

Item	Palm Beach Shores	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$159.36	$165.96	4.0%
Phone	$29.11	$28.68	1.5%

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.
Schall Circle, FL	1,217	89	-11%
Pine Air, FL	2,131	92	-8%
Royal Palm Estates, FL	3,346	92	-8%
San Castle, FL	4,622	93	-7%
Palm Springs, FL	23,592	93	-7%
Palm Beach Shores, FL	1,157	131	31%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Woodville, WI	1,157	92	-8%
Velva, ND	1,157	96	-4%
Resaca, GA	1,157	85	-15%
Afton, OK	1,157	86	-14%
Bassett, VA	1,157	78	-22%
Palm Beach Shores, FL	1,157	131	31%

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

Palm Beach Shores, FL Cost of Living