Index | Surf City | New Jersey | National |
Cost of living index | 163 | 125 | 100 |
Index | Surf City | New Jersey | National |
Goods & Services index | 107 | 112 | 100 |
Groceries index | 116 | 105 | 100 |
Health care index | 106 | 104 | 100 |
Housing index | 282 | 158 | 100 |
Transportation index | 115 | 112 | 100 |
Utilities index | 125 | 115 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $87,000 | $7,250 | $2,030 | $2,610 |
Renters | $56,458 | $4,705 | $1,317 | $1,694 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
New Jersey | 6.625% | 12.875% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
New Jersey | 1.4% | 8.97% |
Item | Surf City | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $18.39 | $16.09 | 14.3% |
Beauty Salon | $56.27 | $37.33 | 50.7% |
Toothpaste | $2.19 | $2.45 | 10.5% |
Shampoo | $0.99 | $1.00 | 1.1% |
Movie | $12.27 | $10.28 | 19.3% |
Bowling | $5.21 | $4.93 | 5.6% |
Item | Surf City | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.16 | $3.80 | 9.3% |
Fried Chicken | $1.46 | $1.40 | 4.3% |
Milk | $2.11 | $2.01 | 4.9% |
Potatoes | $3.82 | $3.01 | 27.0% |
Pizza | $10.33 | $9.89 | 4.5% |
Beer | $8.63 | $8.90 | 3.0% |
Item | Surf City | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $100.71 | $102.16 | 1.4% |
Doctor | $130.24 | $108.36 | 20.2% |
Dentist | $96.14 | $92.53 | 3.9% |
Ibuprofen | $9.55 | $9.28 | 2.9% |
Lipitor | $387.28 | $425.82 | 9.1% |
Item | Surf City | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $658,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 256.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,546.68 | $1,202.44 | 28.6% |
Apartment Rent | $1,021.00 | $949.00 | 7.6% |
Item | Surf City | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.48 | $2.24 | 10.5% |
Tire Balancing | $57.62 | $46.29 | 24.5% |
Item | Surf City | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $177.22 | $165.96 | 6.8% |
Phone | $42.00 | $28.68 | 46.4% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Tuckerton, NJ | 3,367 | 114 | 14% |
Mystic Island, NJ | 7,903 | 115 | 15% |
Forked River, NJ | 4,696 | 120 | 20% |
Waretown, NJ | 2,000 | 122 | 22% |
Ocean Acres, NJ | 16,356 | 122 | 22% |
Surf City, NJ | 1,166 | 163 | 63% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Despard, WV | 1,166 | 81 | -19% |
Collinsburg, PA | 1,166 | 92 | -8% |
Energy, IL | 1,166 | 86 | -14% |
Eagle Lake, WI | 1,166 | 95 | -5% |
Carson City, MI | 1,165 | 83 | -17% |
Surf City, NJ | 1,166 | 163 | 63% |