Cost Of Living In Wildwood Crest, NJ

Wildwood Crest 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	Wildwood Crest	New Jersey	National
Cost of living index	135	127	100
Index	Wildwood Crest	New Jersey	National
Goods & Services index	105	114	100
Groceries index	105	104	100
Health care index	96	100	100
Housing index	208	166	100
Transportation index	95	107	100
Utilities index	109	110	100

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The cost of living in Wildwood Crest is 6% higher than the New Jersey average.
The cost of living in Wildwood Crest is 35% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Wildwood Crest is 108% 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	$82,463	$6,872	$1,924	$2,474
Renters	$29,583	$2,465	$690	$888

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	Wildwood Crest	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$12.33	$15.56	20.8%
Beauty Salon	$33.33	$36.11	7.7%
Toothpaste	$2.63	$2.47	6.2%
Shampoo	$1.05	$0.96	8.8%
Movie	$11.67	$10.13	15.2%
Bowling	$4.79	$4.74	1.2%

Groceries

Item	Wildwood Crest	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.77	$3.98	19.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.59	$1.41	12.8%
Milk	$2.02	$2.06	2.3%
Potatoes	$3.74	$2.98	25.3%
Pizza	$9.61	$9.47	1.4%
Beer	$9.66	$8.79	9.8%

Health Care

Item	Wildwood Crest	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$131.00	$101.04	29.6%
Doctor	$82.39	$107.44	23.3%
Dentist	$88.34	$90.42	2.3%
Ibuprofen	$9.90	$9.28	6.7%
Lipitor	$434.08	$426.50	1.8%

Housing

Item	Wildwood Crest	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$445,300.00	$175,700.00	153.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$861.28	$1,133.23	24.0%
Apartment Rent	$930.00	$920.00	1.1%

Transportation

Item	Wildwood Crest	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.88	$1.99	5.6%
Tire Balancing	$43.80	$45.76	4.3%

Utilities

Item	Wildwood Crest	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.99	$163.81	11.7%
Phone	$29.95	$28.39	5.5%

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.
Whitesboro, NJ	2,070	98	-2%
Villas, NJ	9,199	108	8%
Wildwood, NJ	5,255	109	9%
Rio Grande, NJ	2,353	110	10%
North Cape May, NJ	2,860	111	11%
Wildwood Crest, NJ	3,225	135	35%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hamburg, NJ	3,225	114	14%
West Lake Hills, TX	3,225	180	80%
Monument Beach, MA	3,224	125	25%
Warrensburg, NY	3,226	97	-3%
Tierra Verde, FL	3,227	129	29%
Wildwood Crest, NJ	3,225	135	35%

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

Wildwood Crest, NJ Cost of Living