Wildwood Crest, NJ Cost Of Living

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	129	125	100
Index	Wildwood Crest	New Jersey	National
Goods & Services index	103	112	100
Groceries index	106	105	100
Health care index	92	104	100
Housing index	193	158	100
Transportation index	93	112	100
Utilities index	103	115	100

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The cost of living in Wildwood Crest is 3% higher than the New Jersey average.
The cost of living in Wildwood Crest is 29% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Wildwood Crest is 93% higher than the national average.
New Jersey general sales tax is 30% 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	$71,471	$5,956	$1,668	$2,144
Renters	$37,905	$3,159	$884	$1,137

New Jersey Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New Jersey	6.625%	12.875%

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	$13.22	$16.09	17.8%
Beauty Salon	$36.17	$37.33	3.1%
Toothpaste	$2.82	$2.45	15.2%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.00	6.9%
Movie	$11.75	$10.28	14.3%
Bowling	$4.69	$4.93	4.9%

Groceries

Item	Wildwood Crest	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.33	$3.80	13.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.31	$1.40	6.2%
Milk	$2.00	$2.01	0.6%
Potatoes	$4.21	$3.01	39.7%
Pizza	$10.24	$9.89	3.6%
Beer	$8.99	$8.90	1.0%

Health Care

Item	Wildwood Crest	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$129.00	$102.16	26.3%
Doctor	$84.33	$108.36	22.2%
Dentist	$84.61	$92.53	8.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.74	$9.28	5.0%
Lipitor	$405.33	$425.82	4.8%

Housing

Item	Wildwood Crest	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$424,800.00	$184,700.00	130.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,043.58	$1,202.44	13.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,000.00	$949.00	5.4%

Transportation

Item	Wildwood Crest	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.20	$2.24	1.8%
Tire Balancing	$38.67	$46.29	16.5%

Utilities

Item	Wildwood Crest	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$186.84	$165.96	12.6%
Phone	$26.64	$28.68	7.1%

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	2,474	94	-6%
Burleigh, NJ	392	97	-3%
Villas, NJ	8,953	103	3%
Wildwood, NJ	5,192	105	5%
North Cape May, NJ	2,850	106	6%
Wildwood Crest, NJ	3,210	129	29%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
South Alamo, TX	3,210	66	-34%
Homer, NY	3,210	89	-11%
Southampton, NY	3,211	228	128%
K. I. Sawyer, MI	3,209	78	-22%
Rockwood, MI	3,209	89	-11%
Wildwood Crest, NJ	3,210	129	29%

Source: The Wildwood Crest, NJ cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Wildwood Crest, NJ Cost of Living