Index | Alachua | Florida | National |
Cost of living | 99 | 99 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 95 | 99 | 100 |
Groceries | 104 | 105 | 100 |
Health care | 99 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 92 | 96 | 100 |
Transportation | 104 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 119 | 102 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $71,588 | $5,966 | $1,670 | $2,148 |
Renters | $31,418 | $2,618 | $733 | $943 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Florida | 6% | 7.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Florida | 0% | 0% |
Item | Alachua | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $14.98 | $17.49 | 14.3% |
Beauty Salon | $38.00 | $38.17 | 0.5% |
Toothpaste | $3.55 | $2.32 | 52.9% |
Shampoo | $0.99 | $1.01 | 2.5% |
Movie | $11.30 | $10.72 | 5.4% |
Bowling | $4.85 | $13.86 | 65.0% |
Item | Alachua | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.17 | $3.90 | 6.8% |
Fried Chicken | $1.14 | $1.40 | 18.2% |
Milk | $2.42 | $1.96 | 23.3% |
Potatoes | $3.89 | $3.18 | 22.1% |
Pizza | $8.00 | $10.39 | 23.0% |
Beer | $8.41 | $9.23 | 8.9% |
Item | Alachua | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $67.62 | $106.34 | 36.4% |
Doctor | $110.39 | $115.25 | 4.2% |
Dentist | $94.68 | $98.38 | 3.8% |
Ibuprofen | $9.19 | $9.26 | 0.8% |
Lipitor | $410.13 | $466.47 | 12.1% |
Item | Alachua | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $161,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 12.4% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,151.91 | $1,273.32 | 9.5% |
Apartment Rent | $975.00 | $949.00 | 2.7% |
Item | Alachua | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.32 | $2.59 | 10.6% |
Tire Balancing | $48.29 | $48.90 | 1.2% |
Item | Alachua | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $170.08 | $167.60 | 1.5% |
Phone | $39.80 | $163.42 | 75.6% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Spring Ridge, FL | 421 | 87 | -13% |
Brooker, FL | 463 | 87 | -13% |
La Crosse, FL | 259 | 89 | -11% |
Gainesville, FL | 128,610 | 95 | -5% |
High Springs, FL | 5,678 | 96 | -4% |
Alachua, FL | 9,553 | 99 | -1% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Mooresville, IN | 9,553 | 89 | -11% |
Pine Ridge, FL | 9,554 | 103 | 3% |
Snohomish, WA | 9,551 | 133 | 33% |
Brentwood, PA | 9,550 | 90 | -10% |
Gunbarrel, CO | 9,559 | 126 | 26% |
Alachua, FL | 9,553 | 99 | -1% |