Allentown, Florida Cost Of Living

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Overall 3%

Goods & Services 6%

Housing 7%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Allentown	Florida	National
Cost of living	97	99	100
Goods & Services	95	98	100
Groceries	96	106	100
Health care	94	99	100
Housing	93	96	100
Transportation	95	99	100
Utilities	120	105	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Allentown is 2% lower than the Florida average
The cost of living in Allentown is 3% lower than the national average
Allentown housing is 7% lower 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	$87,961	$7,330	$2,052	$2,639
Renters	$41,625	$3,469	$971	$1,249

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	Allentown	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.33	$20.27	10.2%
Beauty Salon	$41.11	$40.39	1.8%
Toothpaste	$2.57	$2.36	9.1%
Shampoo	$0.88	$1.08	18.2%
Movie	$11.31	$10.99	2.9%
Bowling	$12.61	$15.49	18.6%

Groceries

Item	Allentown	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.79	$4.30	11.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.36	$1.40	2.8%
Milk	$3.45	$2.20	56.6%
Potatoes	$4.47	$3.22	38.7%
Pizza	$10.62	$10.74	1.1%
Beer	$9.85	$9.60	2.6%

Health Care

Item	Allentown	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$70.41	$109.73	35.8%
Doctor	$94.42	$118.34	20.2%
Dentist	$99.60	$100.94	1.3%
Ibuprofen	$11.97	$9.93	20.5%
Lipitor	$493.34	$469.53	5.1%

Housing

Item	Allentown	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$180,400.00	$184,700.00	2.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,068.84	$1,229.62	13.1%
Apartment Rent	$794.00	$949.00	16.3%

Transportation

Item	Allentown	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.86	$2.71	5.6%
Tire Balancing	$40.98	$51.86	21.0%

Utilities

Item	Allentown	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$226.81	$170.84	32.8%
Phone	$192.15	$187.18	2.7%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Springhill, FL	103	98	1.6%
Cobbtown, FL	32	98	1.6%
Munson, FL	141	98	1.6%
Century, FL	1,415	81	19.3%
Pine Level, FL	216	81	18.8%
Allentown, FL	1,143	97	3.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Georgetown, CO	1,143	105	5.5%
Craigsville, VA	1,143	85	15.4%
Ravensdale, WA	1,143	142	41.9%
Division No. 1, Subd. Y, NL	1,143	n/a
Wilkie, SK	1,143	n/a
Allentown, FL	1,143	97	3.1%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.