Auburndale, Florida Cost Of Living

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Overall 7%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 25%

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	Auburndale	Florida	National
Cost of living	93	99	100
Goods & Services	101	98	100
Groceries	106	106	100
Health care	96	99	100
Housing	75	96	100
Transportation	101	99	100
Utilities	95	105	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Auburndale is 6% lower than the Florida average
The cost of living in Auburndale is 7% lower than the national average
Auburndale housing is 25% 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	$55,384	$4,615	$1,292	$1,662
Renters	$24,784	$2,065	$578	$744

The affordability of the housing market in Auburndale, FL as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Auburndale homeowners, the median income is $55,384. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,292 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $24,784. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $578 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Auburndale	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.77	$20.27	7.4%
Beauty Salon	$51.44	$40.39	27.4%
Toothpaste	$2.03	$2.36	14.1%
Shampoo	$1.01	$1.08	6.2%
Movie	$11.77	$10.99	7.1%
Bowling	$15.44	$15.49	0.3%

Groceries

Item	Auburndale	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.24	$4.30	21.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.51	$1.40	7.9%
Milk	$2.51	$2.20	13.8%
Potatoes	$4.52	$3.22	40.4%
Pizza	$9.84	$10.74	8.4%
Beer	$10.43	$9.60	8.7%

Health Care

Item	Auburndale	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$98.02	$109.73	10.7%
Doctor	$91.11	$118.34	23.0%
Dentist	$109.61	$100.94	8.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.47	$9.93	5.5%
Lipitor	$451.91	$469.53	3.8%

Housing

Item	Auburndale	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$127,400.00	$184,700.00	31.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,095.01	$1,229.62	10.9%
Apartment Rent	$830.00	$949.00	12.5%

Transportation

Item	Auburndale	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.57	$2.71	5.1%
Tire Balancing	$57.01	$51.86	9.9%

Utilities

Item	Auburndale	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$153.30	$170.84	10.3%
Phone	$191.25	$187.18	2.2%

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.
Mulberry, FL	3,925	81	18.9%
Wahneta, FL	4,700	84	16.1%
Combee Settlement, FL	6,462	82	18.2%
Fussels Corner, FL	4,991	82	17.6%
Inwood, FL	6,995	85	14.8%
Auburndale, FL	14,638	93	7.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Warsaw, IN	14,640	93	7.5%
Jackson, MO	14,641	90	9.9%
Hopatcong, NJ	14,633	111	11.4%
Hammonton, NJ	14,630	108	8.3%
Lebanon, MO	14,652	83	16.5%
Auburndale, FL	14,638	93	7.1%

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