| Index | Belle Mead | New Jersey | National |
| Cost of living | 161 | 121 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 111 | 106 | 100 |
| Groceries | 103 | 102 | 100 |
| Health care | 102 | 99 | 100 |
| Housing | 286 | 158 | 100 |
| Transportation | 105 | 103 | 100 |
| Utilities | 108 | 107 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $245,227 | $20,436 | $5,722 | $7,358 |
| Renters | $95,136 | $7,928 | $2,220 | $2,854 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| New Jersey | 6.625% | 12.625% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| New Jersey | 1.4% | 10.75% |
| Item | Belle Mead | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $30.25 | $24.26 | 24.7% |
| Beauty Salon | $53.00 | $45.56 | 16.3% |
| Toothpaste | $3.75 | $3.70 | 1.3% |
| Shampoo | $1.53 | $1.28 | 19.8% |
| Movie | $14.53 | $12.13 | 19.7% |
| Bowling | $20.98 | $18.00 | 16.6% |
| Item | Belle Mead | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.13 | $5.84 | 5.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.41 | $1.57 | 10.4% |
| Milk | $4.70 | $4.67 | 0.5% |
| Potatoes | $5.32 | $4.93 | 7.8% |
| Pizza | $12.59 | $12.09 | 4.2% |
| Beer | $11.12 | $10.41 | 6.8% |
| Item | Belle Mead | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $129.93 | $125.68 | 3.4% |
| Doctor | $124.10 | $135.78 | 8.6% |
| Dentist | $129.94 | $113.29 | 14.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.14 | $10.65 | 4.6% |
| Lipitor | $440.70 | $468.60 | 6.0% |
| Item | Belle Mead | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $571,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 209.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,956.12 | $2,346.69 | 26.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $2,197.00 | $949.00 | 131.5% |
| Item | Belle Mead | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.41 | $3.46 | 1.4% |
| Tire Balancing | $72.38 | $59.92 | 20.8% |
| Item | Belle Mead | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $223.08 | $193.99 | 15.0% |
| Phone | $186.61 | $192.25 | 2.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Zarephath, NJ | 94 | 108 | 7.8% |
| Rossmoor, NJ | 2,700 | 102 | 2.1% |
| Clearbrook Park, NJ | 3,114 | 109 | 8.8% |
| Concordia, NJ | 2,520 | 112 | 11.8% |
| Twin Rivers, NJ | 7,221 | 117 | 17.3% |
| Belle Mead, NJ | 5,492 | 161 | 61.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Bath, NY | 5,493 | 86 | 13.8% |
| Tracyton, WA | 5,494 | 126 | 25.6% |
| Glencoe, MN | 5,488 | 95 | 5.3% |
| Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, QC | 5,486 | n/a | |
| Volo, IL | 5,498 | 113 | 13.0% |
| Belle Mead, NJ | 5,492 | 161 | 61.3% |
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