Index | Carteret | New Jersey | National |
Cost of living | 120 | 123 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 115 | 111 | 100 |
Groceries | 110 | 110 | 100 |
Health care | 97 | 102 | 100 |
Housing | 140 | 158 | 100 |
Transportation | 112 | 110 | 100 |
Utilities | 105 | 100 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $76,923 | $6,410 | $1,795 | $2,308 |
Renters | $50,533 | $4,211 | $1,179 | $1,516 |
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 | Carteret | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $20.60 | $17.49 | 17.8% |
Beauty Salon | $38.40 | $38.17 | 0.6% |
Toothpaste | $2.01 | $2.32 | 13.4% |
Shampoo | $0.99 | $1.01 | 2.2% |
Movie | $12.98 | $10.72 | 21.0% |
Bowling | $18.00 | $13.86 | 29.9% |
Item | Carteret | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.11 | $3.90 | 5.4% |
Fried Chicken | $1.66 | $1.40 | 18.9% |
Milk | $2.15 | $1.96 | 9.6% |
Potatoes | $3.39 | $3.18 | 6.5% |
Pizza | $11.99 | $10.39 | 15.4% |
Beer | $9.19 | $9.23 | 0.4% |
Item | Carteret | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $106.00 | $106.34 | 0.3% |
Doctor | $91.00 | $115.25 | 21.0% |
Dentist | $102.00 | $98.38 | 3.7% |
Ibuprofen | $8.51 | $9.26 | 8.1% |
Lipitor | $532.99 | $466.47 | 14.3% |
Item | Carteret | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $259,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 40.7% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,067.45 | $1,273.32 | 62.4% |
Apartment Rent | $1,305.00 | $949.00 | 37.5% |
Item | Carteret | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.75 | $2.59 | 5.9% |
Tire Balancing | $61.40 | $48.90 | 25.6% |
Item | Carteret | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $186.95 | $167.60 | 11.5% |
Phone | $177.03 | $163.42 | 8.3% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Keansburg, NJ | 9,904 | 108 | 8% |
East Orange, NJ | 64,621 | 111 | 11% |
Roselle, NJ | 21,507 | 111 | 11% |
Newark, NJ | 280,139 | 112 | 12% |
Silver Lake, NJ | 4,007 | 114 | 14% |
Carteret, NJ | 23,966 | 120 | 20% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Rock Springs, WY | 23,967 | 99 | -1% |
Searcy, AR | 23,969 | 81 | -19% |
South Plainfield, NJ | 23,963 | 128 | 28% |
Wekiwa Springs, FL | 23,959 | 105 | 5% |
Bixby, OK | 23,956 | 97 | -3% |
Carteret, NJ | 23,966 | 120 | 20% |