Centerport, New York Cost Of Living

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Overall 66%

Goods & Services 23%

Housing 171%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Centerport	New York	National
Cost of living	166	117	100
Goods & Services	123	108	100
Groceries	110	108	100
Health care	117	101	100
Housing	271	145	100
Transportation	124	102	100
Utilities	123	97	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Centerport is 41% higher than the New York average
The cost of living in Centerport is 66% higher than the national average
Centerport housing is 171% higher than the national average
New York general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average
New York state income tax is 62% higher 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	$117,917	$9,826	$2,751	$3,538
Renters	$69,375	$5,781	$1,619	$2,081

A good indicator of the general affordability of housing in Centerport, NY, is the percentage of monthly income that should be spent on housing expenses, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). Generally speaking, no more than 28 percent of your total gross income should be spent on your housing expenses and not more than 36 percent of your gross income on total expenses, including debts. In Centerport, the median monthly income is $117,917 for those who own their own homes. Under the standard rule, that income level would allow for $2,751 to be budgeted for housing expenses each month, at the most. Renters, on the other hand, earn about $69,375, per the median income in the area. That would allow for renters to spend up to $1,619 on monthly rental expenses.

New York Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New York	4%	8.875%

New York Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
New York	4%	8.82%

Goods & Services

Item	Centerport	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$30.60	$17.49	75.0%
Beauty Salon	$59.00	$38.17	54.6%
Toothpaste	$2.05	$2.32	11.7%
Shampoo	$0.96	$1.01	5.1%
Movie	$13.90	$10.72	29.6%
Bowling	$17.00	$13.86	22.6%

Groceries

Item	Centerport	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.57	$3.90	17.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.89	$1.40	35.4%
Milk	$2.15	$1.96	9.6%
Potatoes	$3.99	$3.18	25.4%
Pizza	$9.39	$10.39	9.7%
Beer	$9.89	$9.23	7.2%

Health Care

Item	Centerport	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$133.00	$106.34	25.1%
Doctor	$128.00	$115.25	11.1%
Dentist	$131.00	$98.38	33.2%
Ibuprofen	$7.95	$9.26	14.2%
Lipitor	$511.40	$466.47	9.6%

Housing

Item	Centerport	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$581,000.00	$184,700.00	214.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,098.87	$1,273.32	64.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,614.00	$949.00	70.1%

Transportation

Item	Centerport	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.98	$2.59	14.9%
Tire Balancing	$69.96	$48.90	43.1%

Utilities

Item	Centerport	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$242.33	$167.60	44.6%
Phone	$174.02	$163.42	6.5%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wyandanch, NY	10,722	126	26%
Central Islip, NY	34,724	127	27%
North Amityville, NY	20,150	128	28%
Brentwood, NY	61,438	129	29%
North Bay Shore, NY	21,377	131	31%
Centerport, NY	5,251	166	66%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mount Arlington, NJ	5,251	120	20%
Hilmar-Irwin, CA	5,250	106	6%
Preston, ID	5,252	90	-10%
Nelsonville, OH	5,249	82	-18%
Bluefield, VA	5,254	83	-17%
Centerport, NY	5,251	166	66%

Source: The Centerport, NY cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.