Chiefland, Florida Cost Of Living

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Overall 13%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 46%

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	Chiefland	Florida	National
Cost of living	87	99	100
Goods & Services	95	99	100
Groceries	104	105	100
Health care	99	100	100
Housing	54	96	100
Transportation	104	98	100
Utilities	119	102	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Chiefland is 12% lower than the Florida average
The cost of living in Chiefland is 13% lower than the national average
Chiefland housing is 46% 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$34,318	$2,860	$801	$1,030
Renters	$16,277	$1,356	$380	$488

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	Chiefland	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.98	$17.49	14.3%
Beauty Salon	$38.00	$38.17	0.5%
Toothpaste	$3.55	$2.32	52.9%
Shampoo	$0.99	$1.01	2.5%
Movie	$11.30	$10.72	5.4%
Bowling	$4.85	$13.86	65.0%

Groceries

Item	Chiefland	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.17	$3.90	6.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.14	$1.40	18.2%
Milk	$2.42	$1.96	23.3%
Potatoes	$3.89	$3.18	22.1%
Pizza	$8.00	$10.39	23.0%
Beer	$8.41	$9.23	8.9%

Health Care

Item	Chiefland	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$67.62	$106.34	36.4%
Doctor	$110.39	$115.25	4.2%
Dentist	$94.68	$98.38	3.8%
Ibuprofen	$9.19	$9.26	0.8%
Lipitor	$410.13	$466.47	12.1%

Housing

Item	Chiefland	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$90,300.00	$184,700.00	51.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,151.91	$1,273.32	9.5%
Apartment Rent	$614.00	$949.00	35.3%

Transportation

Item	Chiefland	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.32	$2.59	10.6%
Tire Balancing	$48.29	$48.90	1.2%

Utilities

Item	Chiefland	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$170.08	$167.60	1.5%
Phone	$39.80	$163.42	75.6%

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.
Otter Creek, FL	143	101	1%
Andrews, FL	638	83	-17%
Trenton, FL	2,315	86	-14%
Manatee Road, FL	2,937	86	-14%
Bronson, FL	857	86	-14%
Chiefland, FL	2,223	87	-13%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bakerstown, PA	2,222	135	35%
East Palatka, FL	2,222	90	-10%
North Vacherie, LA	2,222	90	-10%
Villa Grove, IL	2,222	83	-17%
Trucksville, PA	2,224	96	-4%
Chiefland, FL	2,223	87	-13%

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

Chiefland, FL Cost of Living