Duck Key, Florida Cost Of Living

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Overall 56%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 178%

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	Duck Key	Florida	National
Cost of living	156	99	100
Goods & Services	99	99	100
Groceries	111	105	100
Health care	107	100	100
Housing	278	96	100
Transportation	112	98	100
Utilities	98	102	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Duck Key is 57% higher than the Florida average
The cost of living in Duck Key is 56% higher than the national average
Duck Key housing is 178% higher 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	$74,107	$6,176	$1,729	$2,223
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Duck Key	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.88	$17.49	20.6%
Beauty Salon	$58.60	$38.17	53.5%
Toothpaste	$2.12	$2.32	8.7%
Shampoo	$1.25	$1.01	23.5%
Movie	$13.77	$10.72	28.4%
Bowling	$22.83	$13.86	64.7%

Groceries

Item	Duck Key	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.83	$3.90	23.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.40	15.4%
Milk	$2.75	$1.96	40.1%
Potatoes	$3.87	$3.18	21.6%
Pizza	$8.99	$10.39	13.5%
Beer	$10.23	$9.23	10.8%

Health Care

Item	Duck Key	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$115.80	$106.34	8.9%
Doctor	$106.25	$115.25	7.8%
Dentist	$116.20	$98.38	18.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.42	$9.26	23.3%
Lipitor	$456.77	$466.47	2.1%

Housing

Item	Duck Key	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$586,300.00	$184,700.00	217.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,633.75	$1,273.32	28.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,760.00	$949.00	85.5%

Transportation

Item	Duck Key	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.57	$2.59	0.9%
Tire Balancing	$67.20	$48.90	37.4%

Utilities

Item	Duck Key	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$158.03	$167.60	5.7%
Phone	$185.34	$163.42	13.4%

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.
Marathon, FL	8,701	123	23%
Layton, FL	111	136	36%
Key Colony Beach, FL	696	145	45%
Duck Key, FL	716	156	56%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wallace, SC	716	88	-12%
Gray Court, SC	716	85	-15%
Brushton, NY	716	91	-9%
Graettinger, IA	716	82	-18%
Gosport, IN	716	85	-15%
Duck Key, FL	716	156	56%

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

Duck Key, FL Cost of Living

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