Cost Of Living in East Ithaca, NY

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9%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

25%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	East Ithaca	New York	National
Cost of living	109	117	100
Goods & Services	101	108	100
Groceries	99	102	100
Health care	103	103	100
Housing	125	145	100
Transportation	108	105	100
Utilities	105	100	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in East Ithaca is 7% lower than the New York average
The cost of living in East Ithaca is 9% higher than the national average
East Ithaca housing is 25% higher than the national average
New York general sales tax is 22% lower than the national average
New York state income tax is 54% 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	$106,400	$8,867	$2,483	$3,192
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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%	10.9%

Goods & Services

Item	East Ithaca	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.03	$24.26	17.4%
Beauty Salon	$42.39	$45.56	7.0%
Toothpaste	$3.62	$3.70	2.2%
Shampoo	$1.33	$1.28	4.1%
Movie	$13.27	$12.13	9.4%
Bowling	$16.74	$18.00	7.0%

Groceries

Item	East Ithaca	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.93	$5.84	1.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.4%
Milk	$4.71	$4.67	0.8%
Potatoes	$5.13	$4.93	3.9%
Pizza	$14.83	$12.09	22.7%
Beer	$10.15	$10.41	2.5%

Health Care

Item	East Ithaca	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$160.58	$125.68	27.8%
Doctor	$115.23	$135.78	15.1%
Dentist	$110.48	$113.29	2.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.49	$10.65	1.5%
Lipitor	$530.04	$468.60	13.1%

Housing

Item	East Ithaca	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$229,300.00	$184,700.00	24.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,384.28	$2,346.69	1.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,216.00	$949.00	28.1%

Transportation

Item	East Ithaca	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.59	$3.46	3.8%
Tire Balancing	$69.82	$59.92	16.5%

Utilities

Item	East Ithaca	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$166.89	$193.99	14.0%
Phone	$194.41	$192.25	1.1%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Newfield Hamlet, NY	759	88	11.6%
Candor, NY	899	89	11.2%
Newark Valley, NY	947	89	10.5%
Interlaken, NY	576	90	10.1%
Cortland, NY	18,633	92	8.3%
East Ithaca, NY	2,169	109	9.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
New Carlisle, IN	2,169	90	10.2%
Spring Grove, PA	2,169	101	0.6%
Sunshine Coast F, BC	2,168	n/a
Centerville, CA	2,170	141	40.9%
Manchester, MI	2,170	95	4.7%
East Ithaca, NY	2,169	109	9.3%