Tarpon River, Florida Cost Of Living

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Overall 16%

Goods & Services 4%

Housing 39%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Tarpon River	Fort Lauderdale	Florida
Cost of living	116	117	99
Goods & Services	104	104	98
Groceries	122	122	106
Health care	104	104	99
Housing	139	139	96
Transportation	103	103	99
Utilities	102	102	105

Key findings

The cost of living in Tarpon River is 17% higher than the Fort Lauderdale average
The cost of living in Tarpon River is 16% higher than the national average
Tarpon River housing is 39% 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)
Household	$70,592	$5,883	$1,647	$2,118

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	Fort Lauderdale	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.83	$20.27	7.1%
Beauty Salon	$70.69	$40.39	75.0%
Toothpaste	$2.76	$2.36	16.8%
Shampoo	$1.18	$1.08	9.6%
Movie	$13.43	$10.99	22.2%
Bowling	$21.77	$15.49	40.5%

Groceries

Item	Fort Lauderdale	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.62	$4.30	7.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.82	$1.40	30.1%
Milk	$3.36	$2.20	52.7%
Potatoes	$4.95	$3.22	53.7%
Pizza	$9.66	$10.74	10.1%
Beer	$10.90	$9.60	13.6%

Health Care

Item	Fort Lauderdale	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$128.40	$109.73	17.0%
Doctor	$93.13	$118.34	21.3%
Dentist	$112.40	$100.94	11.4%
Ibuprofen	$12.17	$9.93	22.5%
Lipitor	$477.78	$469.53	1.8%

Housing

Item	Fort Lauderdale	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$273,400.00	$184,700.00	48.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,717.84	$1,229.62	39.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,135.00	$949.00	19.6%

Transportation

Item	Fort Lauderdale	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.71	$2.71	0.1%
Tire Balancing	$56.53	$51.86	9.0%

Utilities

Item	Fort Lauderdale	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$172.59	$170.84	1.0%
Phone	$191.55	$187.18	2.3%

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.
Franklin Park, FL	1,039	93	7.3%
Pembroke Park, FL	6,259	93	7.3%
Opa-locka, FL	16,245	93	7.3%
Lauderdale Lakes, FL	34,321	95	4.9%
Watergate, FL	3,527	96	3.7%
Fort Lauderdale, FL	175,153	117	16.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Chattanooga, TN	175,462	90	10.1%
Tempe, AZ	174,708	103	2.9%
Garden Grove, CA	174,676	141	40.6%
Port St. Lucie, FL	175,652	99	1.3%
Oshawa, ON	176,009	n/a
Fort Lauderdale, FL	175,153	117	16.7%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

Tarpon River, Fort Lauderdale, FL Cost of Living