Fort Pierce North, Florida Cost Of Living

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Overall 12%

Goods & Services 4%

Housing 52%

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	Fort Pierce North	Florida	National
Cost of living	88	99	100
Goods & Services	104	99	100
Groceries	104	105	100
Health care	110	100	100
Housing	48	96	100
Transportation	100	98	100
Utilities	115	102	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Fort Pierce North is 11% lower than the Florida average
The cost of living in Fort Pierce North is 12% lower than the national average
Fort Pierce North housing is 52% 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$34,861	$2,905	$813	$1,046
Renters	$14,967	$1,247	$349	$449

The affordability of the housing market in Fort Pierce North, FL as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Fort Pierce North homeowners, the median income is $34,861. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $813 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $14,967. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $349 for their rent related monthly costs.

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 Pierce North	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.67	$17.49	4.7%
Beauty Salon	$43.33	$38.17	13.5%
Toothpaste	$2.51	$2.32	8.1%
Shampoo	$0.90	$1.01	11.1%
Movie	$6.21	$10.72	42.1%
Bowling	$17.33	$13.86	25.0%

Groceries

Item	Fort Pierce North	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.29	$3.90	10.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.33	$1.40	4.7%
Milk	$2.71	$1.96	38.1%
Potatoes	$3.68	$3.18	15.6%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.39	3.9%
Beer	$10.09	$9.23	9.3%

Health Care

Item	Fort Pierce North	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$164.33	$106.34	54.5%
Doctor	$130.00	$115.25	12.8%
Dentist	$101.75	$98.38	3.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.29	$9.26	11.1%
Lipitor	$498.56	$466.47	6.9%

Housing

Item	Fort Pierce North	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$59,800.00	$184,700.00	67.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,027.86	$1,273.32	19.3%
Apartment Rent	$799.00	$949.00	15.8%

Transportation

Item	Fort Pierce North	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.56	$2.59	1.4%
Tire Balancing	$51.25	$48.90	4.8%

Utilities

Item	Fort Pierce North	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$208.89	$167.60	24.6%
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.
West Vero Corridor, FL	7,635	89	-11%
Fort Pierce South, FL	3,992	91	-9%
River Park, FL	5,538	91	-9%
Fort Pierce, FL	43,883	91	-9%
Lakewood Park, FL	11,706	92	-8%
Fort Pierce North, FL	7,365	88	-12%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lake of the Woods, VA	7,362	112	12%
Washington, IA	7,368	91	-9%
West Dundee, IL	7,369	115	15%
Globe, AZ	7,369	88	-12%
Sioux Center, IA	7,370	94	-6%
Fort Pierce North, FL	7,365	88	-12%

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