Fruitland Park, FL Cost Of Living

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Fruitland Park cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Fruitland Park	Florida	National
Cost of living index	86	99	100
Index	Fruitland Park	Florida	National
Goods & Services index	93	99	100
Groceries index	97	105	100
Health care index	89	100	100
Housing index	67	96	100
Transportation index	91	98	100
Utilities index	98	102	100

A general summary of the cost of living index in Fruitland Park, FL is shown above. Compared to the state average of Florida the cost of living index in Fruitland Park, FL is 86, which is 13% lower than the average in Florida and compared to the national average it is 14% lower than. The cost of living index is made up of several categories. These are transportation at 9%, utilities at 10%, goods and services at 33%, housing at 30%, groceries at 13%, and health care at 5%. The bulk of the cost of living index comes from the categories of goods and services and housing. If you look at everyday goods and services they can be a good indicator in a certain city of the general costs of goods there. In Fruitland Park, FL goods and services come in at 5% lower than the average in Florida and are 7% lower than compared to the nationwide average.

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The cost of living in Fruitland Park is 13% lower than the Florida average.
The cost of living in Fruitland Park is 14% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Fruitland Park is 33% 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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Use the salary calculator to compare your current salary in Fruitland Park, FL to any other city. The salary calculator will tell you how much you would need to earn in any given city to maintain the same standard of living based on the cost of living in each city. For example, if the cost of living in the city you are looking to relocate to is higher than the cost of living in Fruitland Park, FL, then you would need to earn more income in order to maintain the same standard of living. To use the Fruitland Park, FL salary calculator, simply enter in the name of the new city, then adjust the slider to your current income. The salary calculator will do the rest and let you know if you need to earn more or less in the new city. You will also see a complete breakdown of the cost of living.

Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$60,375	$5,031	$1,409	$1,811
Renters	$24,428	$2,036	$570	$733

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living is by simply calculating the maximum that a person should spend on housing in Fruitland Park, FL, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The safest way to live in the city is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income that one earns on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Fruitland Park, FL has a median income of about $60,375 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a person should spend a maximum of $1,409 on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $24,428. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $570 on all of their rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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%

For those who live in Fruitland Park, FL and want to know what the true cost of living is, they ought to look at both the Florida income tax rate and the Florida sales tax rate. By sales tax, we mean the taxes that are included whenever a person is purchasing any goods or services. The amount that is taxed depends upon the particular state, where some states have a sales tax of zero percent while others can have a tax higher than seven percent. In Florida, the sales tax is 6%, while the most you'll pay in surtax is 7.5%. There is also income tax to consider, which is based upon the amount of money made in a year. Just like sales tax, income tax depends upon the particular state but also depends upon what tax bracket the person is in. Income tax for the state can be higher than nine percent in some states to zero percent in others. For those that live in Florida, the income tax rate ranges between 0% to 0%.

Goods & Services

Item	Fruitland Park	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.20	$17.49	15.5%
Beauty Salon	$44.00	$38.17	15.3%
Toothpaste	$1.62	$2.32	30.2%
Shampoo	$0.84	$1.01	17.0%
Movie	$11.39	$10.72	6.2%
Bowling	$14.14	$13.86	2.0%

Groceries

Item	Fruitland Park	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.73	$3.90	21.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.28	$1.40	8.3%
Milk	$2.04	$1.96	4.0%
Potatoes	$3.15	$3.18	1.0%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.39	3.9%
Beer	$9.99	$9.23	8.2%

Health Care

Item	Fruitland Park	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$86.33	$106.34	18.8%
Doctor	$76.20	$115.25	33.9%
Dentist	$97.50	$98.38	0.9%
Ibuprofen	$9.09	$9.26	1.8%
Lipitor	$474.20	$466.47	1.7%

Housing

Item	Fruitland Park	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$103,000.00	$184,700.00	44.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$985.05	$1,273.32	22.6%
Apartment Rent	$897.00	$949.00	5.5%

Transportation

Item	Fruitland Park	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.46	$2.59	5.0%
Tire Balancing	$42.50	$48.90	13.1%

Utilities

Item	Fruitland Park	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$161.23	$167.60	3.8%
Phone	$183.84	$163.42	12.5%

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.

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Okahumpka, FL	50	94	-6%
Bushnell, FL	3,016	78	-22%
Lake Panasoffkee, FL	3,376	80	-20%
Coleman, FL	508	82	-18%
Belleview, FL	4,689	88	-12%
Fruitland Park, FL	4,686	86	-14%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Granite Falls, NC	4,686	93	-7%
Oak Hill, TN	4,686	144	44%
Mattituck, NY	4,686	175	75%
New Haven, MI	4,686	94	-6%
Canastota, NY	4,685	88	-12%
Fruitland Park, FL	4,686	86	-14%

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

Fruitland Park, FL Cost of Living