| Index | Hastings | Florida | National |
| Cost of living | 90 | 98 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 95 | 98 | 100 |
| Groceries | 99 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 86 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 80 | 96 | 100 |
| Transportation | 87 | 99 | 100 |
| Utilities | 101 | 97 | 100 |


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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $63,393 | $5,283 | $1,479 | $1,902 |
| Renters | $28,750 | $2,396 | $671 | $863 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Florida | 6% | 7.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Florida | 0% | 0% |
| Item | Hastings | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $20.91 | $24.26 | 13.8% |
| Beauty Salon | $70.33 | $45.56 | 54.4% |
| Toothpaste | $3.69 | $3.70 | 0.3% |
| Shampoo | $1.43 | $1.28 | 11.7% |
| Movie | $12.86 | $12.13 | 6.0% |
| Bowling | $20.93 | $18.00 | 16.3% |
| Item | Hastings | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.34 | $5.84 | 8.6% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.47 | $1.57 | 6.3% |
| Milk | $4.57 | $4.67 | 2.3% |
| Potatoes | $5.44 | $4.93 | 10.3% |
| Pizza | $10.39 | $12.09 | 14.0% |
| Beer | $11.31 | $10.41 | 8.6% |
| Item | Hastings | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $86.60 | $125.68 | 31.1% |
| Doctor | $100.93 | $135.78 | 25.7% |
| Dentist | $102.03 | $113.29 | 9.9% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.61 | $10.65 | 0.4% |
| Lipitor | $447.41 | $468.60 | 4.5% |
| Item | Hastings | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $136,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 26.3% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,803.79 | $2,346.69 | 23.1% |
| Apartment Rent | $908.00 | $949.00 | 4.3% |
| Item | Hastings | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.44 | $3.46 | 0.5% |
| Tire Balancing | $34.43 | $59.92 | 42.5% |
| Item | Hastings | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $193.67 | $193.99 | 0.2% |
| Phone | $194.82 | $192.25 | 1.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Palatka, FL | 10,388 | 81 | 18.6% |
| Pomona Park, FL | 1,179 | 85 | 15.1% |
| Flagler Estates, FL | 3,348 | 87 | 12.6% |
| East Palatka, FL | 1,625 | 91 | 8.5% |
| St. Augustine South, FL | 4,994 | 105 | 5.0% |
| Hastings, FL | 1,304 | 90 | 9.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Fraser, CO | 1,304 | 114 | 14.3% |
| Livonia, LA | 1,304 | 90 | 9.8% |
| Northlakes, NC | 1,304 | 102 | 2.3% |
| Belfast, PA | 1,305 | 106 | 6.5% |
| Duncannon, PA | 1,305 | 92 | 8.2% |
| Hastings, FL | 1,304 | 90 | 9.6% |