Heathrow, Florida Cost Of Living

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26%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

85%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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	Heathrow	Florida	National
Cost of living	126	99	100
Goods & Services	101	98	100
Groceries	106	106	100
Health care	96	99	100
Housing	185	96	100
Transportation	101	99	100
Utilities	95	105	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Heathrow is 27% higher than the Florida average
The cost of living in Heathrow is 26% higher than the national average
Heathrow housing is 85% 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)
Owners	$91,147	$7,596	$2,127	$2,735
Renters	$78,321	$6,527	$1,827	$2,350

The affordability of the housing market in Heathrow, 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 Heathrow homeowners, the median income is $91,147. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,127 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $78,321. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,827 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	Heathrow	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.77	$20.27	7.4%
Beauty Salon	$51.44	$40.39	27.4%
Toothpaste	$2.03	$2.36	14.1%
Shampoo	$1.01	$1.08	6.2%
Movie	$11.77	$10.99	7.1%
Bowling	$15.44	$15.49	0.3%

Groceries

Item	Heathrow	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.24	$4.30	21.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.51	$1.40	7.9%
Milk	$2.51	$2.20	13.8%
Potatoes	$4.52	$3.22	40.4%
Pizza	$9.84	$10.74	8.4%
Beer	$10.43	$9.60	8.7%

Health Care

Item	Heathrow	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$98.02	$109.73	10.7%
Doctor	$91.11	$118.34	23.0%
Dentist	$109.61	$100.94	8.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.47	$9.93	5.5%
Lipitor	$451.91	$469.53	3.8%

Housing

Item	Heathrow	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$373,400.00	$184,700.00	102.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,095.01	$1,229.62	10.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,374.00	$949.00	44.8%

Transportation

Item	Heathrow	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.57	$2.71	5.1%
Tire Balancing	$57.01	$51.86	9.9%

Utilities

Item	Heathrow	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$153.30	$170.84	10.3%
Phone	$191.25	$187.18	2.2%

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.
Paradise Heights, FL	632	83	16.8%
Pine Lakes, FL	623	85	15.3%
Clarcona, FL	3,008	87	13.2%
Zellwood, FL	3,082	88	12.2%
Eatonville, FL	2,168	88	11.7%
Heathrow, FL	6,157	126	26.0%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Milliken, CO	6,157	102	2.4%
Truth or Consequences, NM	6,157	78	22.3%
Pleasure Point, CA	6,155	187	86.9%
Satsuma, AL	6,159	91	8.6%
East Pasadena, CA	6,159	173	72.6%
Heathrow, FL	6,157	126	26.0%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.