Homestead Base, FL Cost Of Living

Homestead Base 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	Homestead Base	Florida	National
Cost of living index	103	99	100
Index	Homestead Base	Florida	National
Goods & Services index	101	99	100
Groceries index	105	105	100
Health care index	97	98	100
Housing index	n/a	96	100
Transportation index	112	100	100
Utilities index	99	103	100

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The cost of living in Homestead Base is 4% higher than the Florida average.
The cost of living in Homestead Base is 3% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Homestead Base is equal to 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$12,044	$1,004	$281	$361

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	Homestead Base	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.23	$16.09	11.5%
Beauty Salon	$72.00	$37.33	92.9%
Toothpaste	$2.23	$2.45	8.7%
Shampoo	$1.00	$1.00	0.3%
Movie	$12.60	$10.28	22.6%
Bowling	$6.09	$4.93	23.5%

Groceries

Item	Homestead Base	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.15	$3.80	9.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.52	$1.40	8.6%
Milk	$2.65	$2.01	31.8%
Potatoes	$3.55	$3.01	17.9%
Pizza	$8.99	$9.89	9.1%
Beer	$9.62	$8.90	8.2%

Health Care

Item	Homestead Base	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$98.33	$102.16	3.7%
Doctor	$89.33	$108.36	17.6%
Dentist	$95.60	$92.53	3.3%
Ibuprofen	$11.09	$9.28	19.5%
Lipitor	$411.52	$425.82	3.4%

Housing

Item	Homestead Base	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,457.49	$1,202.44	21.2%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Homestead Base	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.47	$2.24	10.1%
Tire Balancing	$54.23	$46.29	17.1%

Utilities

Item	Homestead Base	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$159.36	$165.96	4.0%
Phone	$29.39	$28.68	2.5%

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.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Florida City, FL	12,076	93	-7%
Leisure City, FL	26,861	94	-6%
Naranja, FL	10,068	96	-4%
Homestead, FL	65,688	98	-2%
West Perrine, FL	10,435	99	-1%
Homestead Base, FL	1,256	103	3%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Van Meter, IA	1,256	90	-10%
Banner Elk, NC	1,256	114	14%
Mountain Road, VA	1,256	76	-24%
Petersburg, MI	1,256	87	-13%
New Franklin, MO	1,256	81	-19%
Homestead Base, FL	1,256	103	3%

Source: The Homestead Base, FL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Homestead Base, FL Cost of Living