Index | Hope | New Jersey | National |
Cost of living | 126 | 121 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 102 | 105 | 100 |
Groceries | 110 | 107 | 100 |
Health care | 98 | 96 | 100 |
Housing | 180 | 158 | 100 |
Transportation | 103 | 105 | 100 |
Utilities | 95 | 105 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $102,813 | $8,568 | $2,399 | $3,085 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
New Jersey | 6.625% | 12.625% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
New Jersey | 1.4% | 10.75% |
Item | Hope | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $23.23 | $20.27 | 14.6% |
Beauty Salon | $49.99 | $40.39 | 23.8% |
Toothpaste | $1.92 | $2.36 | 18.8% |
Shampoo | $1.11 | $1.08 | 3.1% |
Movie | $12.81 | $10.99 | 16.6% |
Bowling | $20.73 | $15.49 | 33.8% |
Item | Hope | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.97 | $4.30 | 7.7% |
Fried Chicken | $2.19 | $1.40 | 56.3% |
Milk | $2.72 | $2.20 | 23.6% |
Potatoes | $3.56 | $3.22 | 10.6% |
Pizza | $9.99 | $10.74 | 7.0% |
Beer | $8.05 | $9.60 | 16.1% |
Item | Hope | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $97.21 | $109.73 | 11.4% |
Doctor | $90.28 | $118.34 | 23.7% |
Dentist | $119.29 | $100.94 | 18.2% |
Ibuprofen | $7.94 | $9.93 | 20.1% |
Lipitor | $470.29 | $469.53 | 0.2% |
Item | Hope | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $333,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 80.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,548.22 | $1,229.62 | 25.9% |
Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
Item | Hope | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.76 | $2.71 | 2.0% |
Tire Balancing | $54.50 | $51.86 | 5.1% |
Item | Hope | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $157.35 | $170.84 | 7.9% |
Phone | $183.25 | $187.18 | 2.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Delaware, NJ | 99 | 103 | 3.0% |
Buttzville, NJ | 70 | 102 | 2.3% |
Port Murray, NJ | 98 | 102 | 2.3% |
Ross Corner, NJ | 58 | 102 | 2.3% |
Bridgeville, NJ | 135 | 102 | 2.3% |
Hope, NJ | 193 | 126 | 25.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Iliff, CO | 193 | 85 | 15.4% |
Elberon, IA | 193 | 83 | 17.0% |
Hancock, IA | 193 | 84 | 15.6% |
Leighton, IA | 193 | 80 | 19.9% |
Midvale, ID | 193 | 93 | 6.6% |
Hope, NJ | 193 | 126 | 25.7% |