| Index | Hope | New Jersey | National |
| Cost of living index | 131 | 125 | 100 |
| Index | Hope | New Jersey | National |
| Goods & Services index | 111 | 112 | 100 |
| Groceries index | 104 | 105 | 100 |
| Health care index | 107 | 104 | 100 |
| Housing index | 180 | 158 | 100 |
| Transportation index | 111 | 112 | 100 |
| Utilities index | 115 | 115 | 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% | 12.875% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| New Jersey | 1.4% | 8.97% |
| Item | Hope | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $19.00 | $16.09 | 18.1% |
| Beauty Salon | $36.33 | $37.33 | 2.7% |
| Toothpaste | $2.12 | $2.45 | 13.2% |
| Shampoo | $1.06 | $1.00 | 5.9% |
| Movie | $11.68 | $10.28 | 13.6% |
| Bowling | $4.98 | $4.93 | 1.0% |
| Item | Hope | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $3.45 | $3.80 | 9.4% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.47 | $1.40 | 5.0% |
| Milk | $2.24 | $2.01 | 11.4% |
| Potatoes | $2.99 | $3.01 | 0.7% |
| Pizza | $8.59 | $9.89 | 13.1% |
| Beer | $9.46 | $8.90 | 6.3% |
| Item | Hope | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $108.67 | $102.16 | 6.4% |
| Doctor | $93.87 | $108.36 | 13.4% |
| Dentist | $115.62 | $92.53 | 25.0% |
| Ibuprofen | $8.39 | $9.28 | 9.6% |
| Lipitor | $465.46 | $425.82 | 9.3% |
| Item | Hope | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $333,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 80.5% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,644.65 | $1,202.44 | 36.8% |
| Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
| Item | Hope | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.36 | $2.24 | 5.0% |
| Tire Balancing | $57.32 | $46.29 | 23.8% |
| Item | Hope | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $188.22 | $165.96 | 13.4% |
| Phone | $33.50 | $28.68 | 16.8% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Buttzville, NJ | 70 | 102 | 2% |
| Byram Center, NJ | 50 | 110 | 10% |
| Port Colden, NJ | 118 | 110 | 10% |
| Allamuchy, NJ | 153 | 110 | 10% |
| Port Murray, NJ | 98 | 110 | 10% |
| Hope, NJ | 193 | 131 | 31% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Midvale, ID | 193 | 90 | -10% |
| Loma Linda, TX | 193 | 98 | -2% |
| Conconully, WA | 193 | 96 | -4% |
| Foxburg, PA | 193 | 89 | -11% |
| Iliff, CO | 193 | 84 | -16% |
| Hope, NJ | 193 | 131 | 31% |