Indian River Estates, FL Cost Of Living

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Indian River Estates 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	Indian River Estates	Florida	National
Cost of living index	96	99	100
Index	Indian River Estates	Florida	National
Goods & Services index	104	99	100
Groceries index	104	105	100
Health care index	110	100	100
Housing index	73	96	100
Transportation index	100	98	100
Utilities index	115	102	100

A general overview of the cost of living index for Indian River Estates, FL is displayed above. In Indian River Estates, FL, the overall cost of living index is 96, which is 3% lower than the Florida average and 4% lower than the U.S. average. The following categories are used to calculate the overall cost of living index: goods/services (33%), housing (30%), groceries (13%), utilities (10%), transportation (9%) and health care (5%). From the list, it is clear that the categories of goods/services and housing are responsible for the largest portions of the overall cost of living index. As a general rule, everyday goods and services provide an accurate measure of the general cost of goods in any given city. In the case of Indian River Estates, FL, the city's goods and services are 5% higher than the Florida average and 4% higher than the U.S. average.

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The cost of living in Indian River Estates is 3% lower than the Florida average.
The cost of living in Indian River Estates is 4% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Indian River Estates is 27% lower 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	$42,459	$3,538	$991	$1,274
Renters	$15,288	$1,274	$357	$459

The affordability of the housing market in Indian River Estates, FL as well as the overall cost of living can be indicated accurately 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 ever be used on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Indian River Estates, FL homeowners, the median income is $42,459. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $991 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $15,288. This indicates that renters should have a maximum of $357 used 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%

For those who live in Indian River Estates, FL and want to know what the true cost of living is, they ought to look at both the Florida income tax rate and the Florida sales tax rate. By sales tax, we mean the taxes that are included whenever a person is purchasing any goods or services. The amount that is taxed depends upon the particular state, where some states have a sales tax of zero percent while others can have a tax higher than seven percent. In Florida, the sales tax is 6%, while the most you'll pay in surtax is 7.5%. There is also income tax to consider, which is based upon the amount of money made in a year. Just like sales tax, income tax depends upon the particular state but also depends upon what tax bracket the person is in. Income tax for the state can be higher than nine percent in some states to zero percent in others. For those that live in Florida, the income tax rate ranges between 0% to 0%.

Goods & Services

Item	Indian River Estates	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.67	$17.49	4.7%
Beauty Salon	$43.33	$38.17	13.5%
Toothpaste	$2.51	$2.32	8.1%
Shampoo	$0.90	$1.01	11.1%
Movie	$6.21	$10.72	42.1%
Bowling	$17.33	$13.86	25.0%

Groceries

Item	Indian River Estates	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.29	$3.90	10.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.33	$1.40	4.7%
Milk	$2.71	$1.96	38.1%
Potatoes	$3.68	$3.18	15.6%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.39	3.9%
Beer	$10.09	$9.23	9.3%

Health Care

Item	Indian River Estates	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$164.33	$106.34	54.5%
Doctor	$130.00	$115.25	12.8%
Dentist	$101.75	$98.38	3.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.29	$9.26	11.1%
Lipitor	$498.56	$466.47	6.9%

Housing

Item	Indian River Estates	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$107,800.00	$184,700.00	41.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,027.86	$1,273.32	19.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,030.00	$949.00	8.5%

Transportation

Item	Indian River Estates	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.56	$2.59	1.4%
Tire Balancing	$51.25	$48.90	4.8%

Utilities

Item	Indian River Estates	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$208.89	$167.60	24.6%
Phone	$185.34	$163.42	13.4%

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.
Ocean Breeze Park, FL	214	84	-16%
Fort Pierce North, FL	7,365	88	-12%
Fort Pierce South, FL	3,992	91	-9%
River Park, FL	5,538	91	-9%
Fort Pierce, FL	43,883	91	-9%
Indian River Estates, FL	6,212	96	-4%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
South Gate Ridge, FL	6,212	108	8%
Saranap, CA	6,211	195	95%
Salem, IN	6,214	84	-16%
East Aurora, NY	6,209	95	-5%
Walpole, MA	6,209	142	42%
Indian River Estates, FL	6,212	96	-4%

Source: The Indian River Estates, FL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

Indian River Estates, FL Cost of Living