Cost Of Living in Lake Como, NJ

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40%

Overall NAT. AVG.

11%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

114%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Lake Como	New Jersey	National
Cost of living	140	121	100
Goods & Services	111	106	100
Groceries	103	102	100
Health care	102	99	100
Housing	214	158	100
Transportation	105	103	100
Utilities	108	107	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Lake Como is 16% higher than the New Jersey average
The cost of living in Lake Como is 40% higher than the national average
Lake Como housing is 114% higher than the national average
New Jersey general sales tax is 30% higher than the national average
New Jersey state income tax is 46% 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	$96,838	$8,070	$2,259	$2,905
Renters	$66,033	$5,503	$1,541	$1,981

New Jersey Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New Jersey	6.625%	12.625%

New Jersey Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
New Jersey	1.4%	10.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Lake Como	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$30.25	$24.26	24.7%
Beauty Salon	$53.00	$45.56	16.3%
Toothpaste	$3.75	$3.70	1.3%
Shampoo	$1.53	$1.28	19.8%
Movie	$14.53	$12.13	19.7%
Bowling	$20.98	$18.00	16.6%

Groceries

Item	Lake Como	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.13	$5.84	5.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.70	$4.67	0.5%
Potatoes	$5.32	$4.93	7.8%
Pizza	$12.59	$12.09	4.2%
Beer	$11.12	$10.41	6.8%

Health Care

Item	Lake Como	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$129.93	$125.68	3.4%
Doctor	$124.10	$135.78	8.6%
Dentist	$129.94	$113.29	14.7%
Ibuprofen	$11.14	$10.65	4.6%
Lipitor	$440.70	$468.60	6.0%

Housing

Item	Lake Como	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$441,400.00	$184,700.00	139.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,956.12	$2,346.69	26.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,467.00	$949.00	54.6%

Transportation

Item	Lake Como	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.41	$3.46	1.4%
Tire Balancing	$72.38	$59.92	20.8%

Utilities

Item	Lake Como	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$223.08	$193.99	15.0%
Phone	$186.61	$192.25	2.9%

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.
Cedar Glen West, NJ	1,804	83	17.0%
Leisure Village, NJ	4,714	99	1.1%
Silver Ridge, NJ	1,101	103	2.8%
Leisure Village West, NJ	3,767	103	3.2%
Leisure Village East, NJ	3,744	106	5.7%
Lake Como, NJ	1,655	140	39.6%

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Lake Como, NJ	1,655	140	39.6%