Lake Kathryn, Florida Cost Of Living

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Overall 22%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 63%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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 Kathryn	Florida	National
Cost of living	78	99	100
Goods & Services	95	99	100
Groceries	94	105	100
Health care	94	100	100
Housing	37	96	100
Transportation	100	98	100
Utilities	94	102	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Lake Kathryn is 22% lower than the Florida average
The cost of living in Lake Kathryn is 22% lower than the national average
Lake Kathryn housing is 63% 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	$36,429	$3,036	$850	$1,093
Renters	$41,161	$3,430	$960	$1,235

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	Lake Kathryn	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.25	$17.49	21.5%
Beauty Salon	$32.00	$38.17	16.2%
Toothpaste	$1.96	$2.32	15.6%
Shampoo	$1.09	$1.01	7.7%
Movie	$11.93	$10.72	11.2%
Bowling	$14.60	$13.86	5.3%

Groceries

Item	Lake Kathryn	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.31	$3.90	10.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.40	0.4%
Milk	$2.29	$1.96	16.7%
Potatoes	$3.26	$3.18	2.4%
Pizza	$9.19	$10.39	11.6%
Beer	$10.66	$9.23	15.5%

Health Care

Item	Lake Kathryn	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$65.75	$106.34	38.2%
Doctor	$130.00	$115.25	12.8%
Dentist	$75.60	$98.38	23.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.22	$9.26	10.4%
Lipitor	$494.25	$466.47	6.0%

Housing

Item	Lake Kathryn	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$38,900.00	$184,700.00	78.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$895.82	$1,273.32	29.6%
Apartment Rent	$703.00	$949.00	25.9%

Transportation

Item	Lake Kathryn	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.67	$2.59	2.9%
Tire Balancing	$47.95	$48.90	1.9%

Utilities

Item	Lake Kathryn	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$147.88	$167.60	11.8%
Phone	$185.04	$163.42	13.2%

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.
Altoona, FL	42	94	-6%
Pittman, FL	263	94	-6%
Lake Mack-Forest Hills, FL	541	77	-23%
Pine Lakes, FL	623	80	-20%
Astor, FL	1,560	82	-18%
Lake Kathryn, FL	1,077	78	-22%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
St. Jo, TX	1,077	82	-18%
Squirrel Mountain Valley, CA	1,077	125	25%
Pomona Park, FL	1,077	83	-17%
Sudan, TX	1,077	77	-23%
Blue Mountain, MS	1,077	74	-26%
Lake Kathryn, FL	1,077	78	-22%

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

Lake Kathryn, FL Cost of Living