Lauderhill, Florida Cost Of Living

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Overall 5%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 27%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from C2ER in January, 2021; 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	Lauderhill	Florida	National
Cost of living	95	99	100
Goods & Services	99	98	100
Groceries	117	106	100
Health care	104	98	100
Housing	73	96	100
Transportation	110	101	100
Utilities	99	106	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Lauderhill is 5% lower than the Florida average
The cost of living in Lauderhill is 5% lower than the national average
Lauderhill housing 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	$48,295	$4,025	$1,127	$1,449
Renters	$30,059	$2,505	$701	$902

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Lauderhill, FL, as well as what the overall cost of living might be. Generally, a good rule to follow is that the debt-to-income (DTI) level you want to maintain is 28 percent or less of your income on your rent or mortgage payments and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses and debts. In Lauderhill, homeowners have a median income of $48,295. Using that number, a maximum of $1,127 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $30,059, which means there is a maximum of $701 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

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	Lauderhill	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.47	$18.62	22.3%
Beauty Salon	$65.03	$39.05	66.5%
Toothpaste	$2.04	$2.34	13.0%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.06	1.3%
Movie	$11.82	$10.68	10.6%
Bowling	$20.88	$14.67	42.3%

Groceries

Item	Lauderhill	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.66	$4.22	10.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.62	$1.39	17.1%
Milk	$2.96	$2.05	44.6%
Potatoes	$4.99	$3.29	51.8%
Pizza	$8.99	$10.62	15.4%
Beer	$10.84	$9.38	15.6%

Health Care

Item	Lauderhill	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$135.56	$108.57	24.9%
Doctor	$102.25	$116.17	12.0%
Dentist	$106.04	$99.13	7.0%
Ibuprofen	$12.33	$9.68	27.5%
Lipitor	$458.22	$466.92	1.9%

Housing

Item	Lauderhill	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$103,700.00	$184,700.00	43.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,666.18	$1,197.42	39.1%
Apartment Rent	$1,051.00	$949.00	10.7%

Transportation

Item	Lauderhill	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.24	$2.22	0.7%
Tire Balancing	$63.76	$50.07	27.3%

Utilities

Item	Lauderhill	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$162.20	$167.67	3.3%
Phone	$188.17	$175.64	7.1%

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.
Franklin Park, FL	1,039	91	-9%
Pembroke Park, FL	6,259	91	-9%
Lauderdale Lakes, FL	34,321	93	-7%
Watergate, FL	3,527	94	-6%
Washington Park, FL	1,479	95	-5%
Lauderhill, FL	70,452	95	-5%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Redlands, CA	70,442	127	27%
Passaic, NJ	70,536	122	22%
Franklin, TN	70,625	119	19%
Rock Hill, SC	70,251	95	-5%
Framingham, MA	70,743	138	38%
Lauderhill, FL	70,452	95	-5%

Source: The Lauderhill, FL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2020.