Lehigh Acres, Florida Cost Of Living

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Overall 6%

Goods & Services 6%

Housing 33%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Lehigh Acres	Florida	National
Cost of living	94	99	100
Goods & Services	106	98	100
Groceries	107	106	100
Health care	103	99	100
Housing	67	96	100
Transportation	104	99	100
Utilities	100	105	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Lehigh Acres is 6% lower than the Florida average
The cost of living in Lehigh Acres is 6% lower than the national average
Lehigh Acres housing is 33% 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	$49,360	$4,113	$1,152	$1,481
Renters	$33,091	$2,758	$772	$993

A good indicator of the general affordability of housing in Lehigh Acres, FL, is the percentage of monthly income that should be spent on housing expenses, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). Generally speaking, no more than 28 percent of your total gross income should be spent on your housing expenses and not more than 36 percent of your gross income on total expenses, including debts. In Lehigh Acres, the median monthly income is $49,360 for those who own their own homes. Under the standard rule, that income level would allow for $1,152 to be budgeted for housing expenses each month, at the most. Renters, on the other hand, earn about $33,091, per the median income in the area. That would allow for renters to spend up to $772 on monthly rental expenses.

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	Lehigh Acres	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.87	$20.27	12.8%
Beauty Salon	$42.30	$40.39	4.7%
Toothpaste	$3.26	$2.36	38.3%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.08	0.3%
Movie	$13.13	$10.99	19.5%
Bowling	$22.09	$15.49	42.6%

Groceries

Item	Lehigh Acres	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.07	$4.30	18.0%
Fried Chicken	$2.05	$1.40	46.3%
Milk	$2.81	$2.20	27.6%
Potatoes	$4.08	$3.22	26.8%
Pizza	$11.01	$10.74	2.5%
Beer	$10.75	$9.60	12.0%

Health Care

Item	Lehigh Acres	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$85.65	$109.73	21.9%
Doctor	$118.67	$118.34	0.3%
Dentist	$109.65	$100.94	8.6%
Ibuprofen	$11.92	$9.93	20.1%
Lipitor	$463.38	$469.53	1.3%

Housing

Item	Lehigh Acres	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$101,400.00	$184,700.00	45.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,261.61	$1,229.62	2.6%
Apartment Rent	$919.00	$949.00	3.2%

Transportation

Item	Lehigh Acres	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.70	$2.71	0.5%
Tire Balancing	$57.19	$51.86	10.3%

Utilities

Item	Lehigh Acres	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$167.21	$170.84	2.1%
Phone	$191.25	$187.18	2.2%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Charleston Park, FL	241	105	4.9%
Pine Manor, FL	5,175	85	15.3%
Suncoast Estates, FL	4,485	86	14.3%
Tice, FL	4,661	87	13.1%
LaBelle, FL	4,650	89	11.2%
Lehigh Acres, FL	112,279	94	6.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Costa Mesa, CA	112,439	165	64.9%
Miami Gardens, FL	112,514	101	0.6%
Carlsbad, CA	112,008	175	74.6%
Elgin, IL	111,919	104	4.1%
Delta, BC	112,691	n/a
Lehigh Acres, FL	112,279	94	6.3%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.