Cost Of Living in Long Branch, VA

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55%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

187%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from C2ER in January, 2026; 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	Long Branch	Virginia	National
Cost of living	155	109	100
Goods & Services	101	102	100
Groceries	99	100	100
Health care	89	103	100
Housing	287	129	100
Transportation	99	100	100
Utilities	96	99	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Long Branch is 42% higher than the Virginia average
The cost of living in Long Branch is 55% higher than the national average
Long Branch housing is 187% higher than the national average
Virginia general sales tax is 4% higher than the national average
Virginia state income tax is 23% 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	$286,788	$23,899	$6,691	$8,605
Renters	$47,129	$3,927	$1,100	$1,414

The affordability of the housing market in Long Branch, VA as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted 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 be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Long Branch homeowners, the median income is $286,788. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $6,691 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $47,129. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,100 for their rent related monthly costs.

Virginia Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Virginia	5.3%	6%

Virginia Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Virginia	2%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Long Branch	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.43	$27.62	0.7%
Beauty Salon	$51.17	$51.11	0.1%
Toothpaste	$4.03	$4.09	1.5%
Shampoo	$1.50	$1.54	2.7%
Movie	$15.06	$12.88	16.9%
Yoga	$24.61	$19.66	25.2%

Groceries

Item	Long Branch	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$7.62	$7.70	1.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.54	$1.66	7.4%
Milk	$4.77	$4.73	0.8%
Potatoes	$5.36	$5.26	2.0%
Pizza	$13.14	$12.76	3.0%
Beer	$11.40	$10.55	8.1%

Health Care

Item	Long Branch	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$134.66	$140.06	3.9%
Doctor	$121.11	$153.82	21.3%
Dentist	$118.43	$123.15	3.8%
Ibuprofen	$12.02	$11.73	2.5%
Lipitor	$18.55	$23.61	21.4%

Housing

Item	Long Branch	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$1,162,827.00	$326,622.00	256.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,074.61	$2,480.25	16.4%
Apartment Rent	$1,831.00	$1,444.00	26.8%

Transportation

Item	Long Branch	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.07	$3.06	0.5%
Tire Balancing	$61.27	$65.21	6.0%

Utilities

Item	Long Branch	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$210.55	$220.12	4.3%
Phone	$189.31	$195.71	3.3%

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.
Port Royal, VA	154	108	7.7%
Bowling Green, VA	1,416	104	3.7%
Lake Land'Or, VA	3,782	104	4.0%
Lake Caroline, VA	1,474	106	5.8%
King George, VA	4,752	116	16.3%
Long Branch, VA	8,133	155	55.5%

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Long Branch, VA	8,133	155	55.5%