Index | Merritt Island | Florida | National |
Cost of living | 97 | 99 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 93 | 99 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 105 | 100 |
Health care | 89 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 103 | 96 | 100 |
Transportation | 91 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 98 | 102 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $65,354 | $5,446 | $1,525 | $1,961 |
Renters | $31,920 | $2,660 | $745 | $958 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Florida | 6% | 7.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Florida | 0% | 0% |
Item | Merritt Island | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $20.20 | $17.49 | 15.5% |
Beauty Salon | $44.00 | $38.17 | 15.3% |
Toothpaste | $1.62 | $2.32 | 30.2% |
Shampoo | $0.84 | $1.01 | 17.0% |
Movie | $11.39 | $10.72 | 6.2% |
Bowling | $14.14 | $13.86 | 2.0% |
Item | Merritt Island | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.73 | $3.90 | 21.3% |
Fried Chicken | $1.28 | $1.40 | 8.3% |
Milk | $2.04 | $1.96 | 4.0% |
Potatoes | $3.15 | $3.18 | 1.0% |
Pizza | $9.99 | $10.39 | 3.9% |
Beer | $9.99 | $9.23 | 8.2% |
Item | Merritt Island | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $86.33 | $106.34 | 18.8% |
Doctor | $76.20 | $115.25 | 33.9% |
Dentist | $97.50 | $98.38 | 0.9% |
Ibuprofen | $9.09 | $9.26 | 1.8% |
Lipitor | $474.20 | $466.47 | 1.7% |
Item | Merritt Island | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $195,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 5.9% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $985.05 | $1,273.32 | 22.6% |
Apartment Rent | $928.00 | $949.00 | 2.2% |
Item | Merritt Island | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.46 | $2.59 | 5.0% |
Tire Balancing | $42.50 | $48.90 | 13.1% |
Item | Merritt Island | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $161.23 | $167.60 | 3.8% |
Phone | $183.84 | $163.42 | 12.5% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Sharpes, FL | 2,928 | 79 | -21% |
Cocoa West, FL | 5,115 | 81 | -19% |
Cocoa, FL | 17,558 | 83 | -17% |
Port St. John, FL | 11,223 | 87 | -13% |
Rockledge, FL | 26,144 | 93 | -7% |
Merritt Island, FL | 35,916 | 97 | -3% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Richfield, MN | 35,912 | 105 | 5% |
Goldsboro, NC | 35,924 | 88 | -12% |
Bell, CA | 35,927 | 126 | 26% |
Pahrump, NV | 35,899 | 90 | -10% |
Leavenworth, KS | 35,948 | 93 | -7% |
Merritt Island, FL | 35,916 | 97 | -3% |