Newberry, Florida Cost Of Living

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Overall 4%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 16%

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	Newberry	Florida	National
Cost of living	96	99	100
Goods & Services	95	99	100
Groceries	104	105	100
Health care	99	100	100
Housing	84	96	100
Transportation	104	98	100
Utilities	119	102	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Newberry is 3% lower than the Florida average
The cost of living in Newberry is 4% lower than the national average
Newberry housing is 16% 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	$71,583	$5,965	$1,670	$2,148
Renters	$25,000	$2,083	$583	$750

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Newberry, 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 Newberry, homeowners have a median income of $71,583. Using that number, a maximum of $1,670 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $25,000, which means there is a maximum of $583 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	Newberry	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.98	$17.49	14.3%
Beauty Salon	$38.00	$38.17	0.5%
Toothpaste	$3.55	$2.32	52.9%
Shampoo	$0.99	$1.01	2.5%
Movie	$11.30	$10.72	5.4%
Bowling	$4.85	$13.86	65.0%

Groceries

Item	Newberry	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.17	$3.90	6.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.14	$1.40	18.2%
Milk	$2.42	$1.96	23.3%
Potatoes	$3.89	$3.18	22.1%
Pizza	$8.00	$10.39	23.0%
Beer	$8.41	$9.23	8.9%

Health Care

Item	Newberry	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$67.62	$106.34	36.4%
Doctor	$110.39	$115.25	4.2%
Dentist	$94.68	$98.38	3.8%
Ibuprofen	$9.19	$9.26	0.8%
Lipitor	$410.13	$466.47	12.1%

Housing

Item	Newberry	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$146,100.00	$184,700.00	20.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,151.91	$1,273.32	9.5%
Apartment Rent	$894.00	$949.00	5.8%

Transportation

Item	Newberry	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.32	$2.59	10.6%
Tire Balancing	$48.29	$48.90	1.2%

Utilities

Item	Newberry	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$170.08	$167.60	1.5%
Phone	$39.80	$163.42	75.6%

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.
Trenton, FL	2,315	86	-14%
Bronson, FL	857	86	-14%
Raleigh, FL	285	87	-13%
Spring Ridge, FL	421	87	-13%
East Bronson, FL	2,321	88	-12%
Newberry, FL	5,410	96	-4%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Adams, MA	5,412	99	-1%
La Habra Heights, CA	5,406	201	101%
Connell, WA	5,414	89	-11%
Hartsdale, NY	5,414	131	31%
Englewood Cliffs, NJ	5,405	220	120%
Newberry, FL	5,410	96	-4%

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

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