Northdale, Florida Cost Of Living

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Overall 1%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 10%

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	Northdale	Florida	National
Cost of living	101	99	100
Goods & Services	95	99	100
Groceries	104	105	100
Health care	103	100	100
Housing	110	96	100
Transportation	99	98	100
Utilities	90	102	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Northdale is 2% higher than the Florida average
The cost of living in Northdale is 1% higher than the national average
Northdale housing is 10% higher 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	$79,345	$6,612	$1,851	$2,381
Renters	$52,166	$4,347	$1,217	$1,565

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Northdale, FL, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Northdale homeowners, is $79,345. This would allow for a maximum of $1,851 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $52,166 which would result in a maximum of $1,217 to be spent on rental costs.

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	Northdale	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.30	$17.49	18.2%
Beauty Salon	$36.87	$38.17	3.4%
Toothpaste	$3.16	$2.32	36.2%
Shampoo	$1.01	$1.01	0.2%
Movie	$12.08	$10.72	12.6%
Bowling	$18.00	$13.86	29.9%

Groceries

Item	Northdale	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.93	$3.90	26.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.79	$1.40	28.2%
Milk	$2.63	$1.96	34.0%
Potatoes	$3.79	$3.18	19.1%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.39	3.9%
Beer	$9.39	$9.23	1.7%

Health Care

Item	Northdale	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$82.00	$106.34	22.9%
Doctor	$114.00	$115.25	1.1%
Dentist	$113.30	$98.38	15.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.49	$9.26	13.3%
Lipitor	$425.48	$466.47	8.8%

Housing

Item	Northdale	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$195,100.00	$184,700.00	5.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$897.78	$1,273.32	29.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,141.00	$949.00	20.2%

Transportation

Item	Northdale	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.51	$2.59	3.3%
Tire Balancing	$52.46	$48.90	7.3%

Utilities

Item	Northdale	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$134.94	$167.60	19.5%
Phone	$186.69	$163.42	14.2%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Moon Lake, FL	4,708	81	-19%
New Port Richey, FL	15,503	83	-17%
Jasmine Estates, FL	19,744	84	-16%
Holiday, FL	20,451	84	-16%
Beacon Square, FL	6,971	84	-16%
Northdale, FL	22,317	101	1%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Brent, FL	22,319	86	-14%
North Augusta, SC	22,310	92	-8%
Hopewell, VA	22,332	91	-9%
Prichard, AL	22,340	86	-14%
Auburn Hills, MI	22,342	94	-6%
Northdale, FL	22,317	101	1%

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

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