Riverview, Florida Cost Of Living

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Overall 1%

Goods & Services 6%

Housing 3%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from C2ER in January, 2021; 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	Riverview	Florida	National
Cost of living	99	99	100
Goods & Services	94	98	100
Groceries	103	106	100
Health care	96	99	100
Housing	103	96	100
Transportation	98	99	100
Utilities	98	105	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Riverview is 1% lower than the Florida average
The cost of living in Riverview is 1% lower than the national average
Riverview housing is 3% 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	$74,512	$6,209	$1,738	$2,236
Renters	$52,205	$4,350	$1,218	$1,566

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Riverview, 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 Riverview homeowners, is $74,512. This would allow for a maximum of $1,738 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $52,205 which would result in a maximum of $1,218 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	Riverview	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.77	$20.27	22.2%
Beauty Salon	$35.05	$40.39	13.2%
Toothpaste	$2.97	$2.36	25.7%
Shampoo	$1.06	$1.08	1.5%
Movie	$11.64	$10.99	5.9%
Bowling	$16.33	$15.49	5.4%

Groceries

Item	Riverview	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.02	$4.30	16.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.40	19.3%
Milk	$2.76	$2.20	25.3%
Potatoes	$3.28	$3.22	1.9%
Pizza	$10.16	$10.74	5.4%
Beer	$11.09	$9.60	15.5%

Health Care

Item	Riverview	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$96.40	$109.73	12.1%
Doctor	$93.96	$118.34	20.6%
Dentist	$105.33	$100.94	4.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.42	$9.93	15.0%
Lipitor	$442.31	$469.53	5.8%

Housing

Item	Riverview	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$166,400.00	$184,700.00	9.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$989.61	$1,229.62	19.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,249.00	$949.00	31.6%

Transportation

Item	Riverview	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.54	$2.71	6.4%
Tire Balancing	$53.96	$51.86	4.1%

Utilities

Item	Riverview	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$160.44	$170.84	6.1%
Phone	$192.30	$187.18	2.7%

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.
University, FL	43,871	85	-15%
East Lake-Orient Park, FL	26,160	86	-14%
Mango, FL	11,916	87	-13%
Wimauma, FL	6,772	88	-12%
Dover, FL	3,380	88	-12%
Riverview, FL	84,590	99	-1%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Trenton, NJ	84,559	95	-5%
Champaign, IL	84,672	91	-9%
Bellingham, WA	84,462	124	24%
Bend, OR	84,416	122	22%
Edinburg, TX	84,399	78	-22%
Riverview, FL	84,590	99	-1%

Source: The Riverview, FL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2020.