St. George Island, Florida Cost Of Living

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Overall 27%

Goods & Services 0%

Housing 92%

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	St. George Island	Florida	National
Cost of living	127	99	100
Goods & Services	100	99	100
Groceries	110	105	100
Health care	102	100	100
Housing	192	96	100
Transportation	93	98	100
Utilities	86	102	100

Key findings

The cost of living in St. George Island is 28% higher than the Florida average
The cost of living in St. George Island is 27% higher than the national average
St. George Island housing is 92% 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	$83,333	$6,944	$1,944	$2,500
Renters	$36,250	$3,021	$846	$1,088

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	St. George Island	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.00	$17.49	8.5%
Beauty Salon	$33.60	$38.17	12.0%
Toothpaste	$1.83	$2.32	21.2%
Shampoo	$0.89	$1.01	12.0%
Movie	$11.96	$10.72	11.5%
Bowling	$11.33	$13.86	18.3%

Groceries

Item	St. George Island	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.17	$3.90	6.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.51	$1.40	8.2%
Milk	$2.76	$1.96	40.7%
Potatoes	$4.02	$3.18	26.3%
Pizza	$11.49	$10.39	10.5%
Beer	$9.89	$9.23	7.2%

Health Care

Item	St. George Island	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$74.80	$106.34	29.7%
Doctor	$131.45	$115.25	14.1%
Dentist	$97.20	$98.38	1.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.63	$9.26	14.8%
Lipitor	$463.70	$466.47	0.6%

Housing

Item	St. George Island	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$411,100.00	$184,700.00	122.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,205.88	$1,273.32	5.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,133.00	$949.00	19.4%

Transportation

Item	St. George Island	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.58	$2.59	0.6%
Tire Balancing	$42.16	$48.90	13.8%

Utilities

Item	St. George Island	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$122.90	$167.60	26.7%
Phone	$185.91	$163.42	13.8%

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.
Carrabelle, FL	2,776	88	-12%
Eastpoint, FL	2,185	88	-12%
Apalachicola, FL	2,219	94	-6%
St. George Island, FL	641	127	27%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Dill City, OK	641	74	-26%
Low Mountain, AZ	641	87	-13%
Marne, OH	641	90	-10%
East Nassau, NY	641	105	5%
Woonsocket, SD	641	76	-24%
St. George Island, FL	641	127	27%

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

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