Starke, Florida Cost Of Living

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Overall 11%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 41%

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	Starke	Florida	National
Cost of living	89	99	100
Goods & Services	95	99	100
Groceries	104	105	100
Health care	99	100	100
Housing	59	96	100
Transportation	104	98	100
Utilities	119	102	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Starke is 11% lower than the Florida average
The cost of living in Starke is 11% lower than the national average
Starke housing is 41% 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	$39,194	$3,266	$914	$1,176
Renters	$19,559	$1,630	$456	$587

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Starke is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Starke has a median income of about $39,194 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $914 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $19,559. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $456 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Starke	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	Starke	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	Starke	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	Starke	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$89,600.00	$184,700.00	51.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,151.91	$1,273.32	9.5%
Apartment Rent	$784.00	$949.00	17.4%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Starke	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.
Hampton, FL	452	83	-17%
Lawtey, FL	1,079	85	-15%
Raiford, FL	170	87	-13%
Brooker, FL	463	87	-13%
Waldo, FL	846	89	-11%
Starke, FL	5,398	89	-11%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Conley, GA	5,397	88	-12%
Uhrichsville, OH	5,399	82	-18%
St. Robert, MO	5,396	97	-3%
St. Clair, MI	5,395	93	-7%
Anthony, TX	5,402	81	-19%
Starke, FL	5,398	89	-11%

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

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