Cost Of Living in Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, DC

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34%

Overall NAT. AVG.

13%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

93%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Fort Totten-Upper Northeast	Washington	District of Columbia
Cost of living	134	163	149
Goods & Services	113	113	113
Groceries	105	105	105
Health care	120	120	120
Housing	193	289	241
Transportation	105	105	105
Utilities	103	103	103

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Fort Totten-Upper Northeast is 10% lower than the Washington average
The cost of living in Fort Totten-Upper Northeast is 34% higher than the national average
Fort Totten-Upper Northeast housing is 93% higher than the national average
District of Columbia general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
District of Columbia state income tax is 54% higher 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)
Household	$103,710	$8,643	$2,420	$3,112

District of Columbia Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
District of Columbia	6%	5.75%

District of Columbia Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
District of Columbia	4%	9.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$38.06	$27.62	37.8%
Beauty Salon	$88.67	$51.11	73.5%
Toothpaste	$4.09	$4.09	0.1%
Shampoo	$1.90	$1.54	23.2%
Movie	$16.44	$12.88	27.7%
Yoga	$25.39	$19.66	29.1%

Groceries

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$7.55	$7.70	2.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.53	$1.66	8.0%
Milk	$4.77	$4.73	0.8%
Potatoes	$5.54	$5.26	5.4%
Pizza	$12.70	$12.76	0.5%
Beer	$11.56	$10.55	9.6%

Health Care

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$242.05	$140.06	72.8%
Doctor	$190.23	$153.82	23.7%
Dentist	$163.74	$123.15	33.0%
Ibuprofen	$12.27	$11.73	4.6%
Lipitor	$19.29	$23.61	18.3%

Housing

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$1,113,288.00	$326,622.00	240.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$5,082.85	$2,480.25	104.9%
Apartment Rent	$2,411.00	$1,444.00	67.0%

Transportation

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.12	$3.06	1.9%
Tire Balancing	$73.07	$65.21	12.1%

Utilities

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$231.14	$220.12	5.0%
Phone	$195.19	$195.71	0.3%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Rose Hill CDP (Lee County), VA	731	90	10.5%
Wakefield town, VA	838	95	5.2%
Belle Haven town, VA	578	99	0.8%
Cottage City, MD	1,193	108	7.5%
Silver Hill, MD	5,346	113	13.3%
Washington, DC	721,713	163	63.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Boston, MA	715,604	167	66.5%
Brampton, ON	735,754	n/a
El Paso, TX	703,663	90	9.7%
Denver, CO	739,923	137	37.3%
Vancouver, BC	694,440	n/a
Washington, DC	721,713	163	63.1%