West Melbourne, Florida Cost Of Living

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Overall 4%

Goods & Services 4%

Housing 2%

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	West Melbourne	Florida	National
Cost of living	104	99	100
Goods & Services	104	99	100
Groceries	104	105	100
Health care	110	100	100
Housing	102	96	100
Transportation	100	98	100
Utilities	115	102	100

Key findings

The cost of living in West Melbourne is 5% higher than the Florida average
The cost of living in West Melbourne is 4% higher than the national average
West Melbourne housing is 2% 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	$65,575	$5,465	$1,530	$1,967
Renters	$49,023	$4,085	$1,144	$1,471

The affordability of the housing market in West Melbourne, FL as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among West Melbourne homeowners, the median income is $65,575. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,530 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $49,023. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,144 for their rent related monthly 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	West Melbourne	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.67	$17.49	4.7%
Beauty Salon	$43.33	$38.17	13.5%
Toothpaste	$2.51	$2.32	8.1%
Shampoo	$0.90	$1.01	11.1%
Movie	$6.21	$10.72	42.1%
Bowling	$17.33	$13.86	25.0%

Groceries

Item	West Melbourne	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.29	$3.90	10.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.33	$1.40	4.7%
Milk	$2.71	$1.96	38.1%
Potatoes	$3.68	$3.18	15.6%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.39	3.9%
Beer	$10.09	$9.23	9.3%

Health Care

Item	West Melbourne	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$164.33	$106.34	54.5%
Doctor	$130.00	$115.25	12.8%
Dentist	$101.75	$98.38	3.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.29	$9.26	11.1%
Lipitor	$498.56	$466.47	6.9%

Housing

Item	West Melbourne	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$173,900.00	$184,700.00	5.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,027.86	$1,273.32	19.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,140.00	$949.00	20.1%

Transportation

Item	West Melbourne	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.56	$2.59	1.4%
Tire Balancing	$51.25	$48.90	4.8%

Utilities

Item	West Melbourne	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$208.89	$167.60	24.6%
Phone	$185.34	$163.42	13.4%

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.
Micco, FL	8,377	89	-11%
Palm Bay, FL	106,573	95	-5%
Melbourne, FL	78,911	96	-4%
Melbourne Village, FL	769	102	2%
June Park, FL	4,209	104	4%
West Melbourne, FL	20,207	104	4%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Rocky River, OH	20,211	104	4%
Cameron Park, CA	20,201	131	31%
Sulphur, LA	20,198	86	-14%
Selden, NY	20,226	132	32%
Simpsonville, SC	20,183	97	-3%
West Melbourne, FL	20,207	104	4%

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

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