North Shore, West Palm Beach, FL Cost Of Living

North Shore cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	North Shore	West Palm Beach	Florida
Cost of living index	101	105	99
Index	North Shore	West Palm Beach	Florida
Goods & Services index	103	103	99
Groceries index	104	104	105
Health care index	96	96	98
Housing index	95	110	96
Transportation index	113	113	100
Utilities index	98	98	103

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The cost of living in North Shore is 2% higher than the West Palm Beach average.
The cost of living in North Shore is 1% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in North Shore is 5% 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)
Household	$43,125	$3,594	$1,006	$1,294

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 Palm Beach	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.15	$16.09	0.4%
Beauty Salon	$61.89	$37.33	65.8%
Toothpaste	$2.40	$2.45	1.8%
Shampoo	$1.00	$1.00	0.4%
Movie	$11.36	$10.28	10.5%
Bowling	$8.74	$4.93	77.1%

Groceries

Item	West Palm Beach	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.36	$3.80	14.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.30	$1.40	6.7%
Milk	$2.49	$2.01	24.2%
Potatoes	$3.44	$3.01	14.1%
Pizza	$8.99	$9.89	9.1%
Beer	$9.39	$8.90	5.5%

Health Care

Item	West Palm Beach	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$94.17	$102.16	7.8%
Doctor	$83.20	$108.36	23.2%
Dentist	$97.89	$92.53	5.8%
Ibuprofen	$11.35	$9.28	22.3%
Lipitor	$405.35	$425.82	4.8%

Housing

Item	West Palm Beach	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$198,100.00	$184,700.00	7.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,898.18	$1,202.44	57.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,096.00	$949.00	15.5%

Transportation

Item	West Palm Beach	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.36	$2.24	5.0%
Tire Balancing	$59.72	$46.29	29.0%

Utilities

Item	West Palm Beach	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$159.36	$165.96	4.0%
Phone	$29.11	$28.68	1.5%

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.
Schall Circle, FL	1,217	89	-11%
Pine Air, FL	2,131	92	-8%
Royal Palm Estates, FL	3,346	92	-8%
San Castle, FL	4,622	93	-7%
Palm Springs, FL	23,592	93	-7%
West Palm Beach, FL	104,978	105	5%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Green Bay, WI	104,951	87	-13%
Wichita Falls, TX	105,013	78	-22%
Broken Arrow, OK	104,869	99	-1%
College Station, TX	104,684	99	-1%
Burbank, CA	104,583	161	61%
West Palm Beach, FL	104,978	105	5%

Source: The North Shore, West Palm Beach, FL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

North Shore, West Palm Beach, FL Cost of Living