Yulee, Florida Cost Of Living

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Overall 6%

Goods & Services 7%

Housing 7%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from C2ER in January, 2021; 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	Yulee	Florida	National
Cost of living	94	99	100
Goods & Services	93	98	100
Groceries	100	106	100
Health care	85	98	100
Housing	93	96	100
Transportation	87	101	100
Utilities	98	106	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Yulee is 6% lower than the Florida average
The cost of living in Yulee is 6% lower than the national average
Yulee housing is 7% 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	$65,000	$5,417	$1,517	$1,950
Renters	$37,276	$3,106	$870	$1,118

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Yulee 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. Yulee has a median income of about $65,000 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,517 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $37,276. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $870 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	Yulee	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.13	$18.62	13.4%
Beauty Salon	$56.67	$39.05	45.1%
Toothpaste	$2.24	$2.34	4.5%
Shampoo	$0.98	$1.06	7.6%
Movie	$11.98	$10.68	12.1%
Bowling	$13.83	$14.67	5.7%

Groceries

Item	Yulee	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.56	$4.22	8.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.49	$1.39	7.5%
Milk	$2.21	$2.05	7.7%
Potatoes	$4.15	$3.29	26.3%
Pizza	$9.39	$10.62	11.6%
Beer	$9.99	$9.38	6.5%

Health Care

Item	Yulee	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$70.67	$108.57	34.9%
Doctor	$77.42	$116.17	33.4%
Dentist	$94.87	$99.13	4.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.49	$9.68	8.4%
Lipitor	$391.34	$466.92	16.2%

Housing

Item	Yulee	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$163,100.00	$184,700.00	11.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$880.68	$1,197.42	26.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,000.00	$949.00	5.4%

Transportation

Item	Yulee	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.20	$2.22	1.2%
Tire Balancing	$29.15	$50.07	41.8%

Utilities

Item	Yulee	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$158.65	$167.67	5.4%
Phone	$188.32	$175.64	7.2%

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.
Nassau Village-Ratliff, FL	4,994	88	-12%
Callahan, FL	1,203	88	-12%
Kingsland, GA	16,411	90	-10%
St. Marys, GA	17,853	94	-6%
Kings Bay Base, GA	1,948	101	1%
Yulee, FL	12,217	94	-6%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Red Bank, NJ	12,218	144	44%
Gulfport, FL	12,222	95	-5%
Riverview, MI	12,208	94	-6%
South Miami, FL	12,207	130	30%
Somerville, NJ	12,207	120	20%
Yulee, FL	12,217	94	-6%

Source: The Yulee, FL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2020.