Cost Of Living in Athens, NY

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	Athens	New York	National
Cost of living	105	117	100
Goods & Services	106	108	100
Groceries	103	102	100
Health care	93	103	100
Housing	110	145	100
Transportation	97	105	100
Utilities	102	100	100

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The cost of living in Athens is 10% lower than the New York average
The cost of living in Athens is 5% higher than the national average
Athens housing is 10% higher than the national average
New York general sales tax is 22% lower than the national average
New York 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)
Owners	$85,625	$7,135	$1,998	$2,569
Renters	$27,391	$2,283	$639	$822

New York Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New York	4%	8.875%

New York Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
New York	4%	10.9%

Goods & Services

Item	Athens	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.28	$24.26	16.6%
Beauty Salon	$51.36	$45.56	12.7%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.28	$1.28	0.3%
Movie	$13.08	$12.13	7.8%
Bowling	$15.96	$18.00	11.3%

Groceries

Item	Athens	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.06	$5.84	3.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.60	$1.57	1.5%
Milk	$4.85	$4.67	3.9%
Potatoes	$5.09	$4.93	3.2%
Pizza	$14.69	$12.09	21.5%
Beer	$10.90	$10.41	4.7%

Health Care

Item	Athens	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$132.47	$125.68	5.4%
Doctor	$111.33	$135.78	18.0%
Dentist	$111.69	$113.29	1.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.90	$10.65	2.3%
Lipitor	$436.57	$468.60	6.8%

Housing

Item	Athens	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$219,600.00	$184,700.00	18.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,531.65	$2,346.69	7.9%
Apartment Rent	$860.00	$949.00	9.4%

Transportation

Item	Athens	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.55	$3.46	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$50.33	$59.92	16.0%

Utilities

Item	Athens	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$196.70	$193.99	1.4%
Phone	$195.71	$192.25	1.8%

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.
Copake Falls, NY	181	103	2.8%
Cairo, NY	1,356	96	4.2%
Lorenz Park, NY	1,992	97	2.6%
Philmont, NY	997	98	1.7%
Leeds, NY	398	99	1.4%
Athens, NY	1,743	105	5.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Tonto Basin, AZ	1,743	102	2.3%
Graton, CA	1,743	185	84.9%
Columbus Grove, OH	1,743	94	5.9%
Ralls, TX	1,743	78	21.7%
Pond Inlet, NU	1,743	n/a
Athens, NY	1,743	105	5.0%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Athens, NY