| Index | Chester | New Jersey | National |
| Cost of living | 140 | 121 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 100 | 106 | 100 |
| Groceries | 102 | 102 | 100 |
| Health care | 99 | 99 | 100 |
| Housing | 232 | 158 | 100 |
| Transportation | 95 | 103 | 100 |
| Utilities | 102 | 107 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $126,875 | $10,573 | $2,960 | $3,807 |
| Renters | $44,432 | $3,703 | $1,037 | $1,333 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| New Jersey | 6.625% | 12.625% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| New Jersey | 1.4% | 10.75% |
| Item | Chester | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $29.17 | $24.26 | 20.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $40.36 | $45.56 | 11.4% |
| Toothpaste | $3.66 | $3.70 | 1.2% |
| Shampoo | $1.44 | $1.28 | 12.1% |
| Movie | $14.15 | $12.13 | 16.6% |
| Bowling | $25.03 | $18.00 | 39.0% |
| Item | Chester | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.64 | $5.84 | 3.5% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.55 | $1.57 | 1.4% |
| Milk | $4.74 | $4.67 | 1.5% |
| Potatoes | $5.21 | $4.93 | 5.7% |
| Pizza | $11.49 | $12.09 | 4.9% |
| Beer | $11.66 | $10.41 | 12.0% |
| Item | Chester | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $105.11 | $125.68 | 16.4% |
| Doctor | $117.94 | $135.78 | 13.1% |
| Dentist | $121.22 | $113.29 | 7.0% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.05 | $10.65 | 3.7% |
| Lipitor | $427.79 | $468.60 | 8.7% |
| Item | Chester | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $492,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 166.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $3,303.56 | $2,346.69 | 40.8% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,453.00 | $949.00 | 53.1% |
| Item | Chester | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.45 | $3.46 | 0.2% |
| Tire Balancing | $77.33 | $59.92 | 29.1% |
| Item | Chester | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $230.68 | $193.99 | 18.9% |
| Phone | $186.61 | $192.25 | 2.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Port Murray, NJ | 216 | 100 | 0.1% |
| Great Meadows, NJ | 264 | 100 | 0.1% |
| Port Colden, NJ | 82 | 100 | 0.1% |
| Marksboro, NJ | 125 | 97 | 2.7% |
| Victory Gardens, NJ | 1,604 | 101 | 1.2% |
| Chester, NJ | 1,514 | 140 | 39.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Monette, AR | 1,514 | 79 | 20.9% |
| Oakwood, IL | 1,514 | 84 | 15.7% |
| Sedgwick, KS | 1,514 | 92 | 8.2% |
| Bell Acres, PA | 1,514 | 123 | 23.0% |
| Wilton, ME | 1,513 | 93 | 6.8% |
| Chester, NJ | 1,514 | 140 | 39.8% |
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