Cost Of Living in East Rockaway, 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	East Rockaway	New York	National
Cost of living	155	117	100
Goods & Services	127	108	100
Groceries	113	102	100
Health care	121	103	100
Housing	239	145	100
Transportation	115	105	100
Utilities	102	100	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in East Rockaway is 32% higher than the New York average
The cost of living in East Rockaway is 55% higher than the national average
East Rockaway housing is 139% 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	$113,099	$9,425	$2,639	$3,393
Renters	$56,462	$4,705	$1,317	$1,694

The affordability of the housing market in East Rockaway, NY 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 East Rockaway homeowners, the median income is $113,099. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,639 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $56,462. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,317 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	East Rockaway	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$34.94	$24.26	44.0%
Beauty Salon	$64.07	$45.56	40.6%
Toothpaste	$3.96	$3.70	7.0%
Shampoo	$1.69	$1.28	32.3%
Movie	$13.68	$12.13	12.8%
Bowling	$29.40	$18.00	63.3%

Groceries

Item	East Rockaway	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.87	$5.84	0.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	6.9%
Milk	$4.97	$4.67	6.3%
Potatoes	$5.21	$4.93	5.7%
Pizza	$12.57	$12.09	4.0%
Beer	$11.87	$10.41	14.0%

Health Care

Item	East Rockaway	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$128.97	$125.68	2.6%
Doctor	$162.24	$135.78	19.5%
Dentist	$149.64	$113.29	32.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.15	$10.65	4.6%
Lipitor	$402.75	$468.60	14.1%

Housing

Item	East Rockaway	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$473,700.00	$184,700.00	156.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$6,916.73	$2,346.69	194.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,888.00	$949.00	98.9%

Transportation

Item	East Rockaway	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.55	$3.46	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$86.43	$59.92	44.2%

Utilities

Item	East Rockaway	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$201.27	$193.99	3.8%
Phone	$200.67	$192.25	4.4%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hempstead, NY	55,153	136	35.8%
Copiague, NY	23,200	133	32.8%
North Amityville, NY	18,890	133	33.3%
North Lindenhurst, NY	10,860	134	33.6%
Roslyn, NY	2,888	139	38.7%
East Rockaway, NY	9,810	155	54.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cody, WY	9,810	110	9.8%
Alcoa, TN	9,809	88	11.8%
Benton Harbor, MI	9,806	78	21.7%
Scotchtown, NY	9,814	109	8.5%
Inwood, NY	9,804	150	49.9%
East Rockaway, NY	9,810	155	54.9%

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 East Rockaway, NY