Cost Of Living in Flower Hill, 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	Flower Hill	New York	National
Cost of living	284	117	100
Goods & Services	127	108	100
Groceries	113	102	100
Health care	121	103	100
Housing	669	145	100
Transportation	115	105	100
Utilities	102	100	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Flower Hill is 143% higher than the New York average
The cost of living in Flower Hill is 184% higher than the national average
Flower Hill housing is 569% 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	$246,983	$20,582	$5,763	$7,410
Renters	$61,435	$5,120	$1,433	$1,843

The affordability of the housing market in Flower Hill, 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 Flower Hill homeowners, the median income is $246,983. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $5,763 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $61,435. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,433 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	Flower Hill	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	Flower Hill	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	Flower Hill	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	Flower Hill	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$1,607,500.00	$184,700.00	770.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$6,916.73	$2,346.69	194.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,889.00	$949.00	99.1%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Flower Hill	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.
Greenville CDP (Greene County), NY	604	106	6.1%
Hempstead, NY	55,153	136	35.8%
Hartsdale, NY	3,205	133	32.7%
Copiague, NY	23,200	133	32.8%
Mount Vernon, NY	67,623	137	37.4%
Flower Hill, NY	4,883	284	183.8%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cherokee Village, AR	4,883	79	20.6%
Cherokee, IA	4,883	80	19.8%
Port Allen, LA	4,883	93	7.4%
Waynesboro, MS	4,882	79	20.8%
Clarks Summit, PA	4,882	99	1.3%
Flower Hill, NY	4,883	284	183.8%

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 Flower Hill, NY