Cost Of Living in Gowanda, 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	Gowanda	New York	National
Cost of living	81	117	100
Goods & Services	94	108	100
Groceries	97	102	100
Health care	101	103	100
Housing	49	145	100
Transportation	95	105	100
Utilities	94	100	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Gowanda is 31% lower than the New York average
The cost of living in Gowanda is 19% lower than the national average
Gowanda housing is 51% lower 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$50,737	$4,228	$1,184	$1,522
Renters	$22,625	$1,885	$528	$679

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	Gowanda	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.65	$24.26	10.8%
Beauty Salon	$53.07	$45.56	16.5%
Toothpaste	$3.61	$3.70	2.5%
Shampoo	$1.30	$1.28	1.8%
Movie	$12.76	$12.13	5.2%
Bowling	$14.60	$18.00	18.9%

Groceries

Item	Gowanda	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.16	$5.84	5.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.4%
Milk	$4.67	$4.67	0.0%
Potatoes	$5.26	$4.93	6.5%
Pizza	$10.99	$12.09	9.1%
Beer	$10.47	$10.41	0.6%

Health Care

Item	Gowanda	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$75.93	$125.68	39.6%
Doctor	$103.92	$135.78	23.5%
Dentist	$149.67	$113.29	32.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.42	$10.65	2.2%
Lipitor	$464.18	$468.60	0.9%

Housing

Item	Gowanda	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$76,700.00	$184,700.00	58.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,421.64	$2,346.69	3.2%
Apartment Rent	$636.00	$949.00	33.0%

Transportation

Item	Gowanda	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.46	$3.46	0.1%
Tire Balancing	$48.79	$59.92	18.6%

Utilities

Item	Gowanda	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$173.44	$193.99	10.6%
Phone	$195.54	$192.25	1.7%

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.
Cattaraugus, NY	990	78	21.8%
Little Valley, NY	1,145	80	19.8%
South Dayton, NY	541	81	18.7%
Cherry Creek, NY	484	83	17.0%
North Collins, NY	1,183	83	16.8%
Gowanda, NY	2,876	81	18.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Homer, LA	2,875	81	19.0%
Shelby, MT	2,875	89	11.2%
Mountain View, AR	2,877	85	15.3%
Kennedy, CA	2,877	110	10.1%
Zellwood, FL	2,877	91	8.8%
Gowanda, NY	2,876	81	18.8%

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 Gowanda, NY