Cost Of Living in Hastings, FL

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	Hastings	Florida	National
Cost of living	90	98	100
Goods & Services	95	98	100
Groceries	99	99	100
Health care	86	96	100
Housing	80	96	100
Transportation	87	99	100
Utilities	101	97	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Hastings is 7% lower than the Florida average
The cost of living in Hastings is 10% lower than the national average
Hastings housing is 20% lower than the national average
Florida general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Florida state income tax is 100% lower 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	$63,393	$5,283	$1,479	$1,902
Renters	$28,750	$2,396	$671	$863

Florida Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Florida	6%	7.5%

Florida Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Florida	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Hastings	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.91	$24.26	13.8%
Beauty Salon	$70.33	$45.56	54.4%
Toothpaste	$3.69	$3.70	0.3%
Shampoo	$1.43	$1.28	11.7%
Movie	$12.86	$12.13	6.0%
Bowling	$20.93	$18.00	16.3%

Groceries

Item	Hastings	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.34	$5.84	8.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.47	$1.57	6.3%
Milk	$4.57	$4.67	2.3%
Potatoes	$5.44	$4.93	10.3%
Pizza	$10.39	$12.09	14.0%
Beer	$11.31	$10.41	8.6%

Health Care

Item	Hastings	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$86.60	$125.68	31.1%
Doctor	$100.93	$135.78	25.7%
Dentist	$102.03	$113.29	9.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.61	$10.65	0.4%
Lipitor	$447.41	$468.60	4.5%

Housing

Item	Hastings	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$136,100.00	$184,700.00	26.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,803.79	$2,346.69	23.1%
Apartment Rent	$908.00	$949.00	4.3%

Transportation

Item	Hastings	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.44	$3.46	0.5%
Tire Balancing	$34.43	$59.92	42.5%

Utilities

Item	Hastings	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$193.67	$193.99	0.2%
Phone	$194.82	$192.25	1.3%

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.
Palatka, FL	10,388	81	18.6%
Pomona Park, FL	1,179	85	15.1%
Flagler Estates, FL	3,348	87	12.6%
East Palatka, FL	1,625	91	8.5%
St. Augustine South, FL	4,994	105	5.0%
Hastings, FL	1,304	90	9.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fraser, CO	1,304	114	14.3%
Livonia, LA	1,304	90	9.8%
Northlakes, NC	1,304	102	2.3%
Belfast, PA	1,305	106	6.5%
Duncannon, PA	1,305	92	8.2%
Hastings, FL	1,304	90	9.6%

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 Hastings, FL