Cost Of Living in Kennedy, 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	Kennedy	New York	National
Cost of living	79	117	100
Goods & Services	97	108	100
Groceries	97	102	100
Health care	89	103	100
Housing	28	145	100
Transportation	114	105	100
Utilities	109	100	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Kennedy is 32% lower than the New York average
The cost of living in Kennedy is 21% lower than the national average
Kennedy housing is 72% 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$43,250	$3,604	$1,009	$1,298
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Kennedy	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.02	$24.26	17.5%
Beauty Salon	$45.08	$45.56	1.1%
Toothpaste	$3.63	$3.70	1.9%
Shampoo	$1.42	$1.28	10.7%
Movie	$10.18	$12.13	16.1%
Bowling	$12.76	$18.00	29.1%

Groceries

Item	Kennedy	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.35	$5.84	8.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.33	$1.57	15.2%
Milk	$4.52	$4.67	3.2%
Potatoes	$5.46	$4.93	10.7%
Pizza	$9.45	$12.09	21.9%
Beer	$8.99	$10.41	13.7%

Health Care

Item	Kennedy	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$99.22	$125.68	21.1%
Doctor	$124.54	$135.78	8.3%
Dentist	$103.83	$113.29	8.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.32	$10.65	3.1%
Lipitor	$368.67	$468.60	21.3%

Housing

Item	Kennedy	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$52,500.00	$184,700.00	71.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,318.94	$2,346.69	43.8%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Kennedy	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.68	$3.46	6.4%
Tire Balancing	$79.53	$59.92	32.7%

Utilities

Item	Kennedy	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$218.99	$193.99	12.9%
Phone	$196.00	$192.25	2.0%

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%
Sinclairville, NY	624	84	16.4%
Jamestown, NY	29,290	84	16.2%
Celoron, NY	1,149	85	15.2%
Falconer, NY	2,241	85	15.2%
Kennedy, NY	261	79	21.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Moro, AR	261	79	21.1%
Acampo, CA	261	114	14.2%
Lineville, IA	261	76	24.3%
Shamrock Lakes, IN	261	93	6.8%
Belfry, KY	261	97	3.5%
Kennedy, NY	261	79	21.0%

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 Kennedy, NY