Cost Of Living in Kinnelon, NJ

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	Kinnelon	New Jersey	National
Cost of living	158	121	100
Goods & Services	100	106	100
Groceries	102	102	100
Health care	99	99	100
Housing	293	158	100
Transportation	95	103	100
Utilities	102	107	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Kinnelon is 31% higher than the New Jersey average
The cost of living in Kinnelon is 58% higher than the national average
Kinnelon housing is 193% higher than the national average
New Jersey general sales tax is 30% higher than the national average
New Jersey state income tax is 46% 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	$162,207	$13,517	$3,785	$4,867
Renters	$103,393	$8,616	$2,412	$3,102

The affordability of the housing market in Kinnelon, NJ 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 Kinnelon homeowners, the median income is $162,207. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $3,785 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $103,393. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $2,412 for their rent related monthly costs.

New Jersey Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New Jersey	6.625%	12.625%

New Jersey Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
New Jersey	1.4%	10.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Kinnelon	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$29.17	$24.26	20.2%
Beauty Salon	$40.36	$45.56	11.4%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.2%
Shampoo	$1.44	$1.28	12.1%
Movie	$14.15	$12.13	16.6%
Bowling	$25.03	$18.00	39.0%

Groceries

Item	Kinnelon	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.64	$5.84	3.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.55	$1.57	1.4%
Milk	$4.74	$4.67	1.5%
Potatoes	$5.21	$4.93	5.7%
Pizza	$11.49	$12.09	4.9%
Beer	$11.66	$10.41	12.0%

Health Care

Item	Kinnelon	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$105.11	$125.68	16.4%
Doctor	$117.94	$135.78	13.1%
Dentist	$121.22	$113.29	7.0%
Ibuprofen	$11.05	$10.65	3.7%
Lipitor	$427.79	$468.60	8.7%

Housing

Item	Kinnelon	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$599,400.00	$184,700.00	224.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,303.56	$2,346.69	40.8%
Apartment Rent	$2,092.00	$949.00	120.4%

Transportation

Item	Kinnelon	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.45	$3.46	0.2%
Tire Balancing	$77.33	$59.92	29.1%

Utilities

Item	Kinnelon	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$230.68	$193.99	18.9%
Phone	$186.61	$192.25	2.9%

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.
Vernon Center, NJ	1,462	96	4.2%
Victory Gardens, NJ	1,604	101	1.2%
Franklin, NJ	4,737	102	1.9%
Hamburg, NJ	3,149	105	5.4%
East Orange, NJ	64,650	111	11.1%
Kinnelon, NJ	9,988	158	58.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Linganore, MD	9,988	139	39.0%
Alpena, MI	9,987	85	14.9%
Madera Acres, CA	9,990	122	21.8%
Friendly, MD	9,984	137	36.8%
Temiskaming Shores, ON	9,984	n/a
Kinnelon, NJ	9,988	158	58.0%

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 Kinnelon, NJ