Cost Of Living in Marathon, 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	Marathon	Florida	National
Cost of living	144	98	100
Goods & Services	106	98	100
Groceries	104	99	100
Health care	96	96	100
Housing	238	96	100
Transportation	103	99	100
Utilities	103	97	100

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The cost of living in Marathon is 48% higher than the Florida average
The cost of living in Marathon is 44% higher than the national average
Marathon housing is 138% higher 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	$80,819	$6,735	$1,886	$2,425
Renters	$42,995	$3,583	$1,003	$1,290

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Marathon, FL, as well as what the overall cost of living might be. Generally, a good rule to follow is that the debt-to-income (DTI) level you want to maintain is 28 percent or less of your income on your rent or mortgage payments and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses and debts. In Marathon, homeowners have a median income of $80,819. Using that number, a maximum of $1,886 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $42,995, which means there is a maximum of $1,003 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

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	Marathon	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.53	$24.26	15.4%
Beauty Salon	$88.07	$45.56	93.3%
Toothpaste	$3.51	$3.70	5.2%
Shampoo	$1.53	$1.28	19.7%
Movie	$14.35	$12.13	18.2%
Bowling	$23.67	$18.00	31.5%

Groceries

Item	Marathon	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.11	$5.84	4.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.2%
Milk	$4.60	$4.67	1.5%
Potatoes	$5.24	$4.93	6.2%
Pizza	$14.13	$12.09	16.9%
Beer	$11.44	$10.41	9.9%

Health Care

Item	Marathon	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$98.49	$125.68	21.6%
Doctor	$127.08	$135.78	6.4%
Dentist	$107.83	$113.29	4.8%
Ibuprofen	$11.10	$10.65	4.2%
Lipitor	$490.35	$468.60	4.6%

Housing

Item	Marathon	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$517,200.00	$184,700.00	180.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,109.00	$2,346.69	32.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,332.00	$949.00	40.4%

Transportation

Item	Marathon	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.49	$3.46	0.8%
Tire Balancing	$64.09	$59.92	7.0%

Utilities

Item	Marathon	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$200.94	$193.99	3.6%
Phone	$194.37	$192.25	1.1%

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.
Layton, FL	107	137	36.7%
Key Colony Beach, FL	523	150	50.4%
Duck Key, FL	761	238	138.2%
Marathon, FL	8,746	144	44.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fitzgerald, GA	8,747	83	17.4%
Hanover, NH	8,744	154	54.5%
Pulaski, VA	8,744	88	12.4%
Riverside, IL	8,748	130	29.9%
Ridgefield, WA	8,751	140	40.4%
Marathon, FL	8,746	144	44.3%

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 Marathon, FL