Cost Of Living in Northport, 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	Northport	New York	National
Cost of living	169	117	100
Goods & Services	113	108	100
Groceries	105	102	100
Health care	110	103	100
Housing	301	145	100
Transportation	102	105	100
Utilities	131	100	100

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The cost of living in Northport is 44% higher than the New York average
The cost of living in Northport is 69% higher than the national average
Northport housing is 201% higher 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	$134,688	$11,224	$3,143	$4,041
Renters	$82,532	$6,878	$1,926	$2,476

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Northport is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Northport has a median income of about $134,688 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $3,143 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $82,532. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,926 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Northport	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$32.33	$24.26	33.3%
Beauty Salon	$48.56	$45.56	6.6%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.50	$1.28	17.4%
Movie	$13.76	$12.13	13.4%
Bowling	$19.63	$18.00	9.0%

Groceries

Item	Northport	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.34	$5.84	8.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.4%
Milk	$4.73	$4.67	1.2%
Potatoes	$5.03	$4.93	1.9%
Pizza	$10.07	$12.09	16.7%
Beer	$10.62	$10.41	2.0%

Health Care

Item	Northport	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$140.10	$125.68	11.5%
Doctor	$143.23	$135.78	5.5%
Dentist	$123.00	$113.29	8.6%
Ibuprofen	$11.00	$10.65	3.3%
Lipitor	$401.34	$468.60	14.4%

Housing

Item	Northport	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$636,000.00	$184,700.00	244.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,857.27	$2,346.69	20.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,882.00	$949.00	98.3%

Transportation

Item	Northport	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.33	$3.46	3.7%
Tire Balancing	$57.68	$59.92	3.7%

Utilities

Item	Northport	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$281.67	$193.99	45.2%
Phone	$185.16	$192.25	3.7%

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.
Stony Brook University, NY	8,574	112	12.4%
Wyandanch, NY	11,632	127	26.6%
Central Islip, NY	33,591	130	29.6%
Brentwood, NY	62,743	130	29.8%
North Bay Shore, NY	19,728	130	30.2%
Northport, NY	7,297	169	68.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Garden Home-Whitford, OR	7,295	144	43.7%
Longboat Key, FL	7,299	173	73.4%
Paloma Creek South, TX	7,299	124	23.9%
Lacombe, LA	7,294	100	0.4%
West Concord, MA	7,294	181	80.8%
Northport, NY	7,297	169	68.8%

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 Northport, NY