Cost Of Living in Rensselaer Falls, 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	Rensselaer Falls	New York	National
Cost of living	94	117	100
Goods & Services	108	108	100
Groceries	105	102	100
Health care	106	103	100
Housing	59	145	100
Transportation	107	105	100
Utilities	121	100	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Rensselaer Falls is 20% lower than the New York average
The cost of living in Rensselaer Falls is 6% lower than the national average
Rensselaer Falls housing is 41% 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	$64,205	$5,350	$1,498	$1,926
Renters	$19,167	$1,597	$447	$575

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	Rensselaer Falls	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.98	$24.26	11.2%
Beauty Salon	$46.44	$45.56	1.9%
Toothpaste	$3.73	$3.70	0.8%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.9%
Movie	$11.94	$12.13	1.6%
Bowling	$15.67	$18.00	13.0%

Groceries

Item	Rensselaer Falls	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.76	$5.84	1.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.72	$1.57	9.6%
Milk	$4.82	$4.67	3.1%
Potatoes	$4.97	$4.93	0.7%
Pizza	$12.05	$12.09	0.3%
Beer	$10.01	$10.41	3.9%

Health Care

Item	Rensselaer Falls	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$141.67	$125.68	12.7%
Doctor	$152.78	$135.78	12.5%
Dentist	$130.83	$113.29	15.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.78	$10.65	1.2%
Lipitor	$371.02	$468.60	20.8%

Housing

Item	Rensselaer Falls	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$77,000.00	$184,700.00	58.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,072.44	$2,346.69	30.9%
Apartment Rent	$950.00	$949.00	0.1%

Transportation

Item	Rensselaer Falls	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.59	$3.46	3.8%
Tire Balancing	$68.60	$59.92	14.5%

Utilities

Item	Rensselaer Falls	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$262.67	$193.99	35.4%
Phone	$186.03	$192.25	3.2%

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.
DeKalb Junction, NY	535	89	11.3%
Hermon, NY	387	90	9.8%
Ogdensburg, NY	10,559	90	10.2%
Heuvelton, NY	659	93	6.9%
Madrid, NY	805	95	5.2%
Rensselaer Falls, NY	406	94	6.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kennedy, AL	406	73	26.7%
Leavenworth, IN	406	81	18.8%
Wayland, KY	406	76	23.5%
Farber, MO	406	76	24.3%
Wilbur Park, MO	406	88	12.3%
Rensselaer Falls, NY	406	94	6.1%

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 Rensselaer Falls, NY