Cost Of Living in Samsula-Spruce Creek, 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	Samsula-Spruce Creek	Florida	National
Cost of living	121	98	100
Goods & Services	96	98	100
Groceries	99	99	100
Health care	94	96	100
Housing	174	96	100
Transportation	102	99	100
Utilities	100	97	100

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The cost of living in Samsula-Spruce Creek is 24% higher than the Florida average
The cost of living in Samsula-Spruce Creek is 21% higher than the national average
Samsula-Spruce Creek housing is 74% 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	$71,149	$5,929	$1,660	$2,135
Renters	$38,672	$3,223	$902	$1,160

The affordability of the housing market in Samsula-Spruce Creek, FL 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 Samsula-Spruce Creek homeowners, the median income is $71,149. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,660 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $38,672. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $902 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Samsula-Spruce Creek	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.22	$24.26	33.1%
Beauty Salon	$44.45	$45.56	2.5%
Toothpaste	$3.68	$3.70	0.5%
Shampoo	$1.44	$1.28	12.8%
Movie	$10.85	$12.13	10.6%
Bowling	$15.24	$18.00	15.3%

Groceries

Item	Samsula-Spruce Creek	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$7.04	$5.84	20.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.5%
Milk	$4.59	$4.67	1.8%
Potatoes	$5.08	$4.93	2.9%
Pizza	$11.04	$12.09	8.7%
Beer	$10.70	$10.41	2.7%

Health Care

Item	Samsula-Spruce Creek	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$89.44	$125.68	28.8%
Doctor	$88.17	$135.78	35.1%
Dentist	$132.25	$113.29	16.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.63	$10.65	0.2%
Lipitor	$500.02	$468.60	6.7%

Housing

Item	Samsula-Spruce Creek	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$329,900.00	$184,700.00	78.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,061.37	$2,346.69	12.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,548.00	$949.00	63.1%

Transportation

Item	Samsula-Spruce Creek	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.52	$3.46	1.7%
Tire Balancing	$61.64	$59.92	2.9%

Utilities

Item	Samsula-Spruce Creek	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$190.45	$193.99	1.8%
Phone	$194.79	$192.25	1.3%

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.
DeLand Southwest, FL	1,372	89	11.0%
Holly Hill, FL	12,259	92	8.4%
North DeLand, FL	1,119	93	6.9%
South Daytona, FL	13,098	95	5.0%
Orange City, FL	12,232	96	4.1%
Samsula-Spruce Creek, FL	5,016	121	20.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
White Hall, AR	5,017	97	3.0%
South Haven, IN	5,017	96	3.7%
Allegan, MI	5,017	87	12.8%
Central Kootenay B, BC	5,017	n/a
Abbeville, SC	5,014	86	13.8%
Samsula-Spruce Creek, FL	5,016	121	20.7%

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 Samsula-Spruce Creek, FL