Cost Of Living in Silver Creek, 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	Silver Creek	New York	National
Cost of living	85	117	100
Goods & Services	94	108	100
Groceries	97	102	100
Health care	101	103	100
Housing	61	145	100
Transportation	95	105	100
Utilities	94	100	100

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The cost of living in Silver Creek is 27% lower than the New York average
The cost of living in Silver Creek is 15% lower than the national average
Silver Creek housing is 39% 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	$63,750	$5,313	$1,487	$1,913
Renters	$79,167	$6,597	$1,847	$2,375

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	Silver Creek	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.65	$24.26	10.8%
Beauty Salon	$53.07	$45.56	16.5%
Toothpaste	$3.61	$3.70	2.5%
Shampoo	$1.30	$1.28	1.8%
Movie	$12.76	$12.13	5.2%
Bowling	$14.60	$18.00	18.9%

Groceries

Item	Silver Creek	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.16	$5.84	5.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.4%
Milk	$4.67	$4.67	0.0%
Potatoes	$5.26	$4.93	6.5%
Pizza	$10.99	$12.09	9.1%
Beer	$10.47	$10.41	0.6%

Health Care

Item	Silver Creek	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$75.93	$125.68	39.6%
Doctor	$103.92	$135.78	23.5%
Dentist	$149.67	$113.29	32.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.42	$10.65	2.2%
Lipitor	$464.18	$468.60	0.9%

Housing

Item	Silver Creek	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$85,800.00	$184,700.00	53.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,421.64	$2,346.69	3.2%
Apartment Rent	$911.00	$949.00	4.0%

Transportation

Item	Silver Creek	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.46	$3.46	0.1%
Tire Balancing	$48.79	$59.92	18.6%

Utilities

Item	Silver Creek	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$173.44	$193.99	10.6%
Phone	$195.54	$192.25	1.7%

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.
Dunkirk, NY	11,812	81	19.0%
Gowanda, NY	2,876	81	18.8%
South Dayton, NY	541	81	18.7%
Brocton, NY	1,409	86	14.5%
North Collins, NY	1,183	83	16.8%
Silver Creek, NY	2,328	85	15.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Graysville, AL	2,328	87	12.9%
Swanton, VT	2,328	104	3.6%
Rio Verde, AZ	2,327	166	65.8%
Sylvania, GA	2,327	78	22.4%
Long Valley, NJ	2,327	129	28.7%
Silver Creek, NY	2,328	85	15.1%

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 Silver Creek, NY