Cost Of Living in Vernon Center, NJ

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	Vernon Center	New Jersey	National
Cost of living	96	121	100
Goods & Services	100	106	100
Groceries	102	102	100
Health care	99	99	100
Housing	86	158	100
Transportation	95	103	100
Utilities	102	107	100

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The cost of living in Vernon Center is 21% lower than the New Jersey average
The cost of living in Vernon Center is 4% lower than the national average
Vernon Center housing is 14% lower than the national average
New Jersey general sales tax is 30% higher than the national average
New Jersey state income tax is 46% 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	$71,490	$5,958	$1,668	$2,145
Renters	$55,417	$4,618	$1,293	$1,663

New Jersey Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New Jersey	6.625%	12.625%

New Jersey Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
New Jersey	1.4%	10.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Vernon Center	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$29.17	$24.26	20.2%
Beauty Salon	$40.36	$45.56	11.4%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.2%
Shampoo	$1.44	$1.28	12.1%
Movie	$14.15	$12.13	16.6%
Bowling	$25.03	$18.00	39.0%

Groceries

Item	Vernon Center	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.64	$5.84	3.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.55	$1.57	1.4%
Milk	$4.74	$4.67	1.5%
Potatoes	$5.21	$4.93	5.7%
Pizza	$11.49	$12.09	4.9%
Beer	$11.66	$10.41	12.0%

Health Care

Item	Vernon Center	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$105.11	$125.68	16.4%
Doctor	$117.94	$135.78	13.1%
Dentist	$121.22	$113.29	7.0%
Ibuprofen	$11.05	$10.65	3.7%
Lipitor	$427.79	$468.60	8.7%

Housing

Item	Vernon Center	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$123,600.00	$184,700.00	33.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,303.56	$2,346.69	40.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,236.00	$949.00	30.2%

Transportation

Item	Vernon Center	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.45	$3.46	0.2%
Tire Balancing	$77.33	$59.92	29.1%

Utilities

Item	Vernon Center	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$230.68	$193.99	18.9%
Phone	$186.61	$192.25	2.9%

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.
Port Jervis, NY	8,541	92	8.2%
Ross Corner, NJ	209	96	4.2%
Franklin, NJ	4,737	102	1.9%
Matamoras, PA	2,274	100	0.3%
Chester, NY	4,057	105	5.0%
Vernon Center, NJ	1,462	96	4.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Willacoochee, GA	1,462	75	25.4%
Urbana, IA	1,462	93	7.0%
Pierce City, MO	1,462	83	17.1%
Slater, IA	1,463	96	4.1%
Auburn, KY	1,463	85	14.9%
Vernon Center, NJ	1,462	96	4.2%

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 Vernon Center, NJ