Cost Of Living in Walton, 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	Walton	New York	National
Cost of living	83	117	100
Goods & Services	92	108	100
Groceries	99	102	100
Health care	98	103	100
Housing	53	145	100
Transportation	95	105	100
Utilities	105	100	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Walton is 29% lower than the New York average
The cost of living in Walton is 17% lower than the national average
Walton housing is 47% 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	$67,620	$5,635	$1,578	$2,029
Renters	$21,237	$1,770	$495	$637

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	Walton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.07	$24.26	37.9%
Beauty Salon	$34.93	$45.56	23.3%
Toothpaste	$3.62	$3.70	2.4%
Shampoo	$1.53	$1.28	19.2%
Movie	$10.20	$12.13	15.9%
Bowling	$13.92	$18.00	22.7%

Groceries

Item	Walton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.70	$5.84	2.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.36	$1.57	13.2%
Milk	$4.59	$4.67	1.7%
Potatoes	$5.35	$4.93	8.5%
Pizza	$9.94	$12.09	17.7%
Beer	$11.82	$10.41	13.6%

Health Care

Item	Walton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$107.51	$125.68	14.5%
Doctor	$98.82	$135.78	27.2%
Dentist	$136.17	$113.29	20.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.78	$10.65	1.2%
Lipitor	$480.97	$468.60	2.6%

Housing

Item	Walton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$87,700.00	$184,700.00	52.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,547.84	$2,346.69	34.0%
Apartment Rent	$640.00	$949.00	32.6%

Transportation

Item	Walton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.64	$3.46	5.2%
Tire Balancing	$42.06	$59.92	29.8%

Utilities

Item	Walton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$205.85	$193.99	6.1%
Phone	$196.00	$192.25	2.0%

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.
Sidney, NY	3,668	83	17.4%
Deposit, NY	1,539	83	17.3%
Unadilla, NY	913	85	15.4%
Downsville, NY	405	86	14.2%
Hancock, NY	1,078	88	12.3%
Walton, NY	3,020	83	16.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Edgewood, PA	3,020	106	5.5%
Lake Nacimiento, CA	3,021	140	40.5%
Shuniah, ON	3,021	n/a
Crownpoint, NM	3,018	82	18.3%
Comfort, TX	3,018	91	9.0%
Walton, NY	3,020	83	16.7%

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 Walton, NY