Cost Of Living in Westville, 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	Westville	New Jersey	National
Cost of living	99	121	100
Goods & Services	103	106	100
Groceries	102	102	100
Health care	94	99	100
Housing	89	158	100
Transportation	107	103	100
Utilities	110	107	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Westville is 18% lower than the New Jersey average
The cost of living in Westville is 1% lower than the national average
Westville housing is 11% 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	$88,672	$7,389	$2,069	$2,660
Renters	$25,295	$2,108	$590	$759

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Westville, NJ, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Westville homeowners, is $88,672. This would allow for a maximum of $2,069 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $25,295 which would result in a maximum of $590 to be spent on rental costs.

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	Westville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.54	$24.26	3.0%
Beauty Salon	$66.27	$45.56	45.4%
Toothpaste	$3.65	$3.70	1.5%
Shampoo	$1.52	$1.28	18.4%
Movie	$13.75	$12.13	13.3%
Bowling	$19.47	$18.00	8.1%

Groceries

Item	Westville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.76	$5.84	1.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.4%
Milk	$4.67	$4.67	0.0%
Potatoes	$5.37	$4.93	8.8%
Pizza	$11.73	$12.09	2.9%
Beer	$11.99	$10.41	15.2%

Health Care

Item	Westville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$123.50	$125.68	1.7%
Doctor	$132.56	$135.78	2.4%
Dentist	$103.31	$113.29	8.8%
Ibuprofen	$11.22	$10.65	5.3%
Lipitor	$398.10	$468.60	15.0%

Housing

Item	Westville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$153,500.00	$184,700.00	16.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,169.88	$2,346.69	7.5%
Apartment Rent	$975.00	$949.00	2.7%

Transportation

Item	Westville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.53	$3.46	2.0%
Tire Balancing	$70.89	$59.92	18.3%

Utilities

Item	Westville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$222.45	$193.99	14.7%
Phone	$198.27	$192.25	3.1%

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.
Pine Valley, NJ	11	104	3.8%
Tavistock, NJ	5	104	3.8%
Prospect Park CDP, PA	224	82	17.9%
Audubon Park, NJ	969	87	12.8%
Chester, PA	33,855	89	10.6%
Westville, NJ	4,171	99	0.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
West Laurel, MD	4,171	134	33.7%
Rising Sun-Lebanon, DE	4,170	116	16.0%
Rosemont, IL	4,173	124	24.4%
Magee, MS	4,174	80	19.8%
Minersville, PA	4,174	84	15.7%
Westville, NJ	4,171	99	0.7%

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 Westville, NJ