Cost Of Living in Branford, 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	Branford	Florida	National
Cost of living	81	98	100
Goods & Services	97	98	100
Groceries	96	99	100
Health care	98	96	100
Housing	47	96	100
Transportation	93	99	100
Utilities	90	97	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Branford is 17% lower than the Florida average
The cost of living in Branford is 19% lower than the national average
Branford housing is 53% lower 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	$30,170	$2,514	$704	$905
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Branford	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.97	$24.26	17.7%
Beauty Salon	$52.72	$45.56	15.7%
Toothpaste	$3.70	$3.70	0.0%
Shampoo	$1.01	$1.28	20.9%
Movie	$12.00	$12.13	1.1%
Bowling	$10.00	$18.00	44.4%

Groceries

Item	Branford	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.00	$5.84	2.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	9.3%
Milk	$4.49	$4.67	3.9%
Potatoes	$5.52	$4.93	11.9%
Pizza	$12.16	$12.09	0.6%
Beer	$9.84	$10.41	5.5%

Health Care

Item	Branford	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$120.50	$125.68	4.1%
Doctor	$118.67	$135.78	12.6%
Dentist	$115.95	$113.29	2.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.04	$10.65	5.8%
Lipitor	$530.12	$468.60	13.1%

Housing

Item	Branford	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$64,500.00	$184,700.00	65.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,961.97	$2,346.69	16.4%
Apartment Rent	$698.00	$949.00	26.4%

Transportation

Item	Branford	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.28	$3.46	5.3%
Tire Balancing	$53.83	$59.92	10.2%

Utilities

Item	Branford	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$164.25	$193.99	15.3%
Phone	$190.47	$192.25	0.9%

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.
Mayo, FL	1,526	81	19.3%
Bell, FL	573	83	17.2%
Fort White, FL	702	91	9.1%
Spring Ridge, FL	302	97	2.6%
Branford, FL	864	81	19.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Excel, AL	864	90	10.4%
Winter Park, CO	864	148	47.6%
Monroe, IN	864	88	11.5%
Martin, LA	864	85	15.3%
White Mills, PA	864	85	15.3%
Branford, FL	864	81	19.4%

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 Branford, FL