Cost Of Living in East Greenbush, 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	East Greenbush	New York	National
Cost of living	112	117	100
Goods & Services	106	108	100
Groceries	103	102	100
Health care	93	103	100
Housing	134	145	100
Transportation	97	105	100
Utilities	102	100	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in East Greenbush is 4% lower than the New York average
The cost of living in East Greenbush is 12% higher than the national average
East Greenbush housing is 34% higher 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	$113,929	$9,494	$2,658	$3,418
Renters	$72,347	$6,029	$1,688	$2,171

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in East Greenbush is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. East Greenbush has a median income of about $113,929 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $2,658 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $72,347. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,688 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	East Greenbush	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.28	$24.26	16.6%
Beauty Salon	$51.36	$45.56	12.7%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.28	$1.28	0.3%
Movie	$13.08	$12.13	7.8%
Bowling	$15.96	$18.00	11.3%

Groceries

Item	East Greenbush	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.06	$5.84	3.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.60	$1.57	1.5%
Milk	$4.85	$4.67	3.9%
Potatoes	$5.09	$4.93	3.2%
Pizza	$14.69	$12.09	21.5%
Beer	$10.90	$10.41	4.7%

Health Care

Item	East Greenbush	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$132.47	$125.68	5.4%
Doctor	$111.33	$135.78	18.0%
Dentist	$111.69	$113.29	1.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.90	$10.65	2.3%
Lipitor	$436.57	$468.60	6.8%

Housing

Item	East Greenbush	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$245,800.00	$184,700.00	33.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,531.65	$2,346.69	7.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,306.00	$949.00	37.6%

Transportation

Item	East Greenbush	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.55	$3.46	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$50.33	$59.92	16.0%

Utilities

Item	East Greenbush	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$196.70	$193.99	1.4%
Phone	$195.71	$192.25	1.8%

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.
Schenectady, NY	65,336	94	6.5%
Green Island, NY	2,647	95	4.7%
Waterford, NY	2,141	97	2.6%
Watervliet, NY	9,976	98	2.0%
Troy, NY	49,253	98	1.9%
East Greenbush, NY	6,299	112	12.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Solvay, NY	6,299	93	7.5%
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Wailua Homesteads, HI	6,301	186	85.8%
Huntingburg, IN	6,301	87	12.7%
White Oak, TX	6,301	99	1.1%
East Greenbush, NY	6,299	112	12.3%

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 East Greenbush, NY