Cost Of Living in Fern Park, 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	Fern Park	Florida	National
Cost of living	107	98	100
Goods & Services	101	98	100
Groceries	98	99	100
Health care	92	96	100
Housing	128	96	100
Transportation	95	99	100
Utilities	90	97	100

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The cost of living in Fern Park is 9% higher than the Florida average
The cost of living in Fern Park is 7% higher than the national average
Fern Park housing is 28% higher 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	$72,641	$6,053	$1,695	$2,179
Renters	$34,462	$2,872	$804	$1,034

A good indicator of the general affordability of housing in Fern Park, FL, is the percentage of monthly income that should be spent on housing expenses, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). Generally speaking, no more than 28 percent of your total gross income should be spent on your housing expenses and not more than 36 percent of your gross income on total expenses, including debts. In Fern Park, the median monthly income is $72,641 for those who own their own homes. Under the standard rule, that income level would allow for $1,695 to be budgeted for housing expenses each month, at the most. Renters, on the other hand, earn about $34,462, per the median income in the area. That would allow for renters to spend up to $804 on monthly rental expenses.

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	Fern Park	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.53	$24.26	9.4%
Beauty Salon	$55.13	$45.56	21.0%
Toothpaste	$3.84	$3.70	3.8%
Shampoo	$1.48	$1.28	15.8%
Movie	$13.54	$12.13	11.6%
Bowling	$19.87	$18.00	10.4%

Groceries

Item	Fern Park	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.26	$5.84	7.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.0%
Milk	$4.58	$4.67	1.9%
Potatoes	$5.23	$4.93	6.0%
Pizza	$13.13	$12.09	8.6%
Beer	$11.07	$10.41	6.3%

Health Care

Item	Fern Park	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$118.44	$125.68	5.8%
Doctor	$137.00	$135.78	0.9%
Dentist	$125.36	$113.29	10.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.89	$10.65	2.2%
Lipitor	$446.86	$468.60	4.6%

Housing

Item	Fern Park	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$237,200.00	$184,700.00	28.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,463.53	$2,346.69	5.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,202.00	$949.00	26.7%

Transportation

Item	Fern Park	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.39	$3.46	2.1%
Tire Balancing	$57.07	$59.92	4.8%

Utilities

Item	Fern Park	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$190.71	$193.99	1.7%
Phone	$194.67	$192.25	1.3%

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.
Sorrento, FL	140	97	2.6%
Lake Butler city, FL	2,185	81	18.7%
Clarcona, FL	4,687	89	11.1%
Zellwood, FL	2,877	91	8.8%
Eatonville, FL	2,399	93	7.0%
Fern Park, FL	8,665	107	6.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Little Falls, MN	8,663	95	4.5%
Village Green-Green Ridge, PA	8,661	113	13.0%
Zorra, ON	8,659	n/a
Rathdrum, ID	8,672	110	10.2%
Whitehouse, TX	8,673	99	1.5%
Fern Park, FL	8,665	107	6.5%

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 Fern Park, FL