Cost Of Living in Fort Lee, VA

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	Fort Lee	Virginia	National
Cost of living	124	109	100
Goods & Services	100	100	100
Groceries	101	101	100
Health care	96	99	100
Housing	178	130	100
Transportation	100	95	100
Utilities	105	104	100

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The cost of living in Fort Lee is 14% higher than the Virginia average
The cost of living in Fort Lee is 24% higher than the national average
Fort Lee housing is 78% higher than the national average
Virginia general sales tax is 4% higher than the national average
Virginia state income tax is 23% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$68,462	$5,705	$1,597	$2,054

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Fort Lee 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. Fort Lee has a median income of about $0 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $0 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $68,462. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,597 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

Virginia Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Virginia	5.3%	6%

Virginia Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Virginia	2%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Fort Lee	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.00	$24.26	17.6%
Beauty Salon	$54.17	$45.56	18.9%
Toothpaste	$3.72	$3.70	0.5%
Shampoo	$1.26	$1.28	1.3%
Movie	$13.31	$12.13	9.7%
Bowling	$24.17	$18.00	34.3%

Groceries

Item	Fort Lee	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.54	$5.84	5.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.44	$1.57	8.5%
Milk	$4.63	$4.67	1.0%
Potatoes	$5.27	$4.93	6.8%
Pizza	$12.72	$12.09	5.3%
Beer	$10.64	$10.41	2.2%

Health Care

Item	Fort Lee	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$95.44	$125.68	24.1%
Doctor	$122.83	$135.78	9.5%
Dentist	$109.67	$113.29	3.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.76	$10.65	1.0%
Lipitor	$489.65	$468.60	4.5%

Housing

Item	Fort Lee	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,083.79	$2,346.69	11.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,691.00	$949.00	78.2%

Transportation

Item	Fort Lee	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.27	$3.46	5.5%
Tire Balancing	$60.00	$59.92	0.1%

Utilities

Item	Fort Lee	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$227.22	$193.99	17.1%
Phone	$185.33	$192.25	3.6%

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.
Templeton, VA	118	101	0.6%
Camptown, VA	761	89	11.1%
Petersburg, VA	30,791	92	7.8%
Waverly, VA	2,641	92	7.8%
Hopewell, VA	22,500	94	6.5%
Fort Lee, VA	5,944	124	23.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
West Hattiesburg, MS	5,944	92	8.2%
Southold, NY	5,946	162	61.6%
Kingston, TN	5,946	90	9.7%
Geneva, OH	5,947	87	13.4%
Columbia, MS	5,940	81	18.5%
Fort Lee, VA	5,944	124	23.9%

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 Fort Lee, VA