| Index | Lake Telemark | New Jersey | National |
| Cost of living | 125 | 121 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 100 | 106 | 100 |
| Groceries | 102 | 102 | 100 |
| Health care | 99 | 99 | 100 |
| Housing | 182 | 158 | 100 |
| Transportation | 95 | 103 | 100 |
| Utilities | 102 | 107 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $165,278 | $13,773 | $3,856 | $4,959 |
| Renters | $50,855 | $4,238 | $1,187 | $1,526 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| New Jersey | 6.625% | 12.625% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| New Jersey | 1.4% | 10.75% |
| Item | Lake Telemark | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $29.17 | $24.26 | 20.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $40.36 | $45.56 | 11.4% |
| Toothpaste | $3.66 | $3.70 | 1.2% |
| Shampoo | $1.44 | $1.28 | 12.1% |
| Movie | $14.15 | $12.13 | 16.6% |
| Bowling | $25.03 | $18.00 | 39.0% |
| Item | Lake Telemark | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.64 | $5.84 | 3.5% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.55 | $1.57 | 1.4% |
| Milk | $4.74 | $4.67 | 1.5% |
| Potatoes | $5.21 | $4.93 | 5.7% |
| Pizza | $11.49 | $12.09 | 4.9% |
| Beer | $11.66 | $10.41 | 12.0% |
| Item | Lake Telemark | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $105.11 | $125.68 | 16.4% |
| Doctor | $117.94 | $135.78 | 13.1% |
| Dentist | $121.22 | $113.29 | 7.0% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.05 | $10.65 | 3.7% |
| Lipitor | $427.79 | $468.60 | 8.7% |
| Item | Lake Telemark | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $356,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 93.2% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $3,303.56 | $2,346.69 | 40.8% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,482.00 | $949.00 | 56.2% |
| Item | Lake Telemark | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.45 | $3.46 | 0.2% |
| Tire Balancing | $77.33 | $59.92 | 29.1% |
| Item | Lake Telemark | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $230.68 | $193.99 | 18.9% |
| Phone | $186.61 | $192.25 | 2.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Ross Corner, NJ | 209 | 96 | 4.2% |
| Victory Gardens, NJ | 1,604 | 101 | 1.2% |
| Franklin, NJ | 4,737 | 102 | 1.9% |
| Hamburg, NJ | 3,149 | 105 | 5.4% |
| Newton, NJ | 7,935 | 106 | 6.2% |
| Lake Telemark, NJ | 1,133 | 125 | 24.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Cottonwood, AL | 1,133 | 82 | 17.9% |
| Steele, AL | 1,133 | 82 | 18.1% |
| Wickes, AR | 1,133 | 85 | 15.1% |
| Fairmead, CA | 1,133 | 99 | 1.1% |
| Puxico, MO | 1,133 | 78 | 21.8% |
| Lake Telemark, NJ | 1,133 | 125 | 24.7% |
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