Cost Of Living in New Windsor, 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	New Windsor	New York	National
Cost of living	118	117	100
Goods & Services	113	108	100
Groceries	105	102	100
Health care	110	103	100
Housing	132	145	100
Transportation	102	105	100
Utilities	131	100	100

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The cost of living in New Windsor is 1% higher than the New York average
The cost of living in New Windsor is 18% higher than the national average
New Windsor housing is 32% 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	$89,242	$7,437	$2,082	$2,678
Renters	$44,183	$3,682	$1,031	$1,326

A good indicator of the general affordability of housing in New Windsor, NY, 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 New Windsor, the median monthly income is $89,242 for those who own their own homes. Under the standard rule, that income level would allow for $2,082 to be budgeted for housing expenses each month, at the most. Renters, on the other hand, earn about $44,183, per the median income in the area. That would allow for renters to spend up to $1,031 on monthly rental expenses.

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	New Windsor	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$32.33	$24.26	33.3%
Beauty Salon	$48.56	$45.56	6.6%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.50	$1.28	17.4%
Movie	$13.76	$12.13	13.4%
Bowling	$19.63	$18.00	9.0%

Groceries

Item	New Windsor	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.34	$5.84	8.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.4%
Milk	$4.73	$4.67	1.2%
Potatoes	$5.03	$4.93	1.9%
Pizza	$10.07	$12.09	16.7%
Beer	$10.62	$10.41	2.0%

Health Care

Item	New Windsor	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$140.10	$125.68	11.5%
Doctor	$143.23	$135.78	5.5%
Dentist	$123.00	$113.29	8.6%
Ibuprofen	$11.00	$10.65	3.3%
Lipitor	$401.34	$468.60	14.4%

Housing

Item	New Windsor	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$238,500.00	$184,700.00	29.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,857.27	$2,346.69	20.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,319.00	$949.00	39.0%

Transportation

Item	New Windsor	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.33	$3.46	3.7%
Tire Balancing	$57.68	$59.92	3.7%

Utilities

Item	New Windsor	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$281.67	$193.99	45.2%
Phone	$185.16	$192.25	3.7%

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.
Newburgh, NY	28,146	108	7.6%
Maybrook, NY	3,586	109	8.8%
Mountain Lodge Park, NY	2,824	112	12.4%
Freedom Plains, NY	697	113	12.6%
Chester, NY	4,057	105	5.0%
New Windsor, NY	8,866	118	18.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Poteau, OK	8,866	83	16.8%
Fort Knox, KY	8,865	103	2.7%
Plainedge, NY	8,865	146	46.2%
South Amboy, NJ	8,868	125	25.3%
Newark, NY	8,868	89	10.9%
New Windsor, NY	8,866	118	18.3%

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 New Windsor, NY