Cost Of Living in Oceanport, NJ

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	Oceanport	New Jersey	National
Cost of living	169	121	100
Goods & Services	127	106	100
Groceries	113	102	100
Health care	121	99	100
Housing	285	158	100
Transportation	115	103	100
Utilities	102	107	100

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The cost of living in Oceanport is 40% higher than the New Jersey average
The cost of living in Oceanport is 69% higher than the national average
Oceanport housing is 185% higher than the national average
New Jersey general sales tax is 30% higher than the national average
New Jersey state income tax is 46% 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	$106,629	$8,886	$2,488	$3,199
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Oceanport 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. Oceanport has a median income of about $106,629 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $2,488 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $0. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $0 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

New Jersey Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New Jersey	6.625%	12.625%

New Jersey Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
New Jersey	1.4%	10.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Oceanport	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$34.94	$24.26	44.0%
Beauty Salon	$64.07	$45.56	40.6%
Toothpaste	$3.96	$3.70	7.0%
Shampoo	$1.69	$1.28	32.3%
Movie	$13.68	$12.13	12.8%
Bowling	$29.40	$18.00	63.3%

Groceries

Item	Oceanport	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.87	$5.84	0.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	6.9%
Milk	$4.97	$4.67	6.3%
Potatoes	$5.21	$4.93	5.7%
Pizza	$12.57	$12.09	4.0%
Beer	$11.87	$10.41	14.0%

Health Care

Item	Oceanport	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$128.97	$125.68	2.6%
Doctor	$162.24	$135.78	19.5%
Dentist	$149.64	$113.29	32.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.15	$10.65	4.6%
Lipitor	$402.75	$468.60	14.1%

Housing

Item	Oceanport	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$527,300.00	$184,700.00	185.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$6,916.73	$2,346.69	194.7%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Oceanport	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.55	$3.46	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$86.43	$59.92	44.2%

Utilities

Item	Oceanport	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$201.27	$193.99	3.8%
Phone	$200.67	$192.25	4.4%

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.
Keansburg, NJ	9,697	110	10.4%
Cliffwood Beach, NJ	3,024	117	17.0%
North Middletown, NJ	2,652	126	25.7%
Keyport, NJ	7,005	118	18.4%
Laurence Harbor, NJ	6,041	119	18.9%
Oceanport, NJ	5,715	169	68.7%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fort Rucker, AL	5,715	105	5.1%
Tea, SD	5,714	99	1.1%
Lanark Highlands, ON	5,714	n/a
Cameron Park, TX	5,716	73	26.7%
Douglass Hills, KY	5,713	111	11.1%
Oceanport, NJ	5,715	169	68.7%

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 Oceanport, NJ