| Index | Port Reading | New Jersey | National |
| Cost of living | 124 | 121 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 107 | 106 | 100 |
| Groceries | 102 | 102 | 100 |
| Health care | 96 | 99 | 100 |
| Housing | 164 | 158 | 100 |
| Transportation | 108 | 103 | 100 |
| Utilities | 111 | 107 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $119,597 | $9,966 | $2,790 | $3,588 |
| Renters | $51,285 | $4,274 | $1,197 | $1,539 |
| 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 | Port Reading | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $25.62 | $24.26 | 5.6% |
| Beauty Salon | $41.67 | $45.56 | 8.6% |
| Toothpaste | $3.72 | $3.70 | 0.4% |
| Shampoo | $1.48 | $1.28 | 15.6% |
| Movie | $15.78 | $12.13 | 30.1% |
| Bowling | $21.00 | $18.00 | 16.7% |
| Item | Port Reading | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.65 | $5.84 | 3.3% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.39 | $1.57 | 11.4% |
| Milk | $4.71 | $4.67 | 0.7% |
| Potatoes | $5.37 | $4.93 | 8.8% |
| Pizza | $11.49 | $12.09 | 4.9% |
| Beer | $11.33 | $10.41 | 8.8% |
| Item | Port Reading | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $157.11 | $125.68 | 25.0% |
| Doctor | $115.59 | $135.78 | 14.9% |
| Dentist | $124.27 | $113.29 | 9.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.15 | $10.65 | 4.6% |
| Lipitor | $451.73 | $468.60 | 3.6% |
| Item | Port Reading | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $322,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 74.3% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $3,568.94 | $2,346.69 | 52.1% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,326.00 | $949.00 | 39.7% |
| Item | Port Reading | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.41 | $3.46 | 1.4% |
| Tire Balancing | $82.67 | $59.92 | 38.0% |
| Item | Port Reading | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $236.04 | $193.99 | 21.7% |
| Phone | $186.61 | $192.25 | 2.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Keansburg, NJ | 9,697 | 110 | 10.4% |
| East Orange, NJ | 64,650 | 111 | 11.1% |
| Roselle, NJ | 21,699 | 112 | 12.0% |
| Newark, NJ | 281,917 | 114 | 14.0% |
| Cliffwood Beach, NJ | 3,024 | 117 | 17.0% |
| Port Reading, NJ | 3,973 | 124 | 23.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Venersborg, WA | 3,973 | 152 | 51.5% |
| Ball, LA | 3,972 | 92 | 7.8% |
| Yellow Springs, OH | 3,972 | 104 | 3.6% |
| Blennerhassett, WV | 3,974 | 92 | 7.7% |
| Fairway, KS | 3,975 | 128 | 27.6% |
| Port Reading, NJ | 3,973 | 124 | 23.6% |
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