Cost Of Living in Rockleigh, 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	Rockleigh	New Jersey	National
Cost of living	324	121	100
Goods & Services	127	106	100
Groceries	113	102	100
Health care	121	99	100
Housing	801	158	100
Transportation	115	103	100
Utilities	102	107	100

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The cost of living in Rockleigh is 168% higher than the New Jersey average
The cost of living in Rockleigh is 224% higher than the national average
Rockleigh housing is 701% 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	$250,001	$20,833	$5,833	$7,501
Renters	$168,750	$14,063	$3,937	$5,063

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	Rockleigh	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	Rockleigh	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	Rockleigh	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	Rockleigh	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$2,000,001.00	$184,700.00	982.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$6,916.73	$2,346.69	194.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,375.00	$949.00	44.9%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Rockleigh	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.
Greenville CDP (Greene County), NY	604	106	6.1%
Paterson, NJ	145,484	115	15.3%
Mount Ivy, NY	7,390	122	21.6%
Haverstraw, NY	12,076	123	22.7%
West Haverstraw, NY	10,220	123	23.1%
Rockleigh, NJ	650	324	223.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Grand Ridge, IL	650	96	4.0%
Milroy, IN	650	78	22.3%
Hatley, MS	650	85	14.9%
Hungry Horse, MT	650	82	18.4%
Gilbert, SC	650	98	1.7%
Rockleigh, NJ	650	324	223.5%

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 Rockleigh, NJ