Cost Of Living in Romulus, 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	Romulus	New York	National
Cost of living	88	117	100
Goods & Services	101	108	100
Groceries	99	102	100
Health care	103	103	100
Housing	54	145	100
Transportation	108	105	100
Utilities	105	100	100

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The cost of living in Romulus is 25% lower than the New York average
The cost of living in Romulus is 12% lower than the national average
Romulus housing is 46% lower 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	$48,693	$4,058	$1,136	$1,461
Renters	$80,139	$6,678	$1,870	$2,404

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	Romulus	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.03	$24.26	17.4%
Beauty Salon	$42.39	$45.56	7.0%
Toothpaste	$3.62	$3.70	2.2%
Shampoo	$1.33	$1.28	4.1%
Movie	$13.27	$12.13	9.4%
Bowling	$16.74	$18.00	7.0%

Groceries

Item	Romulus	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.93	$5.84	1.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.4%
Milk	$4.71	$4.67	0.8%
Potatoes	$5.13	$4.93	3.9%
Pizza	$14.83	$12.09	22.7%
Beer	$10.15	$10.41	2.5%

Health Care

Item	Romulus	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$160.58	$125.68	27.8%
Doctor	$115.23	$135.78	15.1%
Dentist	$110.48	$113.29	2.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.49	$10.65	1.5%
Lipitor	$530.04	$468.60	13.1%

Housing

Item	Romulus	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$69,300.00	$184,700.00	62.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,384.28	$2,346.69	1.6%
Apartment Rent	$881.00	$949.00	7.2%

Transportation

Item	Romulus	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.59	$3.46	3.8%
Tire Balancing	$69.82	$59.92	16.5%

Utilities

Item	Romulus	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$166.89	$193.99	14.0%
Phone	$194.41	$192.25	1.1%

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.
Lodi, NY	296	88	12.5%
Ovid, NY	486	88	12.1%
Waterloo, NY	4,707	89	10.5%
Dresden, NY	314	88	11.5%
Seneca Falls, NY	6,276	90	10.3%
Romulus, NY	431	88	12.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fruithurst, AL	431	82	17.6%
Bootjack, CA	431	121	20.9%
Natoma, KS	431	73	26.7%
Lennon, MI	431	89	10.7%
Chamois, MO	431	76	24.1%
Romulus, NY	431	88	12.1%

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 Romulus, NY