Cost Of Living in Sawgrass, FL

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	Sawgrass	Florida	National
Cost of living	143	98	100
Goods & Services	95	98	100
Groceries	99	99	100
Health care	86	96	100
Housing	257	96	100
Transportation	87	99	100
Utilities	101	97	100

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The cost of living in Sawgrass is 47% higher than the Florida average
The cost of living in Sawgrass is 43% higher than the national average
Sawgrass housing is 157% higher than the national average
Florida general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Florida state income tax is 100% 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	$125,347	$10,446	$2,925	$3,761
Renters	$51,875	$4,323	$1,210	$1,556

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Sawgrass, FL, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Sawgrass homeowners, is $125,347. This would allow for a maximum of $2,925 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $51,875 which would result in a maximum of $1,210 to be spent on rental costs.

Florida Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Florida	6%	7.5%

Florida Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Florida	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Sawgrass	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.91	$24.26	13.8%
Beauty Salon	$70.33	$45.56	54.4%
Toothpaste	$3.69	$3.70	0.3%
Shampoo	$1.43	$1.28	11.7%
Movie	$12.86	$12.13	6.0%
Bowling	$20.93	$18.00	16.3%

Groceries

Item	Sawgrass	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.34	$5.84	8.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.47	$1.57	6.3%
Milk	$4.57	$4.67	2.3%
Potatoes	$5.44	$4.93	10.3%
Pizza	$10.39	$12.09	14.0%
Beer	$11.31	$10.41	8.6%

Health Care

Item	Sawgrass	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$86.60	$125.68	31.1%
Doctor	$100.93	$135.78	25.7%
Dentist	$102.03	$113.29	9.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.61	$10.65	0.4%
Lipitor	$447.41	$468.60	4.5%

Housing

Item	Sawgrass	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$546,700.00	$184,700.00	196.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,803.79	$2,346.69	23.1%
Apartment Rent	$1,583.00	$949.00	66.8%

Transportation

Item	Sawgrass	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.44	$3.46	0.5%
Tire Balancing	$34.43	$59.92	42.5%

Utilities

Item	Sawgrass	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$193.67	$193.99	0.2%
Phone	$194.82	$192.25	1.3%

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.
Fruit Cove, FL	33,038	123	22.6%
Jacksonville Beach, FL	23,562	124	24.1%
Atlantic Beach, FL	13,831	124	24.3%
Neptune Beach, FL	7,214	127	26.9%
Nocatee, FL	16,914	133	32.7%
Sawgrass, FL	4,094	143	43.5%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Pocola, OK	4,094	85	15.0%
De Motte, IN	4,093	92	7.9%
Broken Bow, OK	4,093	83	17.3%
Whiteman AFB, MO	4,092	101	1.4%
Northern Rockies, BC	4,092	n/a
Sawgrass, FL	4,094	143	43.5%

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 Sawgrass, FL