Cost Of Living in Sea Cliff, 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	Sea Cliff	New York	National
Cost of living	188	117	100
Goods & Services	113	108	100
Groceries	105	102	100
Health care	110	103	100
Housing	364	145	100
Transportation	102	105	100
Utilities	131	100	100

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The cost of living in Sea Cliff is 61% higher than the New York average
The cost of living in Sea Cliff is 88% higher than the national average
Sea Cliff housing is 264% higher 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	$164,464	$13,705	$3,837	$4,934
Renters	$64,696	$5,391	$1,509	$1,941

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Sea Cliff 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. Sea Cliff has a median income of about $164,464 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $3,837 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $64,696. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,509 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Sea Cliff	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$32.33	$24.26	33.3%
Beauty Salon	$48.56	$45.56	6.6%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.50	$1.28	17.4%
Movie	$13.76	$12.13	13.4%
Bowling	$19.63	$18.00	9.0%

Groceries

Item	Sea Cliff	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.34	$5.84	8.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.4%
Milk	$4.73	$4.67	1.2%
Potatoes	$5.03	$4.93	1.9%
Pizza	$10.07	$12.09	16.7%
Beer	$10.62	$10.41	2.0%

Health Care

Item	Sea Cliff	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$140.10	$125.68	11.5%
Doctor	$143.23	$135.78	5.5%
Dentist	$123.00	$113.29	8.6%
Ibuprofen	$11.00	$10.65	3.3%
Lipitor	$401.34	$468.60	14.4%

Housing

Item	Sea Cliff	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$760,300.00	$184,700.00	311.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,857.27	$2,346.69	20.9%
Apartment Rent	$2,414.00	$949.00	154.4%

Transportation

Item	Sea Cliff	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.33	$3.46	3.7%
Tire Balancing	$57.68	$59.92	3.7%

Utilities

Item	Sea Cliff	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$281.67	$193.99	45.2%
Phone	$185.16	$192.25	3.7%

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%
Wyandanch, NY	11,632	127	26.6%
Hempstead, NY	55,153	136	35.8%
Hartsdale, NY	3,205	133	32.7%
Copiague, NY	23,200	133	32.8%
Sea Cliff, NY	5,045	188	88.0%

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Delhi Hills, OH	5,041	101	0.6%
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Sea Cliff, NY	5,045	188	88.0%

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 Sea Cliff, NY