Cost Of Living in Ship Bottom, 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	Ship Bottom	New Jersey	National
Cost of living	165	121	100
Goods & Services	103	106	100
Groceries	102	102	100
Health care	94	99	100
Housing	308	158	100
Transportation	107	103	100
Utilities	110	107	100

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The cost of living in Ship Bottom is 37% higher than the New Jersey average
The cost of living in Ship Bottom is 65% higher than the national average
Ship Bottom housing is 208% 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	$90,000	$7,500	$2,100	$2,700
Renters	$53,864	$4,489	$1,257	$1,616

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	Ship Bottom	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.54	$24.26	3.0%
Beauty Salon	$66.27	$45.56	45.4%
Toothpaste	$3.65	$3.70	1.5%
Shampoo	$1.52	$1.28	18.4%
Movie	$13.75	$12.13	13.3%
Bowling	$19.47	$18.00	8.1%

Groceries

Item	Ship Bottom	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.76	$5.84	1.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.4%
Milk	$4.67	$4.67	0.0%
Potatoes	$5.37	$4.93	8.8%
Pizza	$11.73	$12.09	2.9%
Beer	$11.99	$10.41	15.2%

Health Care

Item	Ship Bottom	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$123.50	$125.68	1.7%
Doctor	$132.56	$135.78	2.4%
Dentist	$103.31	$113.29	8.8%
Ibuprofen	$11.22	$10.65	5.3%
Lipitor	$398.10	$468.60	15.0%

Housing

Item	Ship Bottom	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$713,900.00	$184,700.00	286.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,169.88	$2,346.69	7.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,196.00	$949.00	26.0%

Transportation

Item	Ship Bottom	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.53	$3.46	2.0%
Tire Balancing	$70.89	$59.92	18.3%

Utilities

Item	Ship Bottom	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$222.45	$193.99	14.7%
Phone	$198.27	$192.25	3.1%

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.
Mystic Island, NJ	8,296	110	9.8%
Tuckerton, NJ	3,373	112	12.3%
Manahawkin, NJ	1,957	120	20.2%
Barnegat, NJ	3,630	121	20.6%
Ocean Acres, NJ	17,325	121	20.8%
Ship Bottom, NJ	1,074	165	65.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lyndon, KS	1,074	86	14.2%
Stevensville, MI	1,074	88	11.7%
Plum Grove, TX	1,074	88	11.7%
Alderson, WV	1,074	83	16.5%
Prince, ON	1,074	n/a
Ship Bottom, NJ	1,074	165	65.1%

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 Ship Bottom, NJ