Cost Of Living in Spotswood, 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	Spotswood	New Jersey	National
Cost of living	120	121	100
Goods & Services	111	106	100
Groceries	103	102	100
Health care	102	99	100
Housing	147	158	100
Transportation	105	103	100
Utilities	108	107	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Spotswood is 1% lower than the New Jersey average
The cost of living in Spotswood is 20% higher than the national average
Spotswood housing is 47% 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	$99,609	$8,301	$2,324	$2,989
Renters	$31,116	$2,593	$726	$934

The affordability of the housing market in Spotswood, NJ as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Spotswood homeowners, the median income is $99,609. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,324 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $31,116. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $726 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Spotswood	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$30.25	$24.26	24.7%
Beauty Salon	$53.00	$45.56	16.3%
Toothpaste	$3.75	$3.70	1.3%
Shampoo	$1.53	$1.28	19.8%
Movie	$14.53	$12.13	19.7%
Bowling	$20.98	$18.00	16.6%

Groceries

Item	Spotswood	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.13	$5.84	5.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.70	$4.67	0.5%
Potatoes	$5.32	$4.93	7.8%
Pizza	$12.59	$12.09	4.2%
Beer	$11.12	$10.41	6.8%

Health Care

Item	Spotswood	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$129.93	$125.68	3.4%
Doctor	$124.10	$135.78	8.6%
Dentist	$129.94	$113.29	14.7%
Ibuprofen	$11.14	$10.65	4.6%
Lipitor	$440.70	$468.60	6.0%

Housing

Item	Spotswood	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$307,800.00	$184,700.00	66.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,956.12	$2,346.69	26.0%
Apartment Rent	$960.00	$949.00	1.2%

Transportation

Item	Spotswood	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.41	$3.46	1.4%
Tire Balancing	$72.38	$59.92	20.8%

Utilities

Item	Spotswood	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$223.08	$193.99	15.0%
Phone	$186.61	$192.25	2.9%

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.
Zarephath, NJ	94	108	7.8%
Rossmoor, NJ	2,700	102	2.1%
Clearbrook Park, NJ	3,114	109	8.8%
Keansburg, NJ	9,697	110	10.4%
Concordia, NJ	2,520	112	11.8%
Spotswood, NJ	8,255	120	19.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Drumheller, AB	8,255	n/a
Ahuimanu, HI	8,254	193	92.8%
Grandview Heights, OH	8,254	127	26.9%
Oberlin, OH	8,252	93	7.2%
Kitimat, BC	8,251	n/a
Spotswood, NJ	8,255	120	19.6%

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 Spotswood, NJ