Cost Of Living in Elmwood, 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	Elmwood	Syracuse	New York
Cost of living	88	90	117
Goods & Services	101	101	108
Groceries	99	99	102
Health care	103	103	103
Housing	56	63	145
Transportation	108	108	105
Utilities	105	105	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Elmwood is 24% lower than the Syracuse average
The cost of living in Elmwood is 12% lower than the national average
Elmwood housing is 44% 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)
Household	$45,367	$3,781	$1,058	$1,361

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	Syracuse	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	Syracuse	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	Syracuse	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	Syracuse	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$95,800.00	$184,700.00	48.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,384.28	$2,346.69	1.6%
Apartment Rent	$830.00	$949.00	12.5%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Syracuse	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.
Bridgeport, NY	1,341	84	16.2%
Lyncourt, NY	3,952	90	9.6%
Camillus, NY	1,015	91	9.0%
East Syracuse, NY	2,938	91	8.9%
Galeville, NY	4,175	91	8.9%
Syracuse, NY	142,553	90	9.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
McAllen, TX	142,557	86	13.7%
Whitby, ON	142,607	n/a
Mesquite, TX	142,429	102	2.1%
Milton, ON	142,128	n/a
Pasadena, CA	142,017	191	91.3%
Syracuse, NY	142,553	90	9.6%

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 Elmwood, Syracuse, NY