Cost Of Living in Wildwood, 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	Wildwood	New Jersey	National
Cost of living	111	121	100
Goods & Services	106	106	100
Groceries	100	102	100
Health care	104	99	100
Housing	131	158	100
Transportation	98	103	100
Utilities	95	107	100

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The cost of living in Wildwood is 8% lower than the New Jersey average
The cost of living in Wildwood is 11% higher than the national average
Wildwood housing is 31% 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	$87,955	$7,330	$2,052	$2,639
Renters	$30,825	$2,569	$719	$925

The affordability of the housing market in Wildwood, 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 Wildwood homeowners, the median income is $87,955. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,052 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $30,825. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $719 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	Wildwood	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$29.11	$24.26	20.0%
Beauty Salon	$52.88	$45.56	16.1%
Toothpaste	$3.76	$3.70	1.6%
Shampoo	$1.20	$1.28	6.5%
Movie	$13.93	$12.13	14.8%
Bowling	$23.28	$18.00	29.3%

Groceries

Item	Wildwood	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.47	$5.84	6.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.34	$1.57	14.8%
Milk	$4.61	$4.67	1.3%
Potatoes	$5.39	$4.93	9.2%
Pizza	$12.81	$12.09	6.0%
Beer	$10.53	$10.41	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Wildwood	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$144.11	$125.68	14.7%
Doctor	$139.66	$135.78	2.9%
Dentist	$132.33	$113.29	16.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.65	$10.65	0.0%
Lipitor	$369.07	$468.60	21.2%

Housing

Item	Wildwood	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$253,900.00	$184,700.00	37.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,380.70	$2,346.69	1.4%
Apartment Rent	$1,091.00	$949.00	15.0%

Transportation

Item	Wildwood	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.40	$3.46	1.7%
Tire Balancing	$57.32	$59.92	4.3%

Utilities

Item	Wildwood	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.13	$193.99	6.1%
Phone	$182.79	$192.25	4.9%

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.
Strathmere, NJ	59	102	1.7%
Burleigh, NJ	429	101	0.8%
Whitesboro, NJ	2,588	101	1.0%
Villas, NJ	9,697	105	5.1%
North Cape May, NJ	3,749	110	10.1%
Wildwood, NJ	4,985	111	10.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Alexandria, IN	4,985	84	15.7%
Midfield, AL	4,984	86	14.3%
Burbank CDP, CA	4,984	154	54.2%
Kingsford, MI	4,983	84	15.6%
Northchase, NC	4,987	102	2.4%
Wildwood, NJ	4,985	111	10.6%

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 Wildwood, NJ