According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Plant City has an overall cost of living index of 95 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Florida, Plant City has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than Florida's index of 98.
The standard of living in Plant City ranks as #2,449 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Florida. By definition, that implies Plant City ranks as the #3,969 most expensive place in the Sunshine State.
Living Expense | Plant City | Florida | National Average | |
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Overall | 95 | 98 | 100 | |
Services | 97 | 99 | 100 | |
Groceries | 105 | 107 | 100 | |
Health | 99 | 98 | 100 | |
Housing | 77 | 96 | 100 | |
Transportation | 101 | 102 | 100 | |
Utilities | 100 | 106 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Florida, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Plant City | Florida | United States |
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Median Home Value | $179,100 | $232,000 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,056 | $1,218 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $54,933 | $57,703 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.3x | 4.0x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.23x | 0.25x | 0.2x |
Item | Plant City | Florida |
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Shampoo | $1.04 | $1.06 |
Movie | $12.72 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $16.33 | $14.67 |
Item | Plant City | Florida |
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Ground Beef | $5.29 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.74 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.66 | $2.05 |
Item | Plant City | Florida |
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Haircut | $15.08 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $37.26 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.82 | $2.34 |
Item | Plant City | Florida |
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Potatoes | $3.51 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.25 | $10.62 |
Beer | $10.69 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $99.12 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $99.22 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $105.57 | $99.13 |
Item | Plant City | Florida |
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Gasoline | $2.11 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $55.26 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $165.98 | $167.67 |
Phone | $189.52 | $175.64 |