According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Lincoln Park has an overall cost of living index of 124 which is 1.2x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New Jersey, Lincoln Park has a cost of living index that's 1.0x higher than New Jersey's index of 121.
The standard of living in Lincoln Park ranks as #5,001 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in New Jersey. By definition, that implies Lincoln Park ranks as the #1,417 most expensive place in the Garden State.
Living Expense | Lincoln Park | New Jersey | National Average | |
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Overall | 124 | 121 | 100 | |
Services | 103 | 107 | 100 | |
Groceries | 116 | 107 | 100 | |
Health | 99 | 100 | 100 | |
Housing | 174 | 160 | 100 | |
Transportation | 110 | 106 | 100 | |
Utilities | 93 | 98 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in New Jersey, 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 | Lincoln Park | New Jersey | United States |
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Median Home Value | $344,400 | $343,500 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,561 | $1,368 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $100,248 | $85,245 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.4x | 4.0x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.19x | 0.19x | 0.2x |
Item | Lincoln Park | New Jersey |
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Shampoo | $1.09 | $1.06 |
Movie | $12.38 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $20.56 | $14.67 |
Item | Lincoln Park | New Jersey |
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Ground Beef | $4.21 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.94 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.37 | $2.05 |
Item | Lincoln Park | New Jersey |
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Haircut | $20.96 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $45.37 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.06 | $2.34 |
Item | Lincoln Park | New Jersey |
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Potatoes | $3.52 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $11.27 | $10.62 |
Beer | $8.27 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $92.33 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $99.57 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $116.16 | $99.13 |
Item | Lincoln Park | New Jersey |
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Gasoline | $2.45 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $53.07 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $147.86 | $167.67 |
Phone | $179.87 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Lincoln Park |
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Nanuet, NY | 19,148 | 145 | 1.2x |
Pearl River, NY | 16,340 | 146 | 1.2x |
Florham Park, NJ | 11,719 | 165 | 1.3x |
Pompton Lakes, NJ | 10,998 | 121 | 1.0x |
Suffern, NY | 10,945 | 127 | 1.0x |
Totowa, NJ | 10,810 | 131 | 1.1x |
Kinnelon, NJ | 9,988 | 152 | 1.2x |
Succasunna, NJ | 9,367 | 134 | 1.1x |
Airmont, NY | 8,771 | 141 | 1.1x |
Boonton, NJ | 8,510 | 126 | 1.0x |