According to the most recent data on the cost of living, North Caldwell has an overall cost of living index of 192 which is 1.9x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New Jersey, North Caldwell has a cost of living index that's 1.6x higher than New Jersey's index of 121.
The standard of living in North Caldwell ranks as #6,290 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in New Jersey. By definition, that implies North Caldwell ranks as the #128 most expensive place in the Garden State.
Living Expense | North Caldwell | New Jersey | National Average | |
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Overall | 192 | 121 | 100 | |
Services | 115 | 107 | 100 | |
Groceries | 107 | 107 | 100 | |
Health | 95 | 100 | 100 | |
Housing | 384 | 160 | 100 | |
Transportation | 109 | 106 | 100 | |
Utilities | 104 | 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 | North Caldwell | New Jersey | United States |
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Median Home Value | $739,500 | $343,500 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | - | $1,368 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $188,750 | $85,245 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.9x | 4.0x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | nanx | 0.19x | 0.2x |
Item | North Caldwell | New Jersey |
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Shampoo | $1.0 | $1.06 |
Movie | $12.49 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $18.0 | $14.67 |
Item | North Caldwell | New Jersey |
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Ground Beef | $4.09 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.79 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.44 | $2.05 |
Item | North Caldwell | New Jersey |
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Haircut | $20.93 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $36.53 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.22 | $2.34 |
Item | North Caldwell | New Jersey |
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Potatoes | $3.25 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $11.36 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.32 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $106.0 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $91.0 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $102.33 | $99.13 |
Item | North Caldwell | New Jersey |
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Gasoline | $2.37 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $54.12 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $178.53 | $167.67 |
Phone | $179.87 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. North Caldwell | Pearl River, NY | 16,340 | 146 | 0.8x | Woodland Park, NJ | 12,608 | 133 | 0.7x | Hasbrouck Heights, NJ | 12,026 | 134 | 0.7x | Glen Rock, NJ | 11,747 | 163 | 0.8x | Florham Park, NJ | 11,719 | 165 | 0.9x | Upper Montclair, NJ | 11,439 | 169 | 0.9x | Suffern, NY | 10,945 | 127 | 0.7x | Totowa, NJ | 10,810 | 131 | 0.7x | Lincoln Park, NJ | 10,220 | 124 | 0.6x | Brookdale, NJ | 9,604 | 131 | 0.7x |
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