According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Roseland has an overall cost of living index of 147 which is 1.5x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New Jersey, Roseland has a cost of living index that's 1.2x higher than New Jersey's index of 121.
The standard of living in Roseland ranks as #5,774 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in New Jersey. By definition, that implies Roseland ranks as the #645 most expensive place in the Garden State.
Living Expense | Roseland | New Jersey | National Average | |
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Overall | 147 | 121 | 100 | |
Services | 105 | 107 | 100 | |
Groceries | 114 | 107 | 100 | |
Health | 101 | 100 | 100 | |
Housing | 248 | 160 | 100 | |
Transportation | 112 | 106 | 100 | |
Utilities | 94 | 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 | Roseland | New Jersey | United States |
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Median Home Value | $516,500 | $343,500 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $2,594 | $1,368 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $142,776 | $85,245 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.6x | 4.0x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.22x | 0.19x | 0.2x |
Item | Roseland | New Jersey |
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Shampoo | $1.09 | $1.06 |
Movie | $12.38 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $20.56 | $14.67 |
Item | Roseland | New Jersey |
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Ground Beef | $4.21 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.94 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.37 | $2.05 |
Item | Roseland | New Jersey |
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Haircut | $20.96 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $45.37 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.06 | $2.34 |
Item | Roseland | 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 | Roseland | 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. Roseland | East Orange, NJ | 64,650 | 108 | 0.7x | Westfield, NJ | 29,690 | 170 | 1.2x | Short Hills, NJ | 13,700 | 241 | 1.6x | Oakland, NJ | 12,953 | 138 | 0.9x | Hasbrouck Heights, NJ | 12,026 | 134 | 0.9x | Glen Rock, NJ | 11,747 | 163 | 1.1x | Florham Park, NJ | 11,719 | 165 | 1.1x | Upper Montclair, NJ | 11,439 | 169 | 1.1x | Hillsdale, NJ | 10,317 | 162 | 1.1x | Lincoln Park, NJ | 10,220 | 124 | 0.8x |
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