According to the most recent data on the cost of living, West New York has an overall cost of living index of 138 which is 1.4x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New Jersey, West New York has a cost of living index that's 1.1x higher than New Jersey's index of 121.
The standard of living in West New York ranks as #5,524 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in New Jersey. By definition, that implies West New York ranks as the #895 most expensive place in the Garden State.
Living Expense | West New York | New Jersey | National Average | |
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Overall | 138 | 121 | 100 | |
Services | 135 | 107 | 100 | |
Groceries | 146 | 107 | 100 | |
Health | 112 | 100 | 100 | |
Housing | 161 | 160 | 100 | |
Transportation | 133 | 106 | 100 | |
Utilities | 97 | 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 | West New York | New Jersey | United States |
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Median Home Value | $340,800 | $343,500 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,366 | $1,368 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $64,378 | $85,245 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 5.3x | 4.0x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.25x | 0.19x | 0.2x |
Item | West New York | New Jersey |
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Shampoo | $1.67 | $1.06 |
Movie | $16.31 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $20.49 | $14.67 |
Item | West New York | New Jersey |
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Ground Beef | $6.4 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $2.65 | $1.39 |
Milk | $3.11 | $2.05 |
Item | West New York | New Jersey |
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Haircut | $23.25 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $60.79 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $4.42 | $2.34 |
Item | West New York | New Jersey |
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Potatoes | $4.16 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $12.33 | $10.62 |
Beer | $12.01 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $108.08 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $106.72 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $124.43 | $99.13 |
Item | West New York | New Jersey |
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Gasoline | $2.62 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $80.22 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $157.7 | $167.67 |
Phone | $189.52 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. West New York |
---|---|---|---|
Hoboken, NJ | 53,283 | 182 | 1.3x |
Cliffside Park, NJ | 25,410 | 152 | 1.1x |
Secaucus, NJ | 20,667 | 152 | 1.1x |
Woodmere, NY | 17,020 | 176 | 1.3x |
Port Washington, NY | 16,232 | 185 | 1.3x |
North New Hyde Park, NY | 14,952 | 170 | 1.2x |
Fairview, NJ | 14,218 | 140 | 1.0x |
Edgewater, NJ | 12,890 | 171 | 1.2x |
Guttenberg, NJ | 11,284 | 137 | 1.0x |
Ridgefield, NJ | 11,209 | 155 | 1.1x |