According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Floral Park has an overall cost of living index of 162 which is 1.6x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New York, Floral Park has a cost of living index that's 1.4x higher than New York's index of 119.
The standard of living in Floral Park ranks as #6,026 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in New York. By definition, that implies Floral Park ranks as the #392 most expensive place in the Empire State.
Living Expense | Floral Park | New York | National Average | |
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Overall | 162 | 119 | 100 | |
Services | 133 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 147 | 110 | 100 | |
Health | 111 | 102 | 100 | |
Housing | 235 | 144 | 100 | |
Transportation | 132 | 105 | 100 | |
Utilities | 97 | 99 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in New York, 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 | Floral Park | New York | United States |
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Median Home Value | $609,900 | $325,000 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,863 | $1,315 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $138,636 | $71,117 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 4.4x | 4.6x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.16x | 0.22x | 0.2x |
Item | Floral Park | New York |
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Shampoo | $1.67 | $1.06 |
Movie | $16.31 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $20.49 | $14.67 |
Item | Floral Park | New York |
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Ground Beef | $6.4 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $2.65 | $1.39 |
Milk | $3.11 | $2.05 |
Item | Floral Park | New York |
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Haircut | $23.25 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $60.79 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $4.42 | $2.34 |
Item | Floral Park | New York |
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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 | Floral Park | New York |
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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. Floral Park |
---|---|---|---|
Levittown, NY | 51,266 | 140 | 0.9x |
Elmont, NY | 36,245 | 146 | 0.9x |
Franklin Square, NY | 31,537 | 153 | 0.9x |
Plainview, NY | 26,267 | 155 | 1.0x |
Massapequa, NY | 21,531 | 163 | 1.0x |
Merrick, NY | 20,594 | 172 | 1.1x |
Syosset, NY | 19,254 | 177 | 1.1x |
Massapequa Park, NY | 17,152 | 157 | 1.0x |
Woodmere, NY | 17,020 | 176 | 1.1x |
North New Hyde Park, NY | 14,952 | 170 | 1.0x |