According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Kings Park has an overall cost of living index of 147 which is 1.5x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New York, Kings Park has a cost of living index that's 1.2x higher than New York's index of 119.
The standard of living in Kings Park ranks as #5,774 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in New York. By definition, that implies Kings Park ranks as the #645 most expensive place in the Empire State.
Living Expense | Kings Park | New York | National Average | |
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Overall | 147 | 119 | 100 | |
Services | 120 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 106 | 110 | 100 | |
Health | 118 | 102 | 100 | |
Housing | 206 | 144 | 100 | |
Transportation | 118 | 105 | 100 | |
Utilities | 130 | 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 | Kings Park | New York | United States |
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Median Home Value | $451,900 | $325,000 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,627 | $1,315 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $98,031 | $71,117 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 4.6x | 4.6x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.2x | 0.22x | 0.2x |
Item | Kings Park | New York |
---|---|---|
Shampoo | $0.96 | $1.06 |
Movie | $13.09 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $18.83 | $14.67 |
Item | Kings Park | New York |
---|---|---|
Ground Beef | $4.44 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.42 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.65 | $2.05 |
Item | Kings Park | New York |
---|---|---|
Haircut | $32.76 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $65.09 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.13 | $2.34 |
Item | Kings Park | New York |
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Potatoes | $3.98 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $9.41 | $10.62 |
Beer | $10.04 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $127.5 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $118.17 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $132.27 | $99.13 |
Item | Kings Park | New York |
---|---|---|
Gasoline | $2.33 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $69.75 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $261.22 | $167.67 |
Phone | $178.6 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Kings Park |
---|---|---|---|
Levittown, NY | 51,266 | 140 | 1.0x |
Commack, NY | 36,903 | 153 | 1.0x |
Plainview, NY | 26,267 | 155 | 1.1x |
Smithtown, NY | 26,197 | 150 | 1.0x |
Massapequa, NY | 21,531 | 163 | 1.1x |
East Northport, NY | 20,085 | 149 | 1.0x |
Hauppauge, NY | 19,661 | 152 | 1.0x |
Syosset, NY | 19,254 | 177 | 1.2x |
Massapequa Park, NY | 17,152 | 157 | 1.1x |
South Farmingdale, NY | 14,766 | 146 | 1.0x |