According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Massapequa Park has an overall cost of living index of 157 which is 1.6x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New York, Massapequa Park has a cost of living index that's 1.3x higher than New York's index of 119.
The standard of living in Massapequa Park ranks as #5,964 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in New York. By definition, that implies Massapequa Park ranks as the #455 most expensive place in the Empire State.
Living Expense | Massapequa Park | New York | National Average | |
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Overall | 157 | 119 | 100 | |
Services | 123 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 106 | 110 | 100 | |
Health | 118 | 102 | 100 | |
Housing | 239 | 144 | 100 | |
Transportation | 117 | 105 | 100 | |
Utilities | 131 | 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 | Massapequa Park | New York | United States |
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Median Home Value | $493,700 | $325,000 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $2,511 | $1,315 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $144,819 | $71,117 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.4x | 4.6x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.21x | 0.22x | 0.2x |
Item | Massapequa Park | New York |
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Shampoo | $0.96 | $1.06 |
Movie | $13.09 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $18.83 | $14.67 |
Item | Massapequa Park | New York |
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Ground Beef | $4.44 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.42 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.65 | $2.05 |
Item | Massapequa Park | New York |
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Haircut | $32.76 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $65.09 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.13 | $2.34 |
Item | Massapequa 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 | Massapequa Park | New York |
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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. Massapequa Park |
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Levittown, NY | 51,266 | 140 | 0.9x |
Plainview, NY | 26,267 | 155 | 1.0x |
Copiague, NY | 23,200 | 135 | 0.9x |
Massapequa, NY | 21,531 | 163 | 1.0x |
Merrick, NY | 20,594 | 172 | 1.1x |
Syosset, NY | 19,254 | 177 | 1.1x |
North Amityville, NY | 18,890 | 128 | 0.8x |
East Massapequa, NY | 18,564 | 142 | 0.9x |
North Massapequa, NY | 18,239 | 145 | 0.9x |
Wantagh, NY | 17,548 | 159 | 1.0x |