According to the most recent data on the cost of living, New Rochelle has an overall cost of living index of 160 which is 1.6x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New York, New Rochelle has a cost of living index that's 1.3x higher than New York's index of 119.
The standard of living in New Rochelle ranks as #6,008 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in New York. By definition, that implies New Rochelle ranks as the #411 most expensive place in the Empire State.
Living Expense | New Rochelle | New York | National Average | |
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Overall | 160 | 119 | 100 | |
Services | 120 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 104 | 110 | 100 | |
Health | 116 | 102 | 100 | |
Housing | 251 | 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 | New Rochelle | New York | United States |
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Median Home Value | $562,300 | $325,000 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,537 | $1,315 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $81,735 | $71,117 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 6.9x | 4.6x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.23x | 0.22x | 0.2x |
Item | New Rochelle | New York |
---|---|---|
Shampoo | $0.96 | $1.06 |
Movie | $13.09 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $18.83 | $14.67 |
Item | New Rochelle | New York |
---|---|---|
Ground Beef | $4.44 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.42 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.65 | $2.05 |
Item | New Rochelle | New York |
---|---|---|
Haircut | $32.76 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $65.09 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.13 | $2.34 |
Item | New Rochelle | 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 | New Rochelle | 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. New Rochelle |
---|---|---|---|
Yonkers, NY | 200,183 | 147 | 0.9x |
Mount Vernon, NY | 67,623 | 142 | 0.9x |
Levittown, NY | 51,266 | 140 | 0.9x |
Plainview, NY | 26,267 | 155 | 1.0x |
Eastchester, NY | 19,911 | 163 | 1.0x |
Syosset, NY | 19,254 | 177 | 1.1x |
Mamaroneck, NY | 19,247 | 165 | 1.0x |
Scarsdale, NY | 17,890 | 265 | 1.7x |
Woodmere, NY | 17,020 | 176 | 1.1x |
North New Hyde Park, NY | 14,952 | 170 | 1.1x |