According to the most recent data on the cost of living, North Babylon has an overall cost of living index of 139 which is 1.4x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New York, North Babylon has a cost of living index that's 1.2x higher than New York's index of 117.
The standard of living in North Babylon ranks as #5,562 most affordable out of the 6,522 places we measured in New York. By definition, that implies North Babylon ranks as the #845 most expensive place in the Empire State.
Living Expense | North Babylon | New York | National Average | |
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Overall | 139 | 117 | 100 | |
Services | 123 | 108 | 100 | |
Groceries | 110 | 108 | 100 | |
Health | 117 | 101 | 100 | |
Housing | 184 | 145 | 100 | |
Transportation | 124 | 102 | 100 | |
Utilities | 123 | 97 | 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 | North Babylon | New York | United States |
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Median Home Value | $356,400 | $313,700 | $217,500 |
Median Rent | $1,871 | $1,280 | $1,062 |
Median Income | $95,306 | $68,486 | $62,843 |
Home Value To Income | 3.7x | 4.6x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.24x | 0.22x | 0.2x |
Item | North Babylon | New York |
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Shampoo | $0.96 | $1.01 |
Movie | $13.9 | $10.72 |
Bowling | $17.0 | $13.86 |
Item | North Babylon | New York |
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Ground Beef | $4.57 | $3.9 |
Fried Chicken | $1.89 | $1.4 |
Milk | $2.15 | $1.96 |
Item | North Babylon | New York |
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Haircut | $30.6 | $17.49 |
Beauty Salon | $59.0 | $38.17 |
Toothpaste | $2.05 | $2.32 |
Item | North Babylon | New York |
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Potatoes | $3.99 | $3.18 |
Pizza | $9.39 | $10.39 |
Beer | $9.89 | $9.23 |
Optometrist | $133.0 | $106.34 |
Doctor | $128.0 | $115.25 |
Dentist | $131.0 | $98.38 |
Item | North Babylon | New York |
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Gasoline | $2.98 | $2.59 |
Tire Balancing | $69.96 | $48.9 |
All Electricity | $242.33 | $167.6 |
Phone | $174.02 | $163.42 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. North Babylon | Levittown, NY | 51,634 | 143 | 1.0x | West Babylon, NY | 42,665 | 138 | 1.0x | Deer Park, NY | 27,479 | 139 | 1.0x | West Islip, NY | 26,844 | 145 | 1.0x | Plainview, NY | 26,453 | 157 | 1.1x | Massapequa, NY | 21,784 | 166 | 1.2x | Merrick, NY | 20,130 | 174 | 1.3x | Syosset, NY | 19,453 | 178 | 1.3x | Massapequa Park, NY | 17,193 | 156 | 1.1x | North New Hyde Park, NY | 15,080 | 173 | 1.2x |
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