According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Pearl River has an overall cost of living index of 146 which is 1.5x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New York, Pearl River has a cost of living index that's 1.2x higher than New York's index of 119.
The standard of living in Pearl River ranks as #5,745 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in New York. By definition, that implies Pearl River ranks as the #673 most expensive place in the Empire State.
Living Expense | Pearl River | New York | National Average | |
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Overall | 146 | 119 | 100 | |
Services | 124 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 107 | 110 | 100 | |
Health | 116 | 102 | 100 | |
Housing | 208 | 144 | 100 | |
Transportation | 118 | 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 | Pearl River | New York | United States |
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Median Home Value | $465,400 | $325,000 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,601 | $1,315 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $124,074 | $71,117 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.8x | 4.6x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.15x | 0.22x | 0.2x |
Item | Pearl River | New York |
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Shampoo | $0.96 | $1.06 |
Movie | $13.09 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $18.83 | $14.67 |
Item | Pearl River | New York |
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Ground Beef | $4.44 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.42 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.65 | $2.05 |
Item | Pearl River | New York |
---|---|---|
Haircut | $32.76 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $65.09 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.13 | $2.34 |
Item | Pearl River | 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 | Pearl River | 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. Pearl River |
---|---|---|---|
Eastchester, NY | 19,911 | 163 | 1.1x |
Mamaroneck, NY | 19,247 | 165 | 1.1x |
Nanuet, NY | 19,148 | 145 | 1.0x |
Park Ridge, NJ | 8,721 | 165 | 1.1x |
Montvale, NJ | 8,538 | 174 | 1.2x |
Chestnut Ridge, NY | 8,041 | 140 | 1.0x |
Briarcliff Manor, NY | 7,695 | 175 | 1.2x |
Tappan, NY | 7,415 | 159 | 1.1x |
Pleasantville, NY | 7,256 | 164 | 1.1x |
Irvington, NY | 6,494 | 171 | 1.2x |