According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Scarsdale has an overall cost of living index of 265 which is 2.6x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New York, Scarsdale has a cost of living index that's 2.2x higher than New York's index of 119.
The standard of living in Scarsdale ranks as #6,395 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in New York. By definition, that implies Scarsdale ranks as the #24 most expensive place in the Empire State.
Living Expense | Scarsdale | New York | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 265 | 119 | 100 | |
Services | 124 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 107 | 110 | 100 | |
Health | 118 | 102 | 100 | |
Housing | 608 | 144 | 100 | |
Transportation | 117 | 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.
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Scarsdale |
---|---|---|---|
White Plains, NY | 58,171 | 156 | 0.6x |
Harrison, NY | 28,363 | 191 | 0.7x |
Eastchester, NY | 19,911 | 163 | 0.6x |
Syosset, NY | 19,254 | 177 | 0.7x |
North New Hyde Park, NY | 14,952 | 170 | 0.6x |
Jericho, NY | 13,928 | 183 | 0.7x |
Greenville, OH | 12,743 | 77 | 0.3x |
Briarcliff Manor, NY | 7,695 | 175 | 0.7x |
Williston Park, NY | 7,266 | 163 | 0.6x |
Pleasantville, NY | 7,256 | 164 | 0.6x |