According to the most recent data on the cost of living, South Hill has an overall cost of living index of 103 which is 1.0x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New York, South Hill has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than New York's index of 117.
The standard of living in South Hill ranks as #3524 most affordable out of the 6522 places we measured in New York. By definition, that implies South Hill ranks as the #2882 most expensive place in the Empire State.
Living Expense | South Hill | New York | National Average | |
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Overall | 103 | 117 | 100 | |
Services | 101 | 108 | 100 | |
Groceries | 105 | 108 | 100 | |
Health | 105 | 101 | 100 | |
Housing | 111 | 145 | 100 | |
Transportation | 102 | 102 | 100 | |
Utilities | 79 | 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 | South Hill | New York | United States |
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Median Home Value | $213,600 | $302,200 | $204,900 |
Median Rent | $1,311 | $1,240 | $1,023 |
Median Income | $53,839 | $65,323 | $60,293 |
Home Value To Income | 4.0x | 4.6x | 3.4x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.29x | 0.23x | 0.2x |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. South Hill | Ithaca, NY | 30,568 | 104 | 1.0x | Endwell, NY | 11,641 | 91 | 0.9x | Fairmount, NY | 9,997 | 95 | 0.9x | Solvay, NY | 6,364 | 90 | 0.9x | Seneca Falls, NY | 6,032 | 88 | 0.9x | Sayre, PA | 5,491 | 89 | 0.9x | Big Flats, NY | 5,212 | 95 | 0.9x |
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