According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Williston Park has an overall cost of living index of 163 which is 1.6x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New York, Williston Park has a cost of living index that's 1.4x higher than New York's index of 119.
The standard of living in Williston Park ranks as #6,039 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in New York. By definition, that implies Williston Park ranks as the #379 most expensive place in the Empire State.
Living Expense | Williston Park | New York | National Average | |
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Overall | 163 | 119 | 100 | |
Services | 134 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 149 | 110 | 100 | |
Health | 108 | 102 | 100 | |
Housing | 239 | 144 | 100 | |
Transportation | 132 | 105 | 100 | |
Utilities | 97 | 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 | Williston Park | New York | United States |
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Median Home Value | $591,700 | $325,000 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,903 | $1,315 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $120,625 | $71,117 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 4.9x | 4.6x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.19x | 0.22x | 0.2x |
Item | Williston Park | New York |
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Shampoo | $1.67 | $1.06 |
Movie | $16.31 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $20.49 | $14.67 |
Item | Williston Park | New York |
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Ground Beef | $6.4 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $2.65 | $1.39 |
Milk | $3.11 | $2.05 |
Item | Williston Park | New York |
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Haircut | $23.25 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $60.79 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $4.42 | $2.34 |
Item | Williston Park | New York |
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Potatoes | $4.16 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $12.33 | $10.62 |
Beer | $12.01 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $108.08 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $106.72 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $124.43 | $99.13 |
Item | Williston Park | New York |
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Gasoline | $2.62 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $80.22 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $157.7 | $167.67 |
Phone | $189.52 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Williston Park |
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Levittown, NY | 51,266 | 140 | 0.9x |
Plainview, NY | 26,267 | 155 | 1.0x |
Massapequa, NY | 21,531 | 163 | 1.0x |
Merrick, NY | 20,594 | 172 | 1.1x |
Mineola, NY | 19,267 | 155 | 1.0x |
Syosset, NY | 19,254 | 177 | 1.1x |
Massapequa Park, NY | 17,152 | 157 | 1.0x |
Woodmere, NY | 17,020 | 176 | 1.1x |
Malverne, NY | 8,516 | 149 | 0.9x |
Roslyn Heights, NY | 6,716 | 186 | 1.1x |