According to the most recent data on the cost of living, New Lexington has an overall cost of living index of 82 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Ohio, New Lexington has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Ohio's index of 91.
The standard of living in New Lexington ranks as #408 most affordable out of the 6,522 places we measured in Ohio. By definition, that implies New Lexington ranks as the #5,998 most expensive place in the Buckeye State.
Living Expense | New Lexington | Ohio | National Average | |
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Overall | 82 | 91 | 100 | |
Services | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
Groceries | 99 | 98 | 100 | |
Health | 87 | 96 | 100 | |
Housing | 48 | 73 | 100 | |
Transportation | 93 | 102 | 100 | |
Utilities | 88 | 91 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Ohio, 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 | New Lexington | Ohio | United States |
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Median Home Value | $78,300 | $145,700 | $217,500 |
Median Rent | $622 | $808 | $1,062 |
Median Income | $33,203 | $56,602 | $62,843 |
Home Value To Income | 2.4x | 2.6x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.22x | 0.17x | 0.2x |
Item | New Lexington | Ohio |
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Shampoo | $0.87 | $1.01 |
Movie | $10.56 | $10.72 |
Bowling | $16.6 | $13.86 |
Item | New Lexington | Ohio |
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Ground Beef | $3.72 | $3.9 |
Fried Chicken | $1.29 | $1.4 |
Milk | $1.42 | $1.96 |
Item | New Lexington | Ohio |
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Haircut | $15.86 | $17.49 |
Beauty Salon | $35.0 | $38.17 |
Toothpaste | $1.68 | $2.32 |
Item | New Lexington | Ohio |
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Potatoes | $2.93 | $3.18 |
Pizza | $9.99 | $10.39 |
Beer | $8.99 | $9.23 |
Optometrist | $61.3 | $106.34 |
Doctor | $103.23 | $115.25 |
Dentist | $83.26 | $98.38 |
Item | New Lexington | Ohio |
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Gasoline | $2.62 | $2.59 |
Tire Balancing | $40.2 | $48.9 |
All Electricity | $133.78 | $167.6 |
Phone | $177.0 | $163.42 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. New Lexington |
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Westerville, OH | 39,877 | 100 | 1.2x |
Reynoldsburg, OH | 38,129 | 92 | 1.1x |
Gahanna, OH | 35,268 | 99 | 1.2x |
Pickerington, OH | 20,631 | 98 | 1.2x |
Bexley, OH | 13,786 | 109 | 1.3x |
New Albany, OH | 10,925 | 139 | 1.7x |
Canal Winchester, OH | 8,611 | 94 | 1.1x |
Grandview Heights, OH | 7,895 | 111 | 1.4x |
Granville, OH | 5,815 | 113 | 1.4x |
Groveport, OH | 5,617 | 90 | 1.1x |