Pensacola Cost of Living
Pensacola and Escambia County Cost of Living
The cost of living index is based on the composite price of groceries, housing, utilities, transportation, health care, clothing and entertainment.
Cost of living indexes will generally be higher in areas that offer access to beaches, culture, arts and recreation. In addition areas, that offer a wider variety of services such as health and education will run higher due to higher wages, and increased quality of living.
• Cost of living indexing explanation
A figure of 100 points is used as an average both for the USA and Florida. For example:
Boise Idaho is ranked at a 99
Boston Mass is rated at 240
San Francisco at 217
Statewide, Florida cities come in from a low of 90 and up.
One way to compare Florida areas to salary requirements
For example-If you were relocating from Portland Oregon (whose rate 1s 120) to Orlando, and you currently make $50,000 per year, the formula is as follows
Take the destination index, in this case Orlando-99.8 and divide by Portland’s index-120, then multiply by a salary of $50,000. This will give you a figure of $41,583, which would be required to make in Orlando and have the same quality of life.
See comparable Florida statewide
* Re cost of living--in some areas Real Estate has went up dramatically however costs that factor in such as food, transportation, rents etc have not increased at the same rate-so in some areas, even though housing is expensive, the oerall rating may still be low.
The cost of living across the four metro areas in Florida's Great Northwest averaged only 97% of the national average With low housing prices substantially below that national average,
Pensacola and Escambia County is a great place to live, work and play
As of the 2nd quarter 2005, Pensacola comes in with a CGI of 97.1
• Information from Accra-2nd qtr 2005
• Daytona 99.8
• Ft Lauderdale 116.6
• Jacksonville 91.7
• Miami/Dade 116.30
• Orlando 99.8
• Pensacola 97.1
• Sarasota 108.9
• Tampa 98.8
• Ft Myers 103.0
• Clearwater 94.8
• St Pete 94.8
• Bradenton 96.4
• Gainesville 99.4
• Port Charlotte 92.8
• Fl Keys 112.43
• West Palm Beach 102.69
• Naples 1021.35
(Population Weighted-State Average=100
See national comparisons
Cost of living (100 = nationwide average)
See national comparisons
Cost of living (100 = nationwide average)
• New York, NY 364
• Long Beach, NY 340
• Palo Alto, CA 268
• Menlo Park, CA 265
• Los Altos, CA 261
• Saratoga, CA 261
• Boston, MA 240
• Malibu, CA 233
• San Francisco, CA 217
• Greenwich, CT 215
• Cambridge, MA 211
• Santa Monica, CA 197
• Keystone, CO 194
• San Rafael, CA 192
• Weston, CT 192
• Darien, CT 192
• Wellesley, MA 192
• Fort Lee, NJ 189
• Arlington, VA 184
• Honolulu, HI 184
• Washington, DC 181
• Princeton, NJ 180
• Vail, CO 178
• Chicago, IL 166
• Sunnyvale, CA 164
• San Mateo, CA 163
• Marathon, FL 161
• Ridgewood, NJ 159
• Mystic, CT 159
• Key West, FL 149
For a complete list go to http://verticals.yahoo.com/cities/categories/costofliving.html
Pensacola Housing. Minimum two bedroom single family homes in Escambia County.
• As of August 2005, the median sold price is $175,500.
• Utilities. For Utility charges water and sewer go to
http://www.ecua.org/
• For electric and gas go to
• Gulf Power Co.
• Natural Gas Companies:
• Energy Services of Pensacola
• Telephone Companies:
• BellSouth
• KMC Telecom
• Network Telephone
• Gulf Coast Communication
In conclusion, with the recreational and job opportunities Pensacola offers, mixed in with low housing costs, this could very well be your most affordable chance at paradise.
The cost of living index is based on the composite price of groceries, housing, utilities, transportation, health care, clothing and entertainment.
Cost of living indexes will generally be higher in areas that offer access to beaches, culture, arts and recreation. In addition areas, that offer a wider variety of services such as health and education will run higher due to higher wages, and increased quality of living.
• Cost of living indexing explanation
A figure of 100 points is used as an average both for the USA and Florida. For example:
Boise Idaho is ranked at a 99
Boston Mass is rated at 240
San Francisco at 217
Statewide, Florida cities come in from a low of 90 and up.
One way to compare Florida areas to salary requirements
For example-If you were relocating from Portland Oregon (whose rate 1s 120) to Orlando, and you currently make $50,000 per year, the formula is as follows
Take the destination index, in this case Orlando-99.8 and divide by Portland’s index-120, then multiply by a salary of $50,000. This will give you a figure of $41,583, which would be required to make in Orlando and have the same quality of life.
See comparable Florida statewide
* Re cost of living--in some areas Real Estate has went up dramatically however costs that factor in such as food, transportation, rents etc have not increased at the same rate-so in some areas, even though housing is expensive, the oerall rating may still be low.
The cost of living across the four metro areas in Florida's Great Northwest averaged only 97% of the national average With low housing prices substantially below that national average,
Pensacola and Escambia County is a great place to live, work and play
As of the 2nd quarter 2005, Pensacola comes in with a CGI of 97.1
• Information from Accra-2nd qtr 2005
• Daytona 99.8
• Ft Lauderdale 116.6
• Jacksonville 91.7
• Miami/Dade 116.30
• Orlando 99.8
• Pensacola 97.1
• Sarasota 108.9
• Tampa 98.8
• Ft Myers 103.0
• Clearwater 94.8
• St Pete 94.8
• Bradenton 96.4
• Gainesville 99.4
• Port Charlotte 92.8
• Fl Keys 112.43
• West Palm Beach 102.69
• Naples 1021.35
(Population Weighted-State Average=100
See national comparisons
Cost of living (100 = nationwide average)
See national comparisons
Cost of living (100 = nationwide average)
• New York, NY 364
• Long Beach, NY 340
• Palo Alto, CA 268
• Menlo Park, CA 265
• Los Altos, CA 261
• Saratoga, CA 261
• Boston, MA 240
• Malibu, CA 233
• San Francisco, CA 217
• Greenwich, CT 215
• Cambridge, MA 211
• Santa Monica, CA 197
• Keystone, CO 194
• San Rafael, CA 192
• Weston, CT 192
• Darien, CT 192
• Wellesley, MA 192
• Fort Lee, NJ 189
• Arlington, VA 184
• Honolulu, HI 184
• Washington, DC 181
• Princeton, NJ 180
• Vail, CO 178
• Chicago, IL 166
• Sunnyvale, CA 164
• San Mateo, CA 163
• Marathon, FL 161
• Ridgewood, NJ 159
• Mystic, CT 159
• Key West, FL 149
For a complete list go to http://verticals.yahoo.com/cities/categories/costofliving.html
Pensacola Housing. Minimum two bedroom single family homes in Escambia County.
• As of August 2005, the median sold price is $175,500.
• Utilities. For Utility charges water and sewer go to
http://www.ecua.org/
• For electric and gas go to
• Gulf Power Co.
• Natural Gas Companies:
• Energy Services of Pensacola
• Telephone Companies:
• BellSouth
• KMC Telecom
• Network Telephone
• Gulf Coast Communication
In conclusion, with the recreational and job opportunities Pensacola offers, mixed in with low housing costs, this could very well be your most affordable chance at paradise.