City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | New York | Sanford | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,714/mo | $1,402/mo | 22.3% higher in A |
| Median home value | $732,100 | $241,400 | 203.3% higher in A |
| Median household income | $76,607 | $59,181 | 29.4% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 108.1 | 97.0 | 11.5% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 133.1 | 89.5 | 48.8% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 104.3 | 99.4 | 5.0% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 104.1 | 97.6 | 6.6% higher in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in New York, you'd need $85,452 in Sanford to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Sanford, FL is about 14.5% cheaper overall than New York, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 17% lower in Sanford than in New York. If you earn $80,000 in New York, you'd need about $68,361 in Sanford to keep the same standard of living.