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Do you know Essex County’s Cost of Living?

Cost of living calculators assign indices to cities and regions based on a food, housing, utilities, and miscellaneous goods and services.  The US average is set to 100.  Communities and states measure above or below the US average.

• Citi-data.com reports Essex County’s cost of living at 121.0, making it 21% higher than the US average cost of living.
  
  
• Sperling’s bestplaces.net reports Essex County’s cost of living at 135.2, making it 35% higher than the US average cost of living.