Overall
109.4
Above avg
Metro cost profile · 2024 BEA RPP
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
Cost-of-living indicators for Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY, from Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities, overall, goods, services, and rents vs the U.S. average of 100.
- 109.4
- Overall RPP
- #12
- of 387 metros
- 115.8
- Rents RPP
- $91K
- $100K national buys
Kiryas Joel ranks #12 of 387 U.S. metros by cost, and its overall price index has risen 109.4 points since 2008.
- rising since 2008
- similar cost to Kahului-Wailuku
The verdict
Kiryas Joel is more expensive than 97% of U.S. metros, an overall cost index of 109.4, 9.4% above the national average, led by services at 136.8.
- top 3%
- by overall cost, nationwide
- 110.3
- goods RPP, tradable items
- 136.8
- services RPP, labor-priced
A $100,000 national salary carries the purchasing power of about $91,389 here; matching a $100K lifestyle takes roughly $109,422.
Salary Equivalent
A $100,000 salary at the national average cost of living equals:
$109,422
in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY purchasing power
$50,000 nationally
$54,711
$75,000 nationally
$82,067
$125,000 nationally
$136,778
$150,000 nationally
$164,133
$200,000 nationally
$218,844
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Affordability score
F
13/100
How far the median local paycheck goes here, combining income and housing cost
Purchasing power
Not reported
Housing affordability F
13th percentile
A weighted composite (60% purchasing power, 40% housing affordability) percentile-ranked against every other tracked metro; a missing input redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023 (income) + BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 (cost). Vintages differ by design; see methodology.
Service-cost-led profile
How Kiryas Joel's cost structure works
Services are the defining pressure in Kiryas Joel: the BEA services component is 136.8, farther above the national baseline than local rents or tradable goods. That service-heavy pattern explains an overall RPP of 109.4 differently from a housing-led metro.
Across all reported metros, the closest component-profile matches are Kingston, NY, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, Portland-South Portland, ME. They resemble Kiryas Joel across goods, services, and rents together, so they are stronger structure peers than a place selected only because its overall RPP happens to be nearby.
Across 2008-2024, Kiryas Joel's overall index has risen by 109.4 points. This is a relative price-level history, not a prediction or a personal affordability recommendation; pair it with current local wages and housing options before making a decision.
Kiryas Joel vs every U.S. metro
Where this metro sits in the national cost distribution
109 Top 3% higher than 97% of 387 US metros
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US metros. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities · 2024
Kiryas Joel cost breakdown
BEA RPP by category, 100 = national average
- Rents
Rents
115.8 RPP
- Services
Services
136.8 RPP
- Overall
Overall
109.4 RPP
- Goods
Goods
110.3 RPP
What this shows Kiryas Joel's strongest departure is services at 136.8; rents follows at 115.8. Labor-priced local activity, rather than housing alone, is the first budget line to investigate.
Goods vs. housing, where Kiryas Joel's cost comes from
Metros near Kiryas Joel's overall cost, plotted by their goods price (horizontal) and housing price (vertical). Same headline RPP, very different structures.
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- Kiryas Joel (Kiryas Joel, this metro): goods RPP 110.3, rents RPP 115.8
- Kahului: goods RPP 111.6, rents RPP 119.2
- Salinas: goods RPP 105.2, rents RPP 145.7
- Santa Cruz: goods RPP 105.2, rents RPP 164.3
- Washington: goods RPP 104.8, rents RPP 151.1
- Santa Maria: goods RPP 105.2, rents RPP 151.4
- San Luis Obispo: goods RPP 105.2, rents RPP 144.4
Price Index Summary
Goods
110.3
Expensive
Services
136.8
Expensive
Rents
115.8
Expensive
Latest BEA release change
What changed from 2023 to 2024
Kiryas Joel's overall RPP fell -0.3 points, from 109.7 in 2023 to 109.4 in 2024. The largest category movement was rents, changing from 119.0 to 115.8. This is a relative change against the national benchmark, not a household's dollar bill.
RPP History (2008-2024)
The cost of living has been trending upward, increasing by 109.4 points over this period. The largest single-year move was in 2016, when the index jumped 109.8 points from the year before, a bigger swing than the full 2008-2024 change.
Kiryas Joel overall RPP, 2008-2024
Every year on record, national average = 100
| Year | Overall |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 109.8 |
| 2017 | 109.5 |
| 2018 | 110.7 |
| 2019 | 111.9 |
| 2020 | 109.7 |
| 2021 | 110.2 |
| 2022 | 109.9 |
| 2023 | 109.7 |
| 2024 | 109.4 |
Metros with Similar Cost of Living
These metros have an overall RPP closest to Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY's index of 109.4.
Showing the 6 closest of 387 metro areas tracked nationally.
NY-relative analysis
Services prices is Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY's strongest outlier among NY metros
Among the 13 NY metros PlainCost tracks with reported services prices data, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY ranks #1 - the 92nd percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide rank above: it compares Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY only against its own state's metros, not the full US field.
Goods prices
#2 of 13
85th percentile in NY
Services prices
#1 of 13
92nd percentile in NY
Rent prices
#3 of 13
77th percentile in NY
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "more expensive is worse", see the national comparison above for direction context. This is a comparison within NY only, not a livability score.
Nationwide metros with similar overall cost or rent prices
Two BEA RPP-derived peer sets for Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY: nearest metros by overall regional price parity and by rents RPP. These are cross-state neighborhoods, not the in-state metro list below.
Similar overall RPP
Nearest metros by overall regional price parity (109.4 here).
Similar rents RPP
Nearest metros by rents regional price parity (115.8 here).
Other NY Metros
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 112.6 Ithaca, NY 103.3 Kingston, NY 100.7 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 99.6 Rochester, NY 97.0 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 95.8
View all NY metros → Cheapest in NY → Most expensive in NY →
Decision peers
Metros with a similar cost mix
These metros are closest to Kiryas Joel's combined goods, services, and rents profile. They may not have the same overall RPP, but their price pressures are shaped in a similar way.
Kingston, NY
Goods 99.7 · Services 133.6 · Rents 110.2 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
Goods 97.3 · Services 144.9 · Rents 110.2 Portland-South Portland, ME
Goods 97.2 · Services 134.6 · Rents 105.2 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
Goods 99.7 · Services 134.0 · Rents 102.6 Ithaca, NY
Goods 99.7 · Services 131.6 · Rents 128.4 New Haven, CT
Goods 97.3 · Services 144.8 · Rents 124.3
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What this means for Kiryas Joel
How to read Kiryas Joel's cost of living before a move, a job offer, or a budget.
- Budget to local prices, not headline pay, a $100K national salary spends like about $91,389 in Kiryas Joel. Salary calculator
- Start with services: it indexes at 136.8, the largest departure from the national benchmark in this metro's BEA cost mix. Compare it with the other components before treating the overall RPP as a complete household budget.
- Compare Kiryas Joel head-to-head against a specific destination before you decide. Compare metros
RPP is BEA's annual price-level benchmark for the data year shown, not a live market quote. Pair it with current local wages and housing costs before deciding.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the cost of living in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY?
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) index of 109.4, meaning it is 9.4% more expensive than the national average. Goods are indexed at 110.3, services at 136.8, and rents at 115.8. It ranks #12 out of 387 U.S. metro areas by overall cost.
What salary do I need in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY to match $100K nationally?
To maintain the same purchasing power as a $100,000 salary at the national average, you would need approximately $109,422 in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY. Conversely, $100K earned in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY has the purchasing power of $91,389 at the national average.
How expensive is rent in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY?
Rents in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY are indexed at 115.8, which is 15.8% above the national average. This is significantly higher than typical U.S. rents.
Is Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY getting more expensive?
From 2008 to 2024, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY's overall cost index changed by +109.4 points (from 0.0 to 109.4). The cost of living has been trending upward.
What costs the most in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY?
The priciest category in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is services at 136.8, 36.8% above the national average. The most affordable category is goods at 110.3, 10.3% above average, still the lowest of the three categories.
What metros have a similar cost of living to Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY?
Metros with the most similar overall cost index include Kahului-Wailuku, Salinas, Santa Cruz-Watsonville. These areas have RPP values within a few points of Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY's 109.4.
Data sources
- BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP), the cost-of-living indices shown on this page
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), gross-rent observations behind the rents component
- BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI), goods and services price relatives
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), labor-driven services component
- HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR), 40th-percentile rent cross-reference
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