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TABLE 1.05 2002 FLORIDA PRICE LEVEL INDEX* |
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SELECTED COUNTY COMPARISONS OF 67 FLORIDA COUNTIES |
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POPULATION WEIGHTED FLORIDA AVERAGE = 100.00 |
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2002 RANKING |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
CITRUS (56) |
92.66 |
92.19 |
90.59 |
92.75 |
92.15 |
90.90 |
HERNANDO (46) |
95.04 |
93.26 |
91.71 |
92.93 |
92.53 |
91.74 |
HILLSBOROUGH (8) |
99.21 |
100.86 |
100.48 |
100.32 |
99.86 |
99.53 |
MIAMI-DADE (2) |
107.23 |
106.28 |
106.84 |
106.42 |
107.10 |
109.24 |
ORANGE (13) |
101.88 |
99.04 |
99.21 |
98.69 |
97.67 |
96.71 |
PALM BEACH (3) |
103.45 |
102.69 |
105.62 |
108.53 |
106.99 |
106.95 |
PASCO (23) |
93.13 |
95.44 |
96.36 |
96.38 |
95.06 |
95.51 |
PINELLAS (6) |
101.91 |
103.74 |
103.34 |
101.41 |
101.94 |
101.95 |
POLK (28) |
95.64 |
94.98 |
95.93 |
95.24 |
95.44 |
94.85 |
SUMTER (47) |
92.49 |
89.66 |
88.57 |
92.58 |
92.42 |
91.72 |
2002 INDEX |
FOOD |
HEALTH |
HOUSING |
OTHER |
TRANS- |
TOTAL |
% OF INCOME** |
17.5% |
7.2% |
38.1% |
17.5% |
19.7% |
100.0% |
CITRUS |
102.44 |
86.63 |
81.85 |
94.24 |
96.76 |
90.90 |
HERNANDO*** |
97.55 |
94.35 |
84.37 |
94.96 |
97.02 |
91.74 |
HILLSBOROUGH |
101.01 |
94.32 |
99.37 |
100.31 |
99.71 |
99.53 |
MIAMI-DADE |
97.97 |
122.86 |
117.68 |
99.65 |
106.41 |
109.24 |
ORANGE |
100.92 |
92.99 |
93.23 |
100.31 |
97.87 |
96.71 |
PALM BEACH |
99.72 |
102.39 |
112.92 |
106.69 |
103.69 |
106.95 |
PASCO |
99.75 |
92.68 |
92.32 |
98.23 |
96.54 |
95.51 |
PINELLAS |
99.56 |
95.24 |
105.26 |
103.41 |
98.80 |
101.95 |
POLK |
102.00 |
93.10 |
88.83 |
98.74 |
97.35 |
94.85 |
SUMTER |
103.78 |
84.77 |
83.88 |
93.39 |
97.25 |
91.72 |
Source: Bureau of Economic & Business Research (BEBR) and FL Department of Education |
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* The Index was established by the FL Legislature for funds distribution to local school districts. |
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** For the typical consumer dollar, approximately 18 cents was spent on food, 7 cents on health care, 38 cents on housing and so forth. |
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*** The index means that housing in Hernando County cost almost 16% less than the Florida average and 33% less than in Miami-Dade County. |
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ITEMS PRICED IN 2002 WITH SIGNIFICANT VARIATIONS ACROSS COUNTIES: |
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(at least 3 outlets per county) |
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FOOD: Served coffee, served soft drink, french fries, hamburger |
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HEALTH CARE: Health Insurance, eye exam, filling, extraction, healthcare cost index |
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HOUSING: Electricity, phone service, water service, apartment rent, homeowner cost index |
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OTHER: Haircut, dry cleaning, day care, movie rental, bowling, fee for safety deposit box |
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TRANSPORTATION: Unleaded gasoline, oil change, auto insurance |
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