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Residential comparison · 13 facts

Ferry Pass, FL vs Ruskin, FL

Compare the housing, tax, cost, income, safety, school, and climate facts that are available for both places. The table shows the numbers without declaring one city universally better.

A household earning $85,000 in Ferry Pass needs about $82,500 in Ruskin to keep the same lifestyle.
Coming from Ruskin, $85,000 of lifestyle costs about $87,500 in Ferry Pass.

A few differences

Ferry Pass vs Ruskin · facet by facet
FacetFerry Pass, FLRuskin, FL
Median home price$260,100$323,000
2-bedroom rent$1,406/mo$1,160/mo
Property tax rate0.8%0.8%
State & local income tax0%0%
Sales tax7%7%
Cost of living index9595
Groceries index103103
Utilities$180/mo$180/mo
Median household income$61,689$79,235
Unemployment rate3.3%3.3%
Crime index45/10045/100
School rating5.8/105.8/10
Sunny days / year240 days240 days

Data: Census ACS 2024 · BLS · Tax Foundation 2024 brackets · HUD/Zillow · NOAA 1991–2020 · FEMA NRI · Values are shown as reported; no universal winner is implied.

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Questions & answers
Is Ferry Pass cheaper than Ruskin?
Ferry Pass and Ruskin display the same day-to-day cost index; the differences show up facet by facet in the table above.
What household income in Ruskin equals $85,000 in Ferry Pass?
A household earning $85,000 in Ferry Pass needs about $82,500 in Ruskin to keep the same lifestyle; coming the other way, $85,000 of Ruskin lifestyle costs about $87,500 in Ferry Pass.