Index | Calabash | North Carolina | National |
Cost of living index | 92 | 94 | 100 |
Index | Calabash | North Carolina | National |
Goods & Services index | 97 | 98 | 100 |
Groceries index | 103 | 98 | 100 |
Health care index | 121 | 107 | 100 |
Housing index | 71 | 85 | 100 |
Transportation index | 107 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities index | 100 | 96 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $40,795 | $3,400 | $952 | $1,224 |
Renters | $20,357 | $1,696 | $475 | $611 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
North Carolina | 4.75% | 7.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
North Carolina | 5.75% | 5.75% |
Item | Calabash | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $14.50 | $16.09 | 9.9% |
Beauty Salon | $44.31 | $37.33 | 18.7% |
Toothpaste | $3.24 | $2.45 | 32.4% |
Shampoo | $1.13 | $1.00 | 12.9% |
Movie | $11.63 | $10.28 | 13.1% |
Bowling | $3.91 | $4.93 | 20.7% |
Item | Calabash | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.42 | $3.80 | 16.3% |
Fried Chicken | $2.14 | $1.40 | 53.4% |
Milk | $2.11 | $2.01 | 5.1% |
Potatoes | $3.29 | $3.01 | 9.3% |
Pizza | $9.83 | $9.89 | 0.6% |
Beer | $8.36 | $8.90 | 6.0% |
Item | Calabash | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $126.53 | $102.16 | 23.9% |
Doctor | $145.87 | $108.36 | 34.6% |
Dentist | $114.73 | $92.53 | 24.0% |
Ibuprofen | $9.26 | $9.28 | 0.2% |
Lipitor | $438.48 | $425.82 | 3.0% |
Item | Calabash | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $114,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 37.8% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,067.31 | $1,202.44 | 11.2% |
Apartment Rent | $860.00 | $949.00 | 9.4% |
Item | Calabash | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.18 | $2.24 | 2.9% |
Tire Balancing | $59.69 | $46.29 | 29.0% |
Item | Calabash | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $152.12 | $165.96 | 8.3% |
Phone | $32.00 | $28.68 | 11.6% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Atlantic Beach, SC | 239 | 91 | -9% |
Little River, SC | 9,239 | 98 | -2% |
Shallotte, NC | 3,784 | 100 | 0% |
Carolina Shores, NC | 3,714 | 103 | 3% |
Sunset Beach, NC | 3,762 | 109 | 9% |
Calabash, NC | 1,763 | 92 | -8% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
St. Stephen, SC | 1,763 | 90 | -10% |
Reform, AL | 1,763 | 77 | -23% |
Nooksack, WA | 1,763 | 110 | 10% |
Munfordville, KY | 1,763 | 81 | -19% |
North Berwick, ME | 1,764 | 105 | 5% |
Calabash, NC | 1,763 | 92 | -8% |