Chapel Hill, TN Cost Of Living

Chapel Hill cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Chapel Hill	Tennessee	National
Cost of living index	87	90	100
Index	Chapel Hill	Tennessee	National
Goods & Services index	96	97	100
Groceries index	95	93	100
Health care index	81	89	100
Housing index	72	80	100
Transportation index	85	90	100
Utilities index	91	95	100

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The cost of living in Chapel Hill is 4% lower than the Tennessee average.
The cost of living in Chapel Hill is 13% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Chapel Hill is 28% lower than the national average.
Tennessee general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average.
Tennessee state income tax is 125% higher than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$44,408	$3,701	$1,036	$1,332
Renters	$35,278	$2,940	$823	$1,058

Tennessee Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Tennessee	7%	9.75%

Tennessee Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Tennessee	5%	5%

Goods & Services

Item	Chapel Hill	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.25	$16.09	17.6%
Beauty Salon	$25.90	$37.33	30.6%
Toothpaste	$2.24	$2.45	8.6%
Shampoo	$0.98	$1.00	2.1%
Movie	$10.13	$10.28	1.5%
Bowling	$4.56	$4.93	7.6%

Groceries

Item	Chapel Hill	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.70	$3.80	2.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.29	$1.40	7.9%
Milk	$1.87	$2.01	7.0%
Potatoes	$2.27	$3.01	24.7%
Pizza	$8.49	$9.89	14.1%
Beer	$8.85	$8.90	0.6%

Health Care

Item	Chapel Hill	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$75.67	$102.16	25.9%
Doctor	$77.78	$108.36	28.2%
Dentist	$70.33	$92.53	24.0%
Ibuprofen	$8.50	$9.28	8.4%
Lipitor	$430.59	$425.82	1.1%

Housing

Item	Chapel Hill	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$119,500.00	$184,700.00	35.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,082.08	$1,202.44	10.0%
Apartment Rent	$857.00	$949.00	9.7%

Transportation

Item	Chapel Hill	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.04	$2.24	9.3%
Tire Balancing	$34.31	$46.29	25.9%

Utilities

Item	Chapel Hill	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$142.69	$165.96	14.0%
Phone	$28.00	$28.68	2.4%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lewisburg, TN	11,376	81	-19%
Shelbyville, TN	20,916	83	-17%
Unionville, TN	1,314	86	-14%
Eagleville, TN	726	90	-10%
Rockvale, TN	822	101	1%
Chapel Hill, TN	1,492	87	-13%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Colchester, IL	1,492	76	-24%
Fayette, MS	1,491	76	-24%
Paxtang, PA	1,493	94	-6%
Mercersburg, PA	1,493	95	-5%
Woodcreek, TX	1,491	103	3%
Chapel Hill, TN	1,492	87	-13%

Source: The Chapel Hill, TN cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Chapel Hill, TN Cost of Living