Cost Of Living In Hays, NC

Hays 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	Hays	North Carolina	National
Cost of living index	88	95	100
Index	Hays	North Carolina	National
Goods & Services index	98	100	100
Groceries index	99	99	100
Health care index	104	105	100
Housing index	60	87	100
Transportation index	98	94	100
Utilities index	112	97	100

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The cost of living in Hays is 7% lower than the North Carolina average.
The cost of living in Hays is 12% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Hays is 40% lower than the national average.
North Carolina general sales tax is 7% lower than the national average.
North Carolina state income tax is 159% 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	$33,860	$2,822	$790	$1,016
Renters	$30,156	$2,513	$704	$905

North Carolina Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
North Carolina	4.75%	7.5%

North Carolina Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
North Carolina	5.75%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Hays	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.92	$15.56	28.0%
Beauty Salon	$33.61	$36.11	6.9%
Toothpaste	$2.48	$2.47	0.3%
Shampoo	$1.06	$0.96	10.2%
Movie	$10.31	$10.13	1.8%
Bowling	$4.71	$4.74	0.5%

Groceries

Item	Hays	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.66	$3.98	8.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.41	3.5%
Milk	$1.94	$2.06	5.8%
Potatoes	$3.22	$2.98	8.0%
Pizza	$8.13	$9.47	14.2%
Beer	$8.78	$8.79	0.2%

Health Care

Item	Hays	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$113.55	$101.04	12.4%
Doctor	$127.44	$107.44	18.6%
Dentist	$88.67	$90.42	1.9%
Ibuprofen	$8.34	$9.28	10.1%
Lipitor	$425.33	$426.50	0.3%

Housing

Item	Hays	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$101,900.00	$175,700.00	42.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$760.84	$1,133.23	32.9%
Apartment Rent	$587.00	$920.00	36.2%

Transportation

Item	Hays	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.94	$1.99	2.7%
Tire Balancing	$45.33	$45.76	0.9%

Utilities

Item	Hays	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$169.68	$163.81	3.6%
Phone	$35.33	$28.39	24.5%

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.
Ronda, NC	418	83	-17%
Pleasant Hill, NC	760	86	-14%
Cricket, NC	1,813	86	-14%
Fairplains, NC	2,229	87	-13%
Moravian Falls, NC	1,554	88	-12%
Hays, NC	1,866	88	-12%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Minorca, LA	1,866	82	-18%
Bryant, WA	1,867	128	28%
Parchment, MI	1,867	79	-21%
Warson Woods, MO	1,865	130	30%
De Kalb, TX	1,865	83	-17%
Hays, NC	1,866	88	-12%

Source: The Hays, NC cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Hays, NC Cost of Living