Hemingway, SC Cost Of Living

Hemingway 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	Hemingway	South Carolina	National
Cost of living index	94	97	100
Index	Hemingway	South Carolina	National
Goods & Services index	109	106	100
Groceries index	101	103	100
Health care index	104	101	100
Housing index	64	80	100
Transportation index	95	92	100
Utilities index	118	111	100

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The cost of living in Hemingway is 3% lower than the South Carolina average.
The cost of living in Hemingway is 6% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Hemingway is 36% lower than the national average.
South Carolina general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
South Carolina state income tax is 100% lower 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	$42,159	$3,513	$984	$1,265
Renters	$26,000	$2,167	$607	$780

South Carolina Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
South Carolina	6%	9%

South Carolina Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
South Carolina	0%	7%

Goods & Services

Item	Hemingway	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.17	$16.09	0.5%
Beauty Salon	$44.38	$37.33	18.9%
Toothpaste	$2.88	$2.45	17.7%
Shampoo	$0.91	$1.00	8.7%
Movie	$7.84	$10.28	23.8%
Bowling	$3.69	$4.93	25.3%

Groceries

Item	Hemingway	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.83	$3.80	0.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.40	0.2%
Milk	$1.98	$2.01	1.4%
Potatoes	$3.39	$3.01	12.7%
Pizza	$9.26	$9.89	6.3%
Beer	$8.48	$8.90	4.7%

Health Care

Item	Hemingway	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$105.51	$102.16	3.3%
Doctor	$114.72	$108.36	5.9%
Dentist	$96.39	$92.53	4.2%
Ibuprofen	$9.86	$9.28	6.3%
Lipitor	$420.45	$425.82	1.3%

Housing

Item	Hemingway	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$109,900.00	$184,700.00	40.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$995.47	$1,202.44	17.2%
Apartment Rent	$713.00	$949.00	24.9%

Transportation

Item	Hemingway	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.10	$2.24	6.4%
Tire Balancing	$45.10	$46.29	2.6%

Utilities

Item	Hemingway	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$260.94	$165.96	57.2%
Phone	$20.88	$28.68	27.2%

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.
Stuckey, SC	188	86	-14%
Johnsonville, SC	1,800	94	-6%
Hemingway, SC	459	94	-6%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Marion Center, PA	459	87	-13%
Austinburg, OH	459	98	-2%
Sun River Terrace, IL	459	89	-11%
Auxier, KY	459	81	-19%
Hermosa, SD	459	86	-14%
Hemingway, SC	459	94	-6%

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

Hemingway, SC Cost of Living