Cost Of Living In Loris, SC

Loris 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	Loris	South Carolina	National
Cost of living index	93	97	100
Index	Loris	South Carolina	National
Goods & Services index	99	105	100
Groceries index	103	105	100
Health care index	113	101	100
Housing index	75	80	100
Transportation index	101	96	100
Utilities index	100	107	100

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The cost of living in Loris is 4% lower than the South Carolina average.
The cost of living in Loris is 7% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Loris is 25% 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	$38,657	$3,221	$902	$1,160
Renters	$19,438	$1,620	$454	$583

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	Loris	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.22	$15.56	8.6%
Beauty Salon	$41.53	$36.11	15.0%
Toothpaste	$2.12	$2.47	14.3%
Shampoo	$1.00	$0.96	3.3%
Movie	$11.29	$10.13	11.5%
Bowling	$3.90	$4.74	17.7%

Groceries

Item	Loris	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.72	$3.98	18.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.36	$1.41	3.1%
Milk	$1.97	$2.06	4.5%
Potatoes	$3.34	$2.98	12.0%
Pizza	$9.13	$9.47	3.6%
Beer	$8.69	$8.79	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Loris	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$110.28	$101.04	9.1%
Doctor	$140.44	$107.44	30.7%
Dentist	$101.50	$90.42	12.3%
Ibuprofen	$8.83	$9.28	4.9%
Lipitor	$427.77	$426.50	0.3%

Housing

Item	Loris	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$136,500.00	$175,700.00	22.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$958.55	$1,133.23	15.4%
Apartment Rent	$638.00	$920.00	30.7%

Transportation

Item	Loris	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.96	$1.99	1.6%
Tire Balancing	$48.95	$45.76	7.0%

Utilities

Item	Loris	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$167.71	$163.81	2.4%
Phone	$28.00	$28.39	1.4%

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.
Tabor City, NC	3,970	86	-14%
Nichols, SC	389	90	-10%
Conway, SC	18,645	94	-6%
Little River, SC	9,273	99	-1%
Loris, SC	2,459	93	-7%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Indian Hills, TX	2,460	65	-35%
Hartley, CA	2,458	142	42%
Georgetown, CA	2,458	114	14%
Warm Beach, WA	2,458	116	16%
Solon, IA	2,460	102	2%
Loris, SC	2,459	93	-7%

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

Loris, SC Cost of Living