Index | Montreat | North Carolina | National |
Cost of living index | 132 | 94 | 100 |
Index | Montreat | North Carolina | National |
Goods & Services index | 97 | 98 | 100 |
Groceries index | 94 | 98 | 100 |
Health care index | 101 | 107 | 100 |
Housing index | 214 | 85 | 100 |
Transportation index | 96 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities index | 104 | 96 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $67,778 | $5,648 | $1,581 | $2,034 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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 | Montreat | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $18.68 | $16.09 | 16.1% |
Beauty Salon | $36.55 | $37.33 | 2.1% |
Toothpaste | $2.18 | $2.45 | 10.9% |
Shampoo | $0.98 | $1.00 | 1.8% |
Movie | $10.65 | $10.28 | 3.6% |
Bowling | $5.08 | $4.93 | 3.0% |
Item | Montreat | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.94 | $3.80 | 3.6% |
Fried Chicken | $1.18 | $1.40 | 15.4% |
Milk | $1.89 | $2.01 | 5.6% |
Potatoes | $2.79 | $3.01 | 7.3% |
Pizza | $11.26 | $9.89 | 13.9% |
Beer | $8.51 | $8.90 | 4.4% |
Item | Montreat | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $85.89 | $102.16 | 15.9% |
Doctor | $94.49 | $108.36 | 12.8% |
Dentist | $113.79 | $92.53 | 23.0% |
Ibuprofen | $7.75 | $9.28 | 16.5% |
Lipitor | $394.01 | $425.82 | 7.5% |
Item | Montreat | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $394,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 113.7% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,241.63 | $1,202.44 | 3.3% |
Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
Item | Montreat | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.20 | $2.24 | 1.9% |
Tire Balancing | $42.52 | $46.29 | 8.2% |
Item | Montreat | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $159.88 | $165.96 | 3.7% |
Phone | $32.47 | $28.68 | 13.2% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Old Fort, NC | 1,136 | 81 | -19% |
Gerton, NC | 287 | 85 | -15% |
Swannanoa, NC | 4,858 | 89 | -11% |
Mars Hill, NC | 2,620 | 96 | -4% |
Black Mountain, NC | 8,168 | 98 | -2% |
Montreat, NC | 521 | 132 | 32% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Scammon Bay, AK | 521 | 99 | -1% |
Egan, LA | 521 | 87 | -13% |
Glen Elder, KS | 521 | 75 | -25% |
Williamsfield, IL | 521 | 86 | -14% |
Kingston, GA | 521 | 87 | -13% |
Montreat, NC | 521 | 132 | 32% |