Cost Of Living In North, SC

North 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	North	South Carolina	National
Cost of living index	86	97	100
Index	North	South Carolina	National
Goods & Services index	111	105	100
Groceries index	98	105	100
Health care index	93	101	100
Housing index	43	80	100
Transportation index	98	96	100
Utilities index	106	107	100

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The cost of living in North is 11% lower than the South Carolina average.
The cost of living in North is 14% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in North is 57% 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	$46,250	$3,854	$1,079	$1,388
Renters	$11,250	$938	$262	$338

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	North	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.85	$15.56	1.8%
Beauty Salon	$50.53	$36.11	39.9%
Toothpaste	$2.77	$2.47	12.2%
Shampoo	$0.92	$0.96	5.1%
Movie	$11.42	$10.13	12.8%
Bowling	$4.58	$4.74	3.3%

Groceries

Item	North	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.14	$3.98	3.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.14	$1.41	19.1%
Milk	$1.75	$2.06	15.3%
Potatoes	$3.21	$2.98	7.6%
Pizza	$11.81	$9.47	24.7%
Beer	$8.96	$8.79	1.9%

Health Care

Item	North	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$103.96	$101.04	2.9%
Doctor	$87.34	$107.44	18.7%
Dentist	$95.77	$90.42	5.9%
Ibuprofen	$9.30	$9.28	0.2%
Lipitor	$333.71	$426.50	21.8%

Housing

Item	North	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$68,200.00	$175,700.00	61.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$784.40	$1,133.23	30.8%
Apartment Rent	$480.00	$920.00	47.8%

Transportation

Item	North	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.82	$1.99	8.8%
Tire Balancing	$51.88	$45.76	13.4%

Utilities

Item	North	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$196.42	$163.81	19.9%
Phone	$24.95	$28.39	12.1%

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.
Wagener, SC	696	85	-15%
Neeses, SC	299	86	-14%
Woodford, SC	143	86	-14%
Norway, SC	359	87	-13%
Salley, SC	430	87	-13%
North, SC	883	86	-14%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wataga, IL	883	82	-18%
Council, ID	883	82	-18%
Fordoche, LA	883	86	-14%
Saugatuck, MI	883	113	13%
Warrenton, NC	883	94	-6%
North, SC	883	86	-14%

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

North, SC Cost of Living