Index | Salisbury | North Carolina | National |
Cost of living index | 85 | 94 | 100 |
Index | Salisbury | North Carolina | National |
Goods & Services index | 96 | 98 | 100 |
Groceries index | 97 | 98 | 100 |
Health care index | 115 | 107 | 100 |
Housing index | 69 | 85 | 100 |
Transportation index | 75 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities index | 83 | 96 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $52,479 | $4,373 | $1,224 | $1,575 |
Renters | $25,413 | $2,118 | $593 | $762 |
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 | Salisbury | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $11.50 | $16.09 | 28.5% |
Beauty Salon | $29.33 | $37.33 | 21.4% |
Toothpaste | $1.90 | $2.45 | 22.5% |
Shampoo | $0.95 | $1.00 | 5.1% |
Movie | $6.00 | $10.28 | 41.6% |
Bowling | $2.25 | $4.93 | 54.4% |
Item | Salisbury | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.62 | $3.80 | 4.7% |
Fried Chicken | $1.11 | $1.40 | 20.8% |
Milk | $1.82 | $2.01 | 9.2% |
Potatoes | $3.25 | $3.01 | 8.1% |
Pizza | $11.99 | $9.89 | 21.3% |
Beer | $8.29 | $8.90 | 6.9% |
Item | Salisbury | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $120.00 | $102.16 | 17.5% |
Doctor | $150.00 | $108.36 | 38.4% |
Dentist | $99.12 | $92.53 | 7.1% |
Ibuprofen | $9.22 | $9.28 | 0.6% |
Lipitor | $431.91 | $425.82 | 1.4% |
Item | Salisbury | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $120,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 34.7% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,008.12 | $1,202.44 | 16.2% |
Apartment Rent | $743.00 | $949.00 | 21.7% |
Item | Salisbury | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.13 | $2.24 | 5.1% |
Tire Balancing | $15.76 | $46.29 | 65.9% |
Item | Salisbury | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $155.87 | $165.96 | 6.1% |
Phone | $20.50 | $28.68 | 28.5% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
East Spencer, NC | 1,465 | 78 | -22% |
Southmont, NC | 1,252 | 81 | -19% |
Cooleemee, NC | 875 | 82 | -18% |
Enochville, NC | 2,865 | 87 | -13% |
Lexington, NC | 19,089 | 82 | -18% |
Salisbury, NC | 33,674 | 85 | -15% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Long Beach, NY | 33,670 | 164 | 64% |
Riviera Beach, FL | 33,683 | 99 | -1% |
Dalton, GA | 33,653 | 88 | -12% |
Butte-Silver Bow, MT | 33,708 | 89 | -11% |
Pikesville, MD | 33,625 | 121 | 21% |
Salisbury, NC | 33,674 | 85 | -15% |