Cost Of Living In Scotland, VA

Scotland 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	Scotland	Virginia	National
Cost of living index	99	109	100
Index	Scotland	Virginia	National
Goods & Services index	108	100	100
Groceries index	93	95	100
Health care index	105	101	100
Housing index	90	133	100
Transportation index	91	93	100
Utilities index	105	100	100

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The cost of living in Scotland is 9% lower than the Virginia average.
The cost of living in Scotland is 1% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Scotland is 10% lower than the national average.
Virginia general sales tax is 4% higher than the national average.
Virginia state income tax is 10% 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	$39,250	$3,271	$916	$1,178
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Virginia Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Virginia	5.3%	6%

Virginia Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Virginia	2%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Scotland	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.50	$15.56	13.3%
Beauty Salon	$48.08	$36.11	33.2%
Toothpaste	$2.74	$2.47	10.7%
Shampoo	$0.95	$0.96	1.9%
Movie	$10.11	$10.13	0.2%
Bowling	$6.77	$4.74	42.9%

Groceries

Item	Scotland	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.71	$3.98	6.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.15	$1.41	18.5%
Milk	$2.05	$2.06	0.8%
Potatoes	$2.85	$2.98	4.3%
Pizza	$8.55	$9.47	9.8%
Beer	$9.03	$8.79	2.7%

Health Care

Item	Scotland	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$95.00	$101.04	6.0%
Doctor	$112.08	$107.44	4.3%
Dentist	$98.67	$90.42	9.1%
Ibuprofen	$8.99	$9.28	3.1%
Lipitor	$453.67	$426.50	6.4%

Housing

Item	Scotland	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$158,800.00	$175,700.00	9.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$932.54	$1,133.23	17.7%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$920.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Scotland	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.79	$1.99	10.2%
Tire Balancing	$42.56	$45.76	7.0%

Utilities

Item	Scotland	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$150.92	$163.81	7.9%
Phone	$34.99	$28.39	23.3%

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.
Rushmere, VA	910	99	-1%
Surry, VA	274	102	2%
Yorktown, VA	122	103	3%
Newport News, VA	181,362	104	4%
Gloucester Courthouse, VA	2,712	107	7%
Scotland, VA	188	99	-1%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
New Burnside, IL	188	77	-23%
Fort Laramie, WY	188	84	-16%
Timblin, PA	188	79	-21%
Rader Creek, MT	188	117	17%
North Robinson, OH	188	77	-23%
Scotland, VA	188	99	-1%

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

Scotland, VA Cost of Living