Cost Of Living In Severn, NC

Severn 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	Severn	North Carolina	National
Cost of living index	92	95	100
Index	Severn	North Carolina	National
Goods & Services index	108	100	100
Groceries index	93	99	100
Health care index	105	105	100
Housing index	70	87	100
Transportation index	91	94	100
Utilities index	105	97	100

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The cost of living in Severn is 3% lower than the North Carolina average.
The cost of living in Severn is 8% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Severn is 30% lower than the national average.
North Carolina general sales tax is 7% lower than the national average.
North Carolina state income tax is 159% higher 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	$32,500	$2,708	$758	$975
Renters	$21,250	$1,771	$496	$638

North Carolina Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
North Carolina	4.75%	7.5%

North Carolina Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
North Carolina	5.75%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Severn	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	Severn	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	Severn	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	Severn	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$109,600.00	$175,700.00	37.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$932.54	$1,133.23	17.7%
Apartment Rent	$795.00	$920.00	13.6%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Severn	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.
Lasker, NC	106	84	-16%
Woodland, NC	911	84	-16%
Winton, NC	893	86	-14%
Seaboard, NC	756	86	-14%
Jackson, NC	583	88	-12%
Severn, NC	243	92	-8%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Laketown, UT	243	98	-2%
Noxon, MT	243	96	-4%
Strausstown, PA	243	93	-7%
Eagleville, MO	243	77	-23%
San Lucas, CA	243	120	20%
Severn, NC	243	92	-8%

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

Severn, NC Cost of Living