Index | South Boston | Virginia | National |
Cost of living index | 80 | 108 | 100 |
Index | South Boston | Virginia | National |
Goods & Services index | 81 | 100 | 100 |
Groceries index | 96 | 96 | 100 |
Health care index | 95 | 100 | 100 |
Housing index | 62 | 130 | 100 |
Transportation index | 82 | 91 | 100 |
Utilities index | 104 | 101 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $44,494 | $3,708 | $1,038 | $1,335 |
Renters | $16,702 | $1,392 | $390 | $501 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Virginia | 5.3% | 6% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Virginia | 2% | 5.75% |
Item | South Boston | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $13.50 | $16.09 | 16.1% |
Beauty Salon | $24.67 | $37.33 | 33.9% |
Toothpaste | $2.42 | $2.45 | 1.1% |
Shampoo | $0.84 | $1.00 | 16.0% |
Movie | $10.00 | $10.28 | 2.7% |
Bowling | $4.00 | $4.93 | 18.9% |
Item | South Boston | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.16 | $3.80 | 16.8% |
Fried Chicken | $1.49 | $1.40 | 6.9% |
Milk | $1.92 | $2.01 | 4.5% |
Potatoes | $2.70 | $3.01 | 10.4% |
Pizza | $8.49 | $9.89 | 14.1% |
Beer | $8.53 | $8.90 | 4.1% |
Item | South Boston | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $97.00 | $102.16 | 5.0% |
Doctor | $98.00 | $108.36 | 9.6% |
Dentist | $90.25 | $92.53 | 2.5% |
Ibuprofen | $8.51 | $9.28 | 8.3% |
Lipitor | $418.51 | $425.82 | 1.7% |
Item | South Boston | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $114,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 37.9% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $961.37 | $1,202.44 | 20.0% |
Apartment Rent | $573.00 | $949.00 | 39.6% |
Item | South Boston | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $1.95 | $2.24 | 13.3% |
Tire Balancing | $34.17 | $46.29 | 26.2% |
Item | South Boston | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $180.98 | $165.96 | 9.0% |
Phone | $28.50 | $28.68 | 0.7% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Mountain Road, VA | 1,256 | 76 | -24% |
Scottsburg, VA | 137 | 77 | -23% |
Virgilina, VA | 124 | 77 | -23% |
Cluster Springs, VA | 838 | 79 | -21% |
Clover, VA | 369 | 79 | -21% |
South Boston, VA | 8,000 | 80 | -20% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Sound Beach, NY | 8,001 | 124 | 24% |
Village Green-Green Ridge, PA | 8,002 | 109 | 9% |
Manhasset, NY | 7,996 | 217 | 117% |
Mahomet, IL | 7,996 | 102 | 2% |
Bloomingdale, NJ | 7,995 | 126 | 26% |
South Boston, VA | 8,000 | 80 | -20% |