Southern Gateway, VA Cost Of Living

Southern Gateway 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	Southern Gateway	Virginia	National
Cost of living index	121	108	100
Index	Southern Gateway	Virginia	National
Goods & Services index	123	100	100
Groceries index	113	96	100
Health care index	101	100	100
Housing index	132	130	100
Transportation index	112	91	100
Utilities index	114	101	100

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The cost of living in Southern Gateway is 13% higher than the Virginia average.
The cost of living in Southern Gateway is 21% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Southern Gateway is 32% higher 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	$79,830	$6,653	$1,863	$2,395
Renters	$47,100	$3,925	$1,099	$1,413

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	Southern Gateway	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.11	$16.09	49.9%
Beauty Salon	$73.39	$37.33	96.6%
Toothpaste	$3.52	$2.45	43.7%
Shampoo	$1.12	$1.00	12.3%
Movie	$13.33	$10.28	29.7%
Bowling	$5.45	$4.93	10.5%

Groceries

Item	Southern Gateway	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.08	$3.80	7.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.32	$1.40	5.3%
Milk	$2.45	$2.01	22.0%
Potatoes	$5.07	$3.01	68.3%
Pizza	$10.99	$9.89	11.2%
Beer	$9.82	$8.90	10.4%

Health Care

Item	Southern Gateway	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$75.00	$102.16	26.6%
Doctor	$99.67	$108.36	8.0%
Dentist	$95.67	$92.53	3.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.22	$9.28	10.2%
Lipitor	$474.34	$425.82	11.4%

Housing

Item	Southern Gateway	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$236,200.00	$184,700.00	27.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,169.67	$1,202.44	163.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,344.00	$949.00	41.6%

Transportation

Item	Southern Gateway	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.46	$2.24	9.5%
Tire Balancing	$55.00	$46.29	18.8%

Utilities

Item	Southern Gateway	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$216.49	$165.96	30.4%
Phone	$27.32	$28.68	4.8%

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.
Rose Hill CDP (Lee County), VA	708	92	-8%
Woodlawn CDP (Carroll County), VA	2,247	94	-6%
Belle Haven town, VA	562	102	2%
Cottage City, MD	1,209	110	10%
Silver Hill, MD	4,802	112	12%
Southern Gateway, VA	3,384	121	21%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Juno Beach, FL	3,384	133	33%
Clifton, TX	3,385	81	-19%
Georgetown, IL	3,386	83	-17%
Lyons, NY	3,382	85	-15%
Laguna Heights, TX	3,386	72	-28%
Southern Gateway, VA	3,384	121	21%

Source: The Southern Gateway, VA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Southern Gateway, VA Cost of Living