Cost Of Living In Southern Gateway, VA

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	118	109	100
Index	Southern Gateway	Virginia	National
Goods & Services index	121	100	100
Groceries index	117	95	100
Health care index	98	101	100
Housing index	121	133	100
Transportation index	104	93	100
Utilities index	119	100	100

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The cost of living in Southern Gateway is 8% higher than the Virginia average.
The cost of living in Southern Gateway is 18% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Southern Gateway is 21% 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	$108,750	$9,063	$2,537	$3,263
Renters	$47,109	$3,926	$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	$20.00	$15.56	28.5%
Beauty Salon	$70.00	$36.11	93.9%
Toothpaste	$3.58	$2.47	44.7%
Shampoo	$1.42	$0.96	47.5%
Movie	$13.33	$10.13	31.7%
Bowling	$5.45	$4.74	15.1%

Groceries

Item	Southern Gateway	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.77	$3.98	5.3%
Fried Chicken	$2.26	$1.41	60.4%
Milk	$2.39	$2.06	15.8%
Potatoes	$3.82	$2.98	28.2%
Pizza	$10.12	$9.47	6.9%
Beer	$9.99	$8.79	13.6%

Health Care

Item	Southern Gateway	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$72.00	$101.04	28.7%
Doctor	$93.50	$107.44	13.0%
Dentist	$92.67	$90.42	2.5%
Ibuprofen	$9.99	$9.28	7.7%
Lipitor	$463.06	$426.50	8.6%

Housing

Item	Southern Gateway	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$192,400.00	$175,700.00	9.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,777.28	$1,133.23	145.1%
Apartment Rent	$1,353.00	$920.00	47.1%

Transportation

Item	Southern Gateway	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.00	$1.99	0.6%
Tire Balancing	$51.67	$45.76	12.9%

Utilities

Item	Southern Gateway	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$223.39	$163.81	36.4%
Phone	$27.32	$28.39	3.8%

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.
Woodlawn, VA	2,082	94	-6%
Cottage City, MD	1,070	108	8%
Belle Haven, VA	376	103	3%
Capitol Heights, MD	4,452	114	14%
Silver Hill, MD	5,335	114	14%
Southern Gateway, VA	2,987	118	18%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Park Hills, KY	2,987	97	-3%
Gibsonia, PA	2,987	93	-7%
Clayton, DE	2,989	109	9%
Lake Success, NY	2,985	277	177%
Rugby, ND	2,989	86	-14%
Southern Gateway, VA	2,987	118	18%

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

Southern Gateway, VA Cost of Living