Index | Aiken | South Carolina | National |
Cost of living index | 96 | 97 | 100 |
Index | Aiken | South Carolina | National |
Goods & Services index | 104 | 106 | 100 |
Groceries index | 106 | 103 | 100 |
Health care index | 95 | 101 | 100 |
Housing index | 94 | 80 | 100 |
Transportation index | 80 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities index | 81 | 111 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $70,350 | $5,863 | $1,641 | $2,111 |
Renters | $32,043 | $2,670 | $748 | $961 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
South Carolina | 6% | 9% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
South Carolina | 0% | 7% |
Item | Aiken | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $17.32 | $16.09 | 7.7% |
Beauty Salon | $33.79 | $37.33 | 9.5% |
Toothpaste | $3.37 | $2.45 | 37.6% |
Shampoo | $0.85 | $1.00 | 15.2% |
Movie | $11.97 | $10.28 | 16.4% |
Bowling | $6.96 | $4.93 | 41.2% |
Item | Aiken | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.50 | $3.80 | 18.2% |
Fried Chicken | $2.39 | $1.40 | 71.4% |
Milk | $2.04 | $2.01 | 1.6% |
Potatoes | $3.42 | $3.01 | 13.5% |
Pizza | $10.46 | $9.89 | 5.8% |
Beer | $8.90 | $8.90 | 0.0% |
Item | Aiken | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $174.01 | $102.16 | 70.3% |
Doctor | $95.02 | $108.36 | 12.3% |
Dentist | $76.95 | $92.53 | 16.8% |
Ibuprofen | $8.74 | $9.28 | 5.8% |
Lipitor | $437.92 | $425.82 | 2.8% |
Item | Aiken | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $175,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 5.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $910.51 | $1,202.44 | 24.3% |
Apartment Rent | $860.00 | $949.00 | 9.4% |
Item | Aiken | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $1.91 | $2.24 | 14.8% |
Tire Balancing | $31.92 | $46.29 | 31.0% |
Item | Aiken | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $127.88 | $165.96 | 22.9% |
Phone | $24.93 | $28.68 | 13.1% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Windsor, SC | 67 | 97 | -3% |
Langley, SC | 1,171 | 80 | -20% |
Gloverville, SC | 2,796 | 81 | -19% |
Warrenville, SC | 1,173 | 82 | -18% |
Graniteville, SC | 2,657 | 84 | -16% |
Aiken, SC | 30,403 | 96 | -4% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Algonquin, IL | 30,413 | 107 | 7% |
Ballwin, MO | 30,431 | 106 | 6% |
Westfield, NJ | 30,438 | 170 | 70% |
Manchester, CT | 30,364 | 107 | 7% |
Morgantown, WV | 30,364 | 97 | -3% |
Aiken, SC | 30,403 | 96 | -4% |