Belle Haven town, VA Cost Of Living

Belle Haven town 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	Belle Haven town	Virginia	National
Cost of living index	102	108	100
Index	Belle Haven town	Virginia	National
Goods & Services index	109	100	100
Groceries index	117	96	100
Health care index	107	100	100
Housing index	85	130	100
Transportation index	110	91	100
Utilities index	103	101	100

Displayed above is a general overview of the Belle Haven town, VA cost of living index. The overall cost of living index in Belle Haven town, VA is 102, which is 5% lower than the Virginia average and 2% higher than the national average. The cost of living index is created from the following categories: goods/services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). As you can see, goods/services and housing make up the majority of the overall cost of living index. Everyday goods and services can be a good indicator of the general cost of goods in a given city. In this case, the goods and services in Belle Haven town, VA are 9% higher than the Virginia average and 9% higher than the national average.

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The cost of living in Belle Haven town is 5% lower than the Virginia average.
The cost of living in Belle Haven town is 2% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Belle Haven town is 15% lower 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	$48,750	$4,063	$1,137	$1,463
Renters	$53,036	$4,420	$1,237	$1,591

The affordability of the housing market in Belle Haven town, VA as well as the overall cost of living can be indicated accurately by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should ever be used on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Belle Haven town, VA homeowners, the median income is $48,750. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,137 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $53,036. This indicates that renters should have a maximum of $1,237 used for their rent related monthly costs.

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%

When you are determining the total cost of living in Belle Haven town, VA you will want to make sure you consider both the Virginia sales tax and the Virginia income tax rates. Sales tax come in the form of taxes levied on both services and goods that are sold. The sales tax rates are different state to state and range from zero sales tax to higher than 7%. The sales tax in Virginia is 5.3%, with the highest surtax being 6%. Tax that is on income by the government is income tax. Different states have different income tax rates and these rates can be higher or lower dependent on the corresponding tax bracket. The state income tax rates are different state to state and range from no income tax to more than 9% income tax. The income tax rates in Virginia have a range from 2% to 5.75%.

Goods & Services

Item	Belle Haven town	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.11	$16.09	12.6%
Beauty Salon	$62.00	$37.33	66.1%
Toothpaste	$3.17	$2.45	29.7%
Shampoo	$1.27	$1.00	26.6%
Movie	$12.63	$10.28	22.8%
Bowling	$5.45	$4.93	10.5%

Groceries

Item	Belle Haven town	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.24	$3.80	11.6%
Fried Chicken	$2.29	$1.40	63.7%
Milk	$2.45	$2.01	21.9%
Potatoes	$3.69	$3.01	22.4%
Pizza	$10.49	$9.89	6.1%
Beer	$10.10	$8.90	13.5%

Health Care

Item	Belle Haven town	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$95.25	$102.16	6.8%
Doctor	$122.58	$108.36	13.1%
Dentist	$98.00	$92.53	5.9%
Ibuprofen	$9.83	$9.28	5.9%
Lipitor	$432.66	$425.82	1.6%

Housing

Item	Belle Haven town	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$141,000.00	$184,700.00	23.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,942.02	$1,202.44	144.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,000.00	$949.00	5.4%

Transportation

Item	Belle Haven town	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.45	$2.24	9.0%
Tire Balancing	$51.67	$46.29	11.6%

Utilities

Item	Belle Haven town	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$143.97	$165.96	13.2%
Phone	$34.95	$28.68	21.8%

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.

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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%
Potomac Heights, MD	1,191	95	-5%
Wakefield town, VA	810	97	-3%
Cottage City, MD	1,209	110	10%
Belle Haven town, VA	562	102	2%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
St. Francis, SD	562	72	-28%
La Harpe, KS	562	75	-25%
Thunderbird Bay, TX	562	82	-18%
Damiansville, IL	562	94	-6%
Stanwood, IA	562	86	-14%
Belle Haven town, VA	562	102	2%

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

Belle Haven town, VA Cost of Living