Blackstone, VA Cost Of Living

Blackstone 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	Blackstone	Virginia	National
Cost of living index	87	108	100
Index	Blackstone	Virginia	National
Goods & Services index	101	100	100
Groceries index	88	96	100
Health care index	108	100	100
Housing index	60	130	100
Transportation index	92	91	100
Utilities index	106	101	100

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The cost of living in Blackstone is 19% lower than the Virginia average.
The cost of living in Blackstone is 13% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Blackstone is 40% 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	$59,417	$4,951	$1,386	$1,783
Renters	$29,717	$2,476	$693	$892

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	Blackstone	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.75	$16.09	16.6%
Beauty Salon	$42.38	$37.33	13.5%
Toothpaste	$1.81	$2.45	25.9%
Shampoo	$0.85	$1.00	15.0%
Movie	$10.98	$10.28	6.8%
Bowling	$6.07	$4.93	23.1%

Groceries

Item	Blackstone	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.41	$3.80	10.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.00	$1.40	28.6%
Milk	$1.75	$2.01	12.7%
Potatoes	$2.69	$3.01	10.5%
Pizza	$10.52	$9.89	6.4%
Beer	$9.40	$8.90	5.7%

Health Care

Item	Blackstone	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$110.15	$102.16	7.8%
Doctor	$109.61	$108.36	1.2%
Dentist	$115.26	$92.53	24.6%
Ibuprofen	$8.42	$9.28	9.3%
Lipitor	$403.84	$425.82	5.2%

Housing

Item	Blackstone	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$90,700.00	$184,700.00	50.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,057.00	$1,202.44	12.1%
Apartment Rent	$797.00	$949.00	16.0%

Transportation

Item	Blackstone	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.05	$2.24	8.6%
Tire Balancing	$43.13	$46.29	6.8%

Utilities

Item	Blackstone	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$155.74	$165.96	6.2%
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.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Warfield, VA	87	99	-1%
Lunenburg, VA	196	93	-7%
Nottoway Court House, VA	19	99	-1%
Victoria, VA	2,038	85	-15%
Burkeville, VA	406	87	-13%
Blackstone, VA	3,517	87	-13%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lake Clarke Shores, FL	3,517	112	12%
Elim, PA	3,518	90	-10%
Smithville-Sanders, IN	3,519	97	-3%
Grand Mound, WA	3,515	104	4%
Forestville, CA	3,514	150	50%
Blackstone, VA	3,517	87	-13%

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

Blackstone, VA Cost of Living