Blackstone, Virginia Cost Of Living

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Overall 13%

Goods & Services 2%

Housing 40%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Blackstone	Virginia	National
Cost of living	87	107	100
Goods & Services	102	100	100
Groceries	92	96	100
Health care	107	100	100
Housing	60	130	100
Transportation	93	93	100
Utilities	102	97	100

Key findings

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
Blackstone housing is 40% lower than the national average
Virginia general sales tax is 4% higher than the national average
Virginia state income tax is 19% 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	$22.29	$20.27	10.0%
Beauty Salon	$49.83	$40.39	23.4%
Toothpaste	$1.86	$2.36	21.2%
Shampoo	$1.03	$1.08	4.0%
Movie	$11.35	$10.99	3.3%
Bowling	$18.67	$15.49	20.5%

Groceries

Item	Blackstone	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.77	$4.30	12.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.08	$1.40	22.8%
Milk	$1.72	$2.20	22.1%
Potatoes	$3.59	$3.22	11.5%
Pizza	$10.26	$10.74	4.5%
Beer	$9.79	$9.60	2.0%

Health Care

Item	Blackstone	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$113.52	$109.73	3.5%
Doctor	$147.87	$118.34	25.0%
Dentist	$106.38	$100.94	5.4%
Ibuprofen	$9.74	$9.93	2.0%
Lipitor	$447.69	$469.53	4.7%

Housing

Item	Blackstone	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$90,700.00	$184,700.00	50.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,067.73	$1,229.62	13.2%
Apartment Rent	$797.00	$949.00	16.0%

Transportation

Item	Blackstone	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.54	$2.71	6.1%
Tire Balancing	$47.60	$51.86	8.2%

Utilities

Item	Blackstone	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$180.41	$170.84	5.6%
Phone	$181.35	$187.18	3.1%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Nottoway Court House, VA	19	99	1.1%
Warfield, VA	87	99	1.1%
Lunenburg, VA	196	91	8.8%
Victoria, VA	2,038	85	14.5%
Burkeville, VA	406	87	12.5%
Blackstone, VA	3,517	87	12.9%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lake Clarke Shores, FL	3,517	114	14.5%
Elim, PA	3,518	91	9.0%
Grand Mound, WA	3,515	108	7.7%
Smithville-Sanders, IN	3,519	100	0.3%
Dunham, QC	3,519	n/a
Blackstone, VA	3,517	87	12.9%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.