Brevard, North Carolina Cost Of Living

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Overall 1%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 5%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from C2ER in January, 2021; 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	Brevard	North Carolina	National
Cost of living	99	95	100
Goods & Services	100	100	100
Groceries	98	98	100
Health care	116	108	100
Housing	95	85	100
Transportation	103	98	100
Utilities	106	98	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Brevard is 5% higher than the North Carolina average
The cost of living in Brevard is 1% lower than the national average
Brevard housing is 5% lower than the national average
North Carolina general sales tax is 7% lower than the national average
North Carolina state income tax is 113% higher 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	$49,077	$4,090	$1,145	$1,472
Renters	$28,691	$2,391	$669	$861

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Brevard, NC, as well as what the overall cost of living might be. Generally, a good rule to follow is that the debt-to-income (DTI) level you want to maintain is 28 percent or less of your income on your rent or mortgage payments and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses and debts. In Brevard, homeowners have a median income of $49,077. Using that number, a maximum of $1,145 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $28,691, which means there is a maximum of $669 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

North Carolina Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
North Carolina	4.75%	7.5%

North Carolina Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
North Carolina	5.25%	5.25%

Goods & Services

Item	Brevard	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.00	$18.62	34.2%
Beauty Salon	$50.00	$39.05	28.1%
Toothpaste	$2.69	$2.34	14.8%
Shampoo	$1.13	$1.06	6.9%
Movie	$12.49	$10.68	16.9%
Bowling	$15.00	$14.67	2.2%

Groceries

Item	Brevard	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.12	$4.22	2.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.19	$1.39	14.4%
Milk	$1.79	$2.05	12.5%
Potatoes	$3.69	$3.29	12.3%
Pizza	$10.49	$10.62	1.3%
Beer	$10.16	$9.38	8.3%

Health Care

Item	Brevard	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$117.32	$108.57	8.1%
Doctor	$116.59	$116.17	0.4%
Dentist	$128.33	$99.13	29.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.63	$9.68	9.8%
Lipitor	$554.17	$466.92	18.7%

Housing

Item	Brevard	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$198,400.00	$184,700.00	7.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,454.57	$1,197.42	21.5%
Apartment Rent	$613.00	$949.00	35.4%

Transportation

Item	Brevard	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.19	$2.22	1.5%
Tire Balancing	$56.16	$50.07	12.2%

Utilities

Item	Brevard	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$185.77	$167.67	10.8%
Phone	$179.92	$175.64	2.4%

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.
Slater-Marietta, SC	2,421	85	-15%
Rosman, NC	673	87	-13%
Balfour, NC	1,540	95	-5%
Mountain Home, NC	3,961	99	-1%
Etowah, NC	7,237	101	1%
Brevard, NC	7,710	99	-1%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Spring Valley Lake, CA	7,710	121	21%
Orosi, CA	7,711	104	4%
Ripon, WI	7,712	91	-9%
Innsbrook, VA	7,707	115	15%
Dunbar, WV	7,714	83	-17%
Brevard, NC	7,710	99	-1%

Source: The Brevard, NC cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2020.