Index | Brevard | North Carolina | National |
Cost of living | 100 | 94 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 102 | 99 | 100 |
Groceries | 100 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 115 | 110 | 100 |
Housing | 95 | 85 | 100 |
Transportation | 97 | 91 | 100 |
Utilities | 103 | 95 | 100 |
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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 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
North Carolina | 4.75% | 7.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
North Carolina | 5.25% | 5.25% |
Item | Brevard | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $23.45 | $20.27 | 15.7% |
Beauty Salon | $47.22 | $40.39 | 16.9% |
Toothpaste | $2.66 | $2.36 | 12.7% |
Shampoo | $1.10 | $1.08 | 1.9% |
Movie | $13.48 | $10.99 | 22.7% |
Bowling | $15.11 | $15.49 | 2.5% |
Item | Brevard | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.79 | $4.30 | 11.4% |
Fried Chicken | $1.14 | $1.40 | 18.8% |
Milk | $1.94 | $2.20 | 11.8% |
Potatoes | $4.05 | $3.22 | 25.9% |
Pizza | $11.39 | $10.74 | 6.0% |
Beer | $10.67 | $9.60 | 11.2% |
Item | Brevard | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $120.58 | $109.73 | 9.9% |
Doctor | $121.56 | $118.34 | 2.7% |
Dentist | $127.00 | $100.94 | 25.8% |
Ibuprofen | $10.79 | $9.93 | 8.6% |
Lipitor | $550.60 | $469.53 | 17.3% |
Item | Brevard | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $198,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 7.4% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,475.71 | $1,229.62 | 20.0% |
Apartment Rent | $613.00 | $949.00 | 35.4% |
Item | Brevard | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.61 | $2.71 | 3.5% |
Tire Balancing | $51.32 | $51.86 | 1.0% |
Item | Brevard | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $184.02 | $170.84 | 7.7% |
Phone | $183.30 | $187.18 | 2.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Slater-Marietta, SC | 2,421 | 85 | 15.0% |
Rosman, NC | 673 | 87 | 12.5% |
Balfour, NC | 1,540 | 96 | 4.4% |
Mountain Home, NC | 3,961 | 99 | 0.6% |
Etowah, NC | 7,237 | 101 | 1.2% |
Brevard, NC | 7,710 | 100 | 0.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Spring Valley Lake, CA | 7,710 | 119 | 18.8% |
Orosi, CA | 7,711 | 100 | 0.4% |
Ripon, WI | 7,712 | 92 | 7.8% |
Innsbrook, VA | 7,707 | 114 | 14.1% |
Dunbar, WV | 7,714 | 84 | 16.4% |
Brevard, NC | 7,710 | 100 | 0.1% |