Candor, North Carolina Cost Of Living

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18%

Overall NAT. AVG.

5%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

41%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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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	Candor	North Carolina	National
Cost of living	82	94	100
Goods & Services	95	99	100
Groceries	95	98	100
Health care	120	110	100
Housing	59	85	100
Transportation	68	91	100
Utilities	94	95	100

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The cost of living in Candor is 12% lower than the North Carolina average
The cost of living in Candor is 18% lower than the national average
Candor housing is 41% 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	$43,750	$3,646	$1,021	$1,313
Renters	$35,760	$2,980	$834	$1,073

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	Candor	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$11.39	$20.27	43.8%
Beauty Salon	$29.33	$40.39	27.4%
Toothpaste	$1.95	$2.36	17.5%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.08	0.9%
Movie	$6.87	$10.99	37.5%
Bowling	$22.00	$15.49	42.0%

Groceries

Item	Candor	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.08	$4.30	5.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.10	$1.40	21.6%
Milk	$1.55	$2.20	29.8%
Potatoes	$3.80	$3.22	18.0%
Pizza	$10.99	$10.74	2.3%
Beer	$10.24	$9.60	6.7%

Health Care

Item	Candor	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$151.00	$109.73	37.6%
Doctor	$172.50	$118.34	45.8%
Dentist	$120.67	$100.94	19.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.46	$9.93	5.4%
Lipitor	$405.47	$469.53	13.6%

Housing

Item	Candor	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$86,300.00	$184,700.00	53.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$842.72	$1,229.62	31.5%
Apartment Rent	$821.00	$949.00	13.5%

Transportation

Item	Candor	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.47	$2.71	8.8%
Tire Balancing	$16.09	$51.86	69.0%

Utilities

Item	Candor	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$156.33	$170.84	8.5%
Phone	$183.30	$187.18	2.1%

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.
Norman, NC	107	73	26.7%
Robbins, NC	1,356	78	22.3%
Star, NC	751	78	21.6%
Troy, NC	3,430	79	21.2%
Biscoe, NC	2,310	80	20.2%
Candor, NC	886	82	17.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mountain Mesa, CA	886	112	11.7%
Colo, IA	886	86	13.6%
Gladbrook, IA	886	77	23.1%
Marion, MT	886	110	10.0%
Mapleton, ND	886	92	8.4%
Candor, NC	886	82	17.7%

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