Johnston Rd-McAlpine, North Carolina Cost Of Living

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Overall 3%

Goods & Services 6%

Housing 13%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Johnston Rd-McAlpine	Charlotte	North Carolina
Cost of living	97	101	95
Goods & Services	106	106	101
Groceries	103	103	98
Health care	101	101	108
Housing	87	98	85
Transportation	94	94	94
Utilities	95	95	98

Key findings

The cost of living in Johnston Rd-McAlpine is 2% higher than the Charlotte average
The cost of living in Johnston Rd-McAlpine is 3% lower than the national average
Johnston Rd-McAlpine housing is 13% 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)
Household	$59,753	$4,979	$1,394	$1,793

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	Charlotte	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.75	$17.49	4.2%
Beauty Salon	$36.50	$38.17	4.4%
Toothpaste	$2.93	$2.32	26.2%
Shampoo	$1.14	$1.01	12.7%
Movie	$11.17	$10.72	4.2%
Bowling	$18.50	$13.86	33.5%

Groceries

Item	Charlotte	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.24	$3.90	8.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.19	$1.40	14.7%
Milk	$2.07	$1.96	5.5%
Potatoes	$3.29	$3.18	3.4%
Pizza	$10.24	$10.39	1.5%
Beer	$9.12	$9.23	1.2%

Health Care

Item	Charlotte	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$115.50	$106.34	8.6%
Doctor	$113.33	$115.25	1.7%
Dentist	$115.20	$98.38	17.1%
Ibuprofen	$6.69	$9.26	27.8%
Lipitor	$415.85	$466.47	10.9%

Housing

Item	Charlotte	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$178,000.00	$184,700.00	3.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,066.91	$1,273.32	16.2%
Apartment Rent	$966.00	$949.00	1.8%

Transportation

Item	Charlotte	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.52	$2.59	3.0%
Tire Balancing	$44.39	$48.90	9.2%

Utilities

Item	Charlotte	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$157.26	$167.60	6.2%
Phone	$177.09	$163.42	8.4%

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.
Riverview, SC	645	87	-13%
Lowell, NC	3,616	92	-8%
Rock Hill, SC	70,251	95	-5%
Hemby Bridge, NC	1,264	95	-5%
Lesslie, SC	2,234	96	-4%
Charlotte, NC	808,834	101	1%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fort Worth, TX	815,930	92	-8%
Columbus, OH	837,038	90	-10%
Indianapolis, IN	846,674	90	-10%
San Francisco, CA	850,282	206	106%
Jacksonville, FL	856,616	90	-10%
Charlotte, NC	808,834	101	1%

Source: The Johnston Rd-McAlpine, Charlotte, NC cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

Johnston Rd-McAlpine, Charlotte, NC Cost of Living