Conover, North Carolina Cost Of Living

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Overall 9%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 26%

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	Conover	North Carolina	National
Cost of living	91	94	100
Goods & Services	99	99	100
Groceries	101	98	100
Health care	100	110	100
Housing	74	85	100
Transportation	97	91	100
Utilities	97	95	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Conover is 3% lower than the North Carolina average
The cost of living in Conover is 9% lower than the national average
Conover housing is 26% 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	$54,500	$4,542	$1,272	$1,635
Renters	$33,580	$2,798	$783	$1,008

The affordability of the housing market in Conover, NC as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Conover homeowners, the median income is $54,500. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,272 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $33,580. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $783 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Conover	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.43	$20.27	9.1%
Beauty Salon	$28.54	$40.39	29.4%
Toothpaste	$2.62	$2.36	11.2%
Shampoo	$0.99	$1.08	7.6%
Movie	$10.55	$10.99	4.0%
Bowling	$9.90	$15.49	36.1%

Groceries

Item	Conover	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.02	$4.30	6.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.08	$1.40	22.7%
Milk	$1.81	$2.20	17.8%
Potatoes	$3.37	$3.22	4.8%
Pizza	$12.12	$10.74	12.8%
Beer	$10.41	$9.60	8.5%

Health Care

Item	Conover	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$99.22	$109.73	9.6%
Doctor	$127.64	$118.34	7.9%
Dentist	$107.00	$100.94	6.0%
Ibuprofen	$9.50	$9.93	4.4%
Lipitor	$405.02	$469.53	13.7%

Housing

Item	Conover	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$138,600.00	$184,700.00	25.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$948.85	$1,229.62	22.8%
Apartment Rent	$675.00	$949.00	28.9%

Transportation

Item	Conover	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.99	$2.71	10.4%
Tire Balancing	$38.40	$51.86	26.0%

Utilities

Item	Conover	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$172.13	$170.84	0.8%
Phone	$173.22	$187.18	7.5%

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.
Hiddenite, NC	491	83	16.9%
Stony Point, NC	1,761	84	16.4%
Rhodhiss, NC	1,026	86	14.4%
Long View, NC	5,071	86	13.7%
Brookford, NC	393	87	13.3%
Conover, NC	8,263	91	8.8%

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Conover, NC	8,263	91	8.8%

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