Dooms, VA Cost Of Living

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Dooms cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Dooms	Virginia	National
Cost of living index	89	108	100
Index	Dooms	Virginia	National
Goods & Services index	95	100	100
Groceries index	92	96	100
Health care index	90	100	100
Housing index	76	130	100
Transportation index	89	91	100
Utilities index	104	101	100

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The cost of living in Dooms is 17% lower than the Virginia average.
The cost of living in Dooms is 11% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Dooms is 24% lower than the national average.
Virginia general sales tax is 4% higher than the national average.
Virginia state income tax is 10% lower 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	$51,518	$4,293	$1,202	$1,546
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Virginia Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Virginia	5.3%	6%

Virginia Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Virginia	2%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Dooms	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.61	$16.09	9.2%
Beauty Salon	$30.51	$37.33	18.3%
Toothpaste	$1.87	$2.45	23.5%
Shampoo	$0.89	$1.00	10.7%
Movie	$10.22	$10.28	0.6%
Bowling	$4.02	$4.93	18.6%

Groceries

Item	Dooms	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.97	$3.80	4.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.08	$1.40	22.8%
Milk	$1.83	$2.01	8.8%
Potatoes	$3.48	$3.01	15.7%
Pizza	$8.65	$9.89	12.5%
Beer	$8.93	$8.90	0.4%

Health Care

Item	Dooms	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$108.02	$102.16	5.7%
Doctor	$89.68	$108.36	17.2%
Dentist	$79.32	$92.53	14.3%
Ibuprofen	$8.53	$9.28	8.0%
Lipitor	$426.80	$425.82	0.2%

Housing

Item	Dooms	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$192,400.00	$184,700.00	4.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,124.46	$1,202.44	6.5%
Apartment Rent	$99.00	$949.00	89.6%

Transportation

Item	Dooms	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.08	$2.24	7.1%
Tire Balancing	$37.05	$46.29	20.0%

Utilities

Item	Dooms	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$172.96	$165.96	4.2%
Phone	$30.15	$28.68	5.1%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Harriston, VA	984	87	-13%
Jolivue, VA	1,269	88	-12%
Crimora, VA	1,760	88	-12%
Verona, VA	3,551	92	-8%
Waynesboro, VA	21,366	92	-8%
Dooms, VA	1,340	89	-11%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Goodman, MS	1,340	73	-27%
Clinton, LA	1,340	90	-10%
Califon, NJ	1,340	131	31%
Shawneetown, IL	1,340	76	-24%
Starbuck, MN	1,340	90	-10%
Dooms, VA	1,340	89	-11%

Source: The Dooms, VA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Dooms, VA Cost of Living