Index | High Point | North Carolina | National |
Cost of living | 93 | 95 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 100 | 101 | 100 |
Groceries | 101 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 121 | 108 | 100 |
Housing | 79 | 85 | 100 |
Transportation | 91 | 94 | 100 |
Utilities | 94 | 98 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $63,051 | $5,254 | $1,471 | $1,892 |
Renters | $28,222 | $2,352 | $658 | $847 |
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 | High Point | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $21.67 | $17.49 | 23.9% |
Beauty Salon | $45.00 | $38.17 | 17.9% |
Toothpaste | $2.67 | $2.32 | 15.0% |
Shampoo | $1.04 | $1.01 | 2.8% |
Movie | $8.61 | $10.72 | 19.7% |
Bowling | $17.20 | $13.86 | 24.1% |
Item | High Point | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.44 | $3.90 | 13.8% |
Fried Chicken | $1.16 | $1.40 | 16.9% |
Milk | $1.54 | $1.96 | 21.5% |
Potatoes | $3.43 | $3.18 | 7.8% |
Pizza | $11.99 | $10.39 | 15.4% |
Beer | $9.16 | $9.23 | 0.8% |
Item | High Point | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $114.60 | $106.34 | 7.8% |
Doctor | $159.80 | $115.25 | 38.7% |
Dentist | $136.33 | $98.38 | 38.6% |
Ibuprofen | $10.78 | $9.26 | 16.4% |
Lipitor | $347.99 | $466.47 | 25.4% |
Item | High Point | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $142,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 22.7% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $754.14 | $1,273.32 | 40.8% |
Apartment Rent | $793.00 | $949.00 | 16.4% |
Item | High Point | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.45 | $2.59 | 5.3% |
Tire Balancing | $43.00 | $48.90 | 12.1% |
Item | High Point | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $159.04 | $167.60 | 5.1% |
Phone | $166.80 | $163.42 | 2.1% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Lexington, NC | 19,089 | 84 | -16% |
Randleman, NC | 4,140 | 84 | -16% |
Thomasville, NC | 27,178 | 85 | -15% |
Walkertown, NC | 4,900 | 91 | -9% |
Trinity, NC | 6,651 | 88 | -12% |
High Point, NC | 108,982 | 93 | -7% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Temecula, CA | 108,965 | 134 | 34% |
San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 109,067 | 146 | 46% |
Billings, MT | 109,089 | 100 | 0% |
Cambridge, MA | 108,757 | 172 | 72% |
Waterbury, CT | 109,211 | 108 | 8% |
High Point, NC | 108,982 | 93 | -7% |