| Index | Morven | North Carolina | National | 
| Cost of living | 86 | 94 | 100 | 
| Goods & Services | 103 | 98 | 100 | 
| Groceries | 100 | 98 | 100 | 
| Health care | 111 | 108 | 100 | 
| Housing | 56 | 85 | 100 | 
| Transportation | 94 | 92 | 100 | 
| Utilities | 89 | 94 | 100 | 

 
				
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) | 
| Owners | $55,179 | $4,598 | $1,287 | $1,656 | 
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax | 
| North Carolina | 4.75% | 7.5% | 
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) | 
| North Carolina | 4.75% | 4.75% | 
| Item | Morven | National avg. | Difference | 
| Haircut | $18.25 | $24.26 | 24.8% | 
| Beauty Salon | $59.75 | $45.56 | 31.1% | 
| Toothpaste | $3.81 | $3.70 | 2.8% | 
| Shampoo | $1.27 | $1.28 | 0.7% | 
| Movie | $13.55 | $12.13 | 11.7% | 
| Bowling | $21.67 | $18.00 | 20.4% | 
| Item | Morven | National avg. | Difference | 
| Ground Beef | $6.27 | $5.84 | 7.3% | 
| Fried Chicken | $1.39 | $1.57 | 11.5% | 
| Milk | $4.61 | $4.67 | 1.2% | 
| Potatoes | $4.98 | $4.93 | 1.0% | 
| Pizza | $10.96 | $12.09 | 9.3% | 
| Beer | $10.47 | $10.41 | 0.5% | 
| Item | Morven | National avg. | Difference | 
| Optometrist | $143.74 | $125.68 | 14.4% | 
| Doctor | $148.29 | $135.78 | 9.2% | 
| Dentist | $115.52 | $113.29 | 2.0% | 
| Ibuprofen | $10.77 | $10.65 | 1.1% | 
| Lipitor | $467.34 | $468.60 | 0.3% | 
| Item | Morven | National avg. | Difference | 
| Home Price | $91,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 50.6% | 
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $3,159.30 | $2,346.69 | 34.6% | 
| Apartment Rent | $663.00 | $949.00 | 30.1% | 
| Item | Morven | National avg. | Difference | 
| Gasoline | $3.29 | $3.46 | 4.9% | 
| Tire Balancing | $53.32 | $59.92 | 11.0% | 
| Item | Morven | National avg. | Difference | 
| All Electricity | $167.89 | $193.99 | 13.5% | 
| Phone | $189.90 | $192.25 | 1.2% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| McFarlan, NC | 92 | 82 | 18.2% | 
| Mount Croghan, SC | 142 | 82 | 17.8% | 
| Ellerbe, NC | 1,032 | 80 | 20.0% | 
| Cordova, NC | 1,323 | 84 | 15.6% | 
| East Rockingham, NC | 3,338 | 85 | 15.3% | 
| Morven, NC | 477 | 86 | 13.7% | 
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. | 
| Verndale, MN | 477 | 88 | 12.4% | 
| Burlington Junction, MO | 477 | 79 | 21.1% | 
| Oak Grove Village, MO | 477 | 84 | 15.6% | 
| Hildreth, NE | 477 | 80 | 20.4% | 
| San Fidel, NM | 477 | 98 | 2.1% | 
| Morven, NC | 477 | 86 | 13.7% |