Pendleton, South Carolina Cost Of Living

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Overall 13%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 40%

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	Pendleton	South Carolina	National
Cost of living	87	95	100
Goods & Services	99	100	100
Groceries	103	100	100
Health care	98	96	100
Housing	60	80	100
Transportation	96	97	100
Utilities	92	109	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Pendleton is 8% lower than the South Carolina average
The cost of living in Pendleton is 13% lower than the national average
Pendleton housing is 40% lower than the national average
South Carolina general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
South Carolina state income tax is 100% 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	$41,465	$3,455	$967	$1,244
Renters	$14,917	$1,243	$348	$448

South Carolina Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
South Carolina	6%	9%

South Carolina Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
South Carolina	0%	7%

Goods & Services

Item	Pendleton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.51	$20.27	3.8%
Beauty Salon	$31.84	$40.39	21.2%
Toothpaste	$2.85	$2.36	20.8%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.08	22.7%
Movie	$10.75	$10.99	2.2%
Bowling	$13.40	$15.49	13.5%

Groceries

Item	Pendleton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.35	$4.30	1.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.24	$1.40	11.3%
Milk	$1.87	$2.20	15.0%
Potatoes	$4.24	$3.22	31.7%
Pizza	$11.26	$10.74	4.8%
Beer	$10.75	$9.60	12.0%

Health Care

Item	Pendleton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$106.32	$109.73	3.1%
Doctor	$105.54	$118.34	10.8%
Dentist	$99.50	$100.94	1.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.94	$9.93	10.2%
Lipitor	$482.39	$469.53	2.7%

Housing

Item	Pendleton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$119,800.00	$184,700.00	35.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$886.25	$1,229.62	27.9%
Apartment Rent	$448.00	$949.00	52.8%

Transportation

Item	Pendleton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.64	$2.71	2.8%
Tire Balancing	$49.28	$51.86	5.0%

Utilities

Item	Pendleton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$147.31	$170.84	13.8%
Phone	$186.80	$187.18	0.2%

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.
Newry, SC	159	77	22.7%
Homeland Park, SC	5,952	83	17.4%
Utica, SC	1,604	84	16.1%
Liberty, SC	3,254	87	13.3%
Norris, SC	839	86	13.6%
Pendleton, SC	3,107	87	13.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Providence, KY	3,107	78	22.2%
Thorhild County, AB	3,106	n/a
Austin, AR	3,108	96	3.5%
Trois-Pistoles, QC	3,105	n/a
Hiawatha, KS	3,109	76	24.1%
Pendleton, SC	3,107	87	13.3%

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