| Index | Pinetops | North Carolina | National |
| Cost of living | 79 | 94 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 95 | 99 | 100 |
| Groceries | 87 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care | 94 | 110 | 100 |
| Housing | 42 | 85 | 100 |
| Transportation | 96 | 91 | 100 |
| Utilities | 97 | 95 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $34,135 | $2,845 | $796 | $1,024 |
| Renters | $18,083 | $1,507 | $422 | $543 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| North Carolina | 4.75% | 7.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| North Carolina | 4.99% | 4.99% |
| Item | Pinetops | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $22.17 | $20.27 | 9.4% |
| Beauty Salon | $48.10 | $40.39 | 19.1% |
| Toothpaste | $1.78 | $2.36 | 24.4% |
| Shampoo | $0.99 | $1.08 | 8.0% |
| Movie | $10.30 | $10.99 | 6.3% |
| Bowling | $16.95 | $15.49 | 9.4% |
| Item | Pinetops | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $3.69 | $4.30 | 14.2% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.05 | $1.40 | 25.2% |
| Milk | $1.74 | $2.20 | 21.2% |
| Potatoes | $3.57 | $3.22 | 10.8% |
| Pizza | $10.67 | $10.74 | 0.6% |
| Beer | $10.49 | $9.60 | 9.3% |
| Item | Pinetops | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $99.25 | $109.73 | 9.5% |
| Doctor | $116.11 | $118.34 | 1.9% |
| Dentist | $90.70 | $100.94 | 10.1% |
| Ibuprofen | $9.28 | $9.93 | 6.5% |
| Lipitor | $472.19 | $469.53 | 0.6% |
| Item | Pinetops | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $66,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 63.9% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,009.98 | $1,229.62 | 17.9% |
| Apartment Rent | $533.00 | $949.00 | 43.8% |
| Item | Pinetops | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.60 | $2.71 | 4.1% |
| Tire Balancing | $50.32 | $51.86 | 3.0% |
| Item | Pinetops | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $164.85 | $170.84 | 3.5% |
| Phone | $183.30 | $187.18 | 2.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Speed, NC | 48 | 76 | 23.7% |
| Leggett, NC | 26 | 77 | 23.1% |
| Princeville, NC | 2,300 | 78 | 22.3% |
| Conetoe, NC | 246 | 79 | 21.0% |
| Macclesfield, NC | 601 | 79 | 20.6% |
| Pinetops, NC | 1,180 | 79 | 21.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Pine, AZ | 1,180 | 123 | 23.3% |
| Coarsegold, CA | 1,180 | 103 | 2.6% |
| Hoxie, KS | 1,180 | 83 | 17.0% |
| Amherst, WI | 1,180 | 86 | 14.3% |
| Air Ronge, SK | 1,180 | n/a | |
| Pinetops, NC | 1,180 | 79 | 21.4% |
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