| Index | Pinewood | South Carolina | National |
| Cost of living | 83 | 93 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 98 | 100 | 100 |
| Groceries | 99 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 86 | 94 | 100 |
| Housing | 43 | 80 | 100 |
| Transportation | 82 | 91 | 100 |
| Utilities | 131 | 107 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $54,722 | $4,560 | $1,277 | $1,642 |
| Renters | $14,732 | $1,228 | $344 | $442 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| South Carolina | 6% | 9% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| South Carolina | 0% | 6.5% |
| Item | Pinewood | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $20.75 | $24.26 | 14.5% |
| Beauty Salon | $30.56 | $45.56 | 32.9% |
| Toothpaste | $3.65 | $3.70 | 1.5% |
| Shampoo | $1.33 | $1.28 | 3.6% |
| Movie | $12.93 | $12.13 | 6.6% |
| Bowling | $24.33 | $18.00 | 35.2% |
| Item | Pinewood | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.15 | $5.84 | 5.3% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.57 | 6.2% |
| Milk | $4.61 | $4.67 | 1.3% |
| Potatoes | $5.50 | $4.93 | 11.5% |
| Pizza | $10.35 | $12.09 | 14.4% |
| Beer | $10.53 | $10.41 | 1.1% |
| Item | Pinewood | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $59.00 | $125.68 | 53.1% |
| Doctor | $150.00 | $135.78 | 10.5% |
| Dentist | $78.33 | $113.29 | 30.9% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.46 | $10.65 | 1.8% |
| Lipitor | $416.30 | $468.60 | 11.2% |
| Item | Pinewood | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $83,200.00 | $184,700.00 | 55.0% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,725.28 | $2,346.69 | 26.5% |
| Apartment Rent | $366.00 | $949.00 | 61.4% |
| Item | Pinewood | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.22 | $3.46 | 6.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $32.03 | $59.92 | 46.5% |
| Item | Pinewood | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $290.58 | $193.99 | 49.8% |
| Phone | $192.75 | $192.25 | 0.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Summerton, SC | 791 | 78 | 22.0% |
| Cherryvale, SC | 3,298 | 82 | 17.7% |
| Eastover, SC | 686 | 84 | 16.4% |
| East Sumter, SC | 1,208 | 85 | 15.4% |
| South Sumter, SC | 2,249 | 85 | 15.2% |
| Pinewood, SC | 574 | 83 | 17.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Moose Creek, AK | 574 | 125 | 24.6% |
| Gurley, AL | 574 | 87 | 12.6% |
| Tiger, GA | 574 | 117 | 17.3% |
| Edgewood, IA | 574 | 86 | 14.1% |
| Danforth, IL | 574 | 88 | 12.5% |
| Pinewood, SC | 574 | 83 | 17.2% |
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