Riverview, South Carolina Cost Of Living

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Overall 14%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 47%

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	Riverview	South Carolina	National
Cost of living	86	95	100
Goods & Services	105	100	100
Groceries	99	100	100
Health care	106	96	100
Housing	53	80	100
Transportation	94	97	100
Utilities	94	109	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Riverview is 9% lower than the South Carolina average
The cost of living in Riverview is 14% lower than the national average
Riverview housing is 47% 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	$49,808	$4,151	$1,162	$1,494
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Riverview	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.33	$20.27	14.5%
Beauty Salon	$35.13	$40.39	13.0%
Toothpaste	$2.66	$2.36	12.6%
Shampoo	$1.18	$1.08	9.9%
Movie	$12.05	$10.99	9.7%
Bowling	$21.17	$15.49	36.6%

Groceries

Item	Riverview	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.80	$4.30	11.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.42	$1.40	1.2%
Milk	$1.73	$2.20	21.5%
Potatoes	$3.56	$3.22	10.5%
Pizza	$10.06	$10.74	6.3%
Beer	$9.86	$9.60	2.7%

Health Care

Item	Riverview	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$111.50	$109.73	1.6%
Doctor	$127.19	$118.34	7.5%
Dentist	$121.04	$100.94	19.9%
Ibuprofen	$7.24	$9.93	27.1%
Lipitor	$458.44	$469.53	2.4%

Housing

Item	Riverview	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$98,000.00	$184,700.00	46.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$882.55	$1,229.62	28.2%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Riverview	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.63	$2.71	3.0%
Tire Balancing	$46.65	$51.86	10.1%

Utilities

Item	Riverview	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$153.98	$170.84	9.9%
Phone	$183.30	$187.18	2.1%

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.
Lowrys, SC	210	87	12.7%
Catawba, SC	926	90	10.3%
York, SC	7,989	91	8.6%
Clover, SC	5,593	92	7.7%
Rock Hill, SC	70,251	94	6.2%
Riverview, SC	645	86	13.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
East Fork, AZ	645	81	19.1%
Littletown, AZ	645	90	10.4%
Stratford, IA	645	84	16.3%
Cordova, IL	645	91	9.4%
San Jose, IL	645	79	21.3%
Riverview, SC	645	86	13.8%

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