Cost Of Living in Skyland Estates, VA

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5%

Overall NAT. AVG.

9%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

1%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Skyland Estates	Virginia	National
Cost of living	105	109	100
Goods & Services	109	100	100
Groceries	108	101	100
Health care	97	99	100
Housing	101	130	100
Transportation	95	95	100
Utilities	110	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Skyland Estates is 4% lower than the Virginia average
The cost of living in Skyland Estates is 5% higher than the national average
Skyland Estates housing is 1% higher than the national average
Virginia general sales tax is 4% higher than the national average
Virginia state income tax is 23% 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	$72,454	$6,038	$1,690	$2,174
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Virginia Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Virginia	5.3%	6%

Virginia Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Virginia	2%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Skyland Estates	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.11	$24.26	7.6%
Beauty Salon	$70.08	$45.56	53.8%
Toothpaste	$3.81	$3.70	2.8%
Shampoo	$1.51	$1.28	17.9%
Movie	$15.69	$12.13	29.3%
Bowling	$24.83	$18.00	38.0%

Groceries

Item	Skyland Estates	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.24	$5.84	6.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.0%
Milk	$4.78	$4.67	2.2%
Potatoes	$5.49	$4.93	11.3%
Pizza	$12.56	$12.09	3.9%
Beer	$11.10	$10.41	6.6%

Health Care

Item	Skyland Estates	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$92.00	$125.68	26.8%
Doctor	$135.03	$135.78	0.5%
Dentist	$117.67	$113.29	3.9%
Ibuprofen	$11.52	$10.65	8.1%
Lipitor	$403.79	$468.60	13.8%

Housing

Item	Skyland Estates	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$186,800.00	$184,700.00	1.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$4,819.29	$2,346.69	105.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Skyland Estates	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.25	$3.46	6.0%
Tire Balancing	$59.00	$59.92	1.5%

Utilities

Item	Skyland Estates	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$222.47	$193.99	14.7%
Phone	$197.37	$192.25	2.7%

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.
Middletown, VA	1,585	105	4.6%
Strasburg, VA	6,643	107	7.4%
Shenandoah Shores, VA	777	109	8.7%
Front Royal, VA	15,214	109	9.2%
Chester Gap, VA	1,125	110	9.7%
Skyland Estates, VA	941	105	4.7%

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Cambridge, IA	941	94	6.4%
Kingston, OH	941	85	15.4%
Goldsboro, PA	941	102	1.7%
La Vallee, ON	941	n/a
Arctic Bay, NU	941	n/a
Skyland Estates, VA	941	105	4.7%