Cost Of Living in Spring Hope, NC

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13%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

40%

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	Spring Hope	North Carolina	National
Cost of living	87	94	100
Goods & Services	99	98	100
Groceries	98	98	100
Health care	112	108	100
Housing	60	85	100
Transportation	93	92	100
Utilities	98	94	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Spring Hope is 7% lower than the North Carolina average
The cost of living in Spring Hope is 13% lower than the national average
Spring Hope housing is 40% lower than the national average
North Carolina general sales tax is 7% lower than the national average
North Carolina state income tax is 83% higher 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	$50,577	$4,215	$1,180	$1,517
Renters	$26,080	$2,173	$608	$782

North Carolina Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
North Carolina	4.75%	7.5%

North Carolina Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
North Carolina	4.75%	4.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Spring Hope	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.00	$24.26	21.7%
Beauty Salon	$29.58	$45.56	35.1%
Toothpaste	$3.65	$3.70	1.4%
Shampoo	$1.09	$1.28	15.1%
Movie	$10.27	$12.13	15.3%
Bowling	$11.00	$18.00	38.9%

Groceries

Item	Spring Hope	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.93	$5.84	1.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.59	$1.57	0.9%
Milk	$4.57	$4.67	2.1%
Potatoes	$5.18	$4.93	4.9%
Pizza	$10.47	$12.09	13.4%
Beer	$10.29	$10.41	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Spring Hope	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$141.56	$125.68	12.6%
Doctor	$136.38	$135.78	0.4%
Dentist	$100.17	$113.29	11.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.24	$10.65	3.9%
Lipitor	$429.52	$468.60	8.3%

Housing

Item	Spring Hope	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$107,100.00	$184,700.00	42.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,813.02	$2,346.69	22.7%
Apartment Rent	$622.00	$949.00	34.5%

Transportation

Item	Spring Hope	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.45	$3.46	0.5%
Tire Balancing	$63.55	$59.92	6.1%

Utilities

Item	Spring Hope	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$201.14	$193.99	3.7%
Phone	$187.32	$192.25	2.6%

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.
Momeyer, NC	430	81	19.0%
Elm City, NC	1,701	85	15.0%
Castalia, NC	276	87	12.7%
Middlesex, NC	1,087	90	10.3%
Bunn, NC	449	90	10.0%
Spring Hope, NC	1,459	87	12.9%

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Spring Hope, NC	1,459	87	12.9%