| Index | Ware Place | South Carolina | National |
| Cost of living | 79 | 93 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 102 | 100 | 100 |
| Groceries | 98 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 100 | 94 | 100 |
| Housing | 34 | 80 | 100 |
| Transportation | 90 | 91 | 100 |
| Utilities | 92 | 107 | 100 |


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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $48,393 | $4,033 | $1,129 | $1,452 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| South Carolina | 6% | 9% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| South Carolina | 0% | 6.5% |
| Item | Ware Place | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $25.74 | $24.26 | 6.1% |
| Beauty Salon | $51.07 | $45.56 | 12.1% |
| Toothpaste | $3.61 | $3.70 | 2.4% |
| Shampoo | $1.37 | $1.28 | 7.2% |
| Movie | $14.47 | $12.13 | 19.3% |
| Bowling | $18.39 | $18.00 | 2.2% |
| Item | Ware Place | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.24 | $5.84 | 6.8% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.50 | $1.57 | 4.6% |
| Milk | $4.56 | $4.67 | 2.4% |
| Potatoes | $5.31 | $4.93 | 7.6% |
| Pizza | $11.78 | $12.09 | 2.5% |
| Beer | $10.45 | $10.41 | 0.4% |
| Item | Ware Place | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $120.21 | $125.68 | 4.4% |
| Doctor | $123.75 | $135.78 | 8.9% |
| Dentist | $114.80 | $113.29 | 1.3% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.43 | $10.65 | 2.1% |
| Lipitor | $534.74 | $468.60 | 14.1% |
| Item | Ware Place | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $63,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 65.6% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,581.44 | $2,346.69 | 32.6% |
| Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
| Item | Ware Place | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.07 | $3.46 | 11.2% |
| Tire Balancing | $56.50 | $59.92 | 5.7% |
| Item | Ware Place | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $170.53 | $193.99 | 12.1% |
| Phone | $189.75 | $192.25 | 1.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Princeton, SC | 60 | 98 | 1.9% |
| Judson, SC | 1,412 | 85 | 14.8% |
| Honea Path, SC | 3,753 | 86 | 14.0% |
| Belton, SC | 4,436 | 87 | 13.4% |
| West Pelzer, SC | 1,049 | 87 | 12.9% |
| Ware Place, SC | 116 | 79 | 21.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Franklin, AR | 116 | 75 | 25.3% |
| Oakhaven, AR | 116 | 82 | 17.8% |
| Strawberry CDP (Tuolumne County), CA | 116 | 125 | 24.6% |
| Archer, IA | 116 | 70 | 29.6% |
| Elk City, ID | 116 | 103 | 3.2% |
| Ware Place, SC | 116 | 79 | 21.0% |