Yemassee, South Carolina Cost Of Living

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Overall 16%

Goods & Services 2%

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	Yemassee	South Carolina	National
Cost of living	84	95	100
Goods & Services	98	100	100
Groceries	94	100	100
Health care	111	96	100
Housing	53	80	100
Transportation	96	97	100
Utilities	93	109	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Yemassee is 12% lower than the South Carolina average
The cost of living in Yemassee is 16% lower than the national average
Yemassee 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	$45,000	$3,750	$1,050	$1,350
Renters	$31,364	$2,614	$732	$941

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	Yemassee	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.88	$20.27	2.0%
Beauty Salon	$37.36	$40.39	7.5%
Toothpaste	$1.80	$2.36	23.6%
Shampoo	$0.97	$1.08	9.6%
Movie	$9.30	$10.99	15.4%
Bowling	$18.03	$15.49	16.4%

Groceries

Item	Yemassee	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.46	$4.30	3.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.27	$1.40	9.0%
Milk	$1.94	$2.20	12.1%
Potatoes	$3.96	$3.22	23.1%
Pizza	$11.63	$10.74	8.3%
Beer	$9.98	$9.60	3.9%

Health Care

Item	Yemassee	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$91.76	$109.73	16.4%
Doctor	$110.78	$118.34	6.4%
Dentist	$142.03	$100.94	40.7%
Ibuprofen	$8.94	$9.93	10.0%
Lipitor	$497.37	$469.53	5.9%

Housing

Item	Yemassee	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$85,500.00	$184,700.00	53.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$731.05	$1,229.62	40.5%
Apartment Rent	$640.00	$949.00	32.6%

Transportation

Item	Yemassee	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.59	$2.71	4.5%
Tire Balancing	$50.40	$51.86	2.8%

Utilities

Item	Yemassee	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$151.42	$170.84	11.4%
Phone	$185.61	$187.18	0.8%

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.
Islandton, SC	82	97	3.1%
Hampton, SC	2,693	77	22.6%
Varnville, SC	2,258	78	22.0%
Walterboro, SC	5,287	88	11.5%
Ridgeland, SC	4,116	89	10.8%
Yemassee, SC	873	84	16.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Eckhart Mines, MD	873	91	8.8%
Bay Shore, MI	873	95	4.7%
Millington, MI	873	88	12.3%
St. Clair, MN	873	89	10.6%
Lancaster, MO	873	78	21.6%
Yemassee, SC	873	84	16.4%

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