Yemassee, SC Cost Of Living

Yemassee cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Yemassee	South Carolina	National
Cost of living index	90	97	100
Index	Yemassee	South Carolina	National
Goods & Services index	112	106	100
Groceries index	104	103	100
Health care index	103	101	100
Housing index	53	80	100
Transportation index	90	92	100
Utilities index	109	111	100

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The cost of living in Yemassee is 7% lower than the South Carolina average.
The cost of living in Yemassee is 10% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Yemassee 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	$22.00	$16.09	36.8%
Beauty Salon	$60.00	$37.33	60.7%
Toothpaste	$2.06	$2.45	15.8%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.00	6.1%
Movie	$10.06	$10.28	2.1%
Bowling	$4.99	$4.93	1.2%

Groceries

Item	Yemassee	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.61	$3.80	5.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.33	$1.40	4.5%
Milk	$2.26	$2.01	12.4%
Potatoes	$3.24	$3.01	7.7%
Pizza	$9.99	$9.89	1.1%
Beer	$8.44	$8.90	5.2%

Health Care

Item	Yemassee	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$149.00	$102.16	45.9%
Doctor	$108.33	$108.36	0.0%
Dentist	$95.33	$92.53	3.0%
Ibuprofen	$8.85	$9.28	4.7%
Lipitor	$411.15	$425.82	3.4%

Housing

Item	Yemassee	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$85,500.00	$184,700.00	53.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,318.40	$1,202.44	9.6%
Apartment Rent	$640.00	$949.00	32.6%

Transportation

Item	Yemassee	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.06	$2.24	8.1%
Tire Balancing	$40.33	$46.29	12.9%

Utilities

Item	Yemassee	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$181.91	$165.96	9.6%
Phone	$31.22	$28.68	8.8%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Islandton, SC	82	106	6%
Hampton, SC	2,693	78	-22%
Varnville, SC	2,258	79	-21%
Walterboro, SC	5,287	93	-7%
Ridgeland, SC	4,116	96	-4%
Yemassee, SC	873	90	-10%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Millington, MI	873	84	-16%
Bay Shore, MI	873	95	-5%
Biron, WI	873	84	-16%
Eastover, SC	873	87	-13%
Carrolltown, PA	873	89	-11%
Yemassee, SC	873	90	-10%

Source: The Yemassee, SC cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Yemassee, SC Cost of Living