Cost Of Living in Belton, SC

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	Belton	South Carolina	National
Cost of living	87	93	100
Goods & Services	102	100	100
Groceries	98	99	100
Health care	100	94	100
Housing	60	80	100
Transportation	90	91	100
Utilities	92	107	100

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The cost of living in Belton is 7% lower than the South Carolina average
The cost of living in Belton is 13% lower than the national average
Belton housing is 40% 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	$56,406	$4,701	$1,316	$1,692
Renters	$25,705	$2,142	$600	$771

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Belton, SC, as well as what the overall cost of living might be. Generally, a good rule to follow is that the debt-to-income (DTI) level you want to maintain is 28 percent or less of your income on your rent or mortgage payments and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses and debts. In Belton, homeowners have a median income of $56,406. Using that number, a maximum of $1,316 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $25,705, which means there is a maximum of $600 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

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%	6.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Belton	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%

Groceries

Item	Belton	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%

Health Care

Item	Belton	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%

Housing

Item	Belton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$96,400.00	$184,700.00	47.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,581.44	$2,346.69	32.6%
Apartment Rent	$730.00	$949.00	23.1%

Transportation

Item	Belton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.07	$3.46	11.2%
Tire Balancing	$56.50	$59.92	5.7%

Utilities

Item	Belton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$170.53	$193.99	12.1%
Phone	$189.75	$192.25	1.3%

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.
Princeton, SC	60	98	1.9%
Ware Place, SC	116	79	21.0%
Ware Shoals, SC	2,455	82	18.5%
Iva, SC	1,177	83	17.2%
Homeland Park, SC	6,570	83	16.8%
Belton, SC	4,436	87	13.4%

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Grand Forks, BC	4,435	n/a
Armona, CA	4,437	110	9.8%
Seven Lakes, NC	4,438	114	13.6%
Belton, SC	4,436	87	13.4%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Belton, SC