Cost Of Living in Buchanan, VA

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	Buchanan	Virginia	National
Cost of living	90	109	100
Goods & Services	96	100	100
Groceries	97	101	100
Health care	89	99	100
Housing	69	130	100
Transportation	98	95	100
Utilities	116	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Buchanan is 18% lower than the Virginia average
The cost of living in Buchanan is 10% lower than the national average
Buchanan housing is 31% lower than the national average
Virginia general sales tax is 4% higher than the national average
Virginia state income tax is 23% 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	$44,922	$3,744	$1,048	$1,348
Renters	$65,357	$5,446	$1,525	$1,961

Virginia Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Virginia	5.3%	6%

Virginia Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Virginia	2%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Buchanan	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.40	$24.26	40.6%
Beauty Salon	$33.51	$45.56	26.5%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.20	$1.28	6.0%
Movie	$13.42	$12.13	10.6%
Bowling	$13.22	$18.00	26.5%

Groceries

Item	Buchanan	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.36	$5.84	8.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	9.3%
Milk	$4.59	$4.67	1.8%
Potatoes	$4.93	$4.93	0.0%
Pizza	$14.11	$12.09	16.7%
Beer	$10.63	$10.41	2.1%

Health Care

Item	Buchanan	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$121.62	$125.68	3.2%
Doctor	$150.70	$135.78	11.0%
Dentist	$109.15	$113.29	3.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.39	$10.65	2.5%
Lipitor	$484.30	$468.60	3.4%

Housing

Item	Buchanan	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$119,200.00	$184,700.00	35.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,912.27	$2,346.69	18.5%
Apartment Rent	$747.00	$949.00	21.3%

Transportation

Item	Buchanan	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.29	$3.46	4.9%
Tire Balancing	$41.28	$59.92	31.1%

Utilities

Item	Buchanan	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$240.27	$193.99	23.9%
Phone	$184.83	$192.25	3.9%

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.
Glasgow, VA	1,306	89	10.8%
Montvale, VA	486	91	9.0%
Bedford, VA	6,599	92	7.8%
Hollins, VA	15,113	98	2.1%
Blue Ridge, VA	3,169	98	1.6%
Buchanan, VA	1,172	90	10.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Jennerstown, PA	1,172	96	4.0%
Saegertown, PA	1,172	90	10.2%
Williamstown, PA	1,172	88	12.3%
Challenge-Brownsville, CA	1,171	122	22.3%
Silverado Resort, CA	1,171	256	155.8%
Buchanan, VA	1,172	90	10.3%

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 Buchanan, VA