Index | Carolina | Rhode Island | National |
Cost of living | 125 | 112 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 115 | 115 | 100 |
Groceries | 102 | 102 | 100 |
Health care | 108 | 108 | 100 |
Housing | 162 | 120 | 100 |
Transportation | 93 | 93 | 100 |
Utilities | 112 | 112 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $113,750 | $9,479 | $2,654 | $3,413 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Rhode Island | 7% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Rhode Island | 3.75% | 5.99% |
Item | Carolina | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $31.50 | $24.26 | 29.8% |
Beauty Salon | $49.92 | $45.56 | 9.6% |
Toothpaste | $3.46 | $3.70 | 6.5% |
Shampoo | $1.43 | $1.28 | 11.4% |
Movie | $14.37 | $12.13 | 18.4% |
Bowling | $22.72 | $18.00 | 26.2% |
Item | Carolina | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.85 | $5.84 | 0.2% |
Fried Chicken | $1.43 | $1.57 | 8.9% |
Milk | $4.74 | $4.67 | 1.4% |
Potatoes | $5.00 | $4.93 | 1.3% |
Pizza | $11.59 | $12.09 | 4.1% |
Beer | $10.74 | $10.41 | 3.1% |
Item | Carolina | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $104.45 | $125.68 | 16.9% |
Doctor | $169.83 | $135.78 | 25.1% |
Dentist | $130.28 | $113.29 | 15.0% |
Ibuprofen | $11.11 | $10.65 | 4.3% |
Lipitor | $369.37 | $468.60 | 21.2% |
Item | Carolina | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $299,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 62.2% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,379.56 | $2,346.69 | 1.4% |
Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
Item | Carolina | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.38 | $3.46 | 2.5% |
Tire Balancing | $48.20 | $59.92 | 19.6% |
Item | Carolina | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $230.62 | $193.99 | 18.9% |
Phone | $195.18 | $192.25 | 1.5% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Hopkinton, RI | 612 | 103 | 2.6% |
Plainfield Village, CT | 2,136 | 104 | 3.8% |
Bradford, RI | 1,265 | 111 | 11.5% |
Ashaway, RI | 1,444 | 113 | 12.7% |
Pawcatuck, CT | 5,024 | 114 | 14.3% |
Carolina, RI | 882 | 125 | 24.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Morven, GA | 882 | 76 | 23.8% |
Arbon Valley, ID | 882 | 87 | 12.6% |
Parks, LA | 882 | 85 | 15.0% |
Harwick, PA | 882 | 91 | 9.1% |
Frost, TX | 882 | 85 | 15.1% |
Carolina, RI | 882 | 125 | 24.7% |