Index | Dobson | North Carolina | National |
Cost of living | 91 | 94 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 106 | 98 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 113 | 108 | 100 |
Housing | 69 | 85 | 100 |
Transportation | 92 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 89 | 94 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $72,500 | $6,042 | $1,692 | $2,175 |
Renters | $30,000 | $2,500 | $700 | $900 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
North Carolina | 4.75% | 7.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
North Carolina | 4.75% | 4.75% |
Item | Dobson | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $22.17 | $24.26 | 8.6% |
Beauty Salon | $52.72 | $45.56 | 15.7% |
Toothpaste | $3.64 | $3.70 | 1.7% |
Shampoo | $1.25 | $1.28 | 2.6% |
Movie | $11.58 | $12.13 | 4.6% |
Bowling | $20.00 | $18.00 | 11.1% |
Item | Dobson | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.81 | $5.84 | 0.6% |
Fried Chicken | $1.41 | $1.57 | 10.6% |
Milk | $4.58 | $4.67 | 2.0% |
Potatoes | $5.01 | $4.93 | 1.5% |
Pizza | $11.34 | $12.09 | 6.2% |
Beer | $10.17 | $10.41 | 2.3% |
Item | Dobson | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $147.25 | $125.68 | 17.2% |
Doctor | $157.28 | $135.78 | 15.8% |
Dentist | $126.56 | $113.29 | 11.7% |
Ibuprofen | $10.47 | $10.65 | 1.7% |
Lipitor | $548.33 | $468.60 | 17.0% |
Item | Dobson | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $126,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 31.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,737.79 | $2,346.69 | 25.9% |
Apartment Rent | $653.00 | $949.00 | 31.2% |
Item | Dobson | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.31 | $3.46 | 4.2% |
Tire Balancing | $48.78 | $59.92 | 18.6% |
Item | Dobson | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $163.41 | $193.99 | 15.8% |
Phone | $186.82 | $192.25 | 2.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Lowgap, NC | 246 | 100 | 0.3% |
Cana, VA | 1,800 | 84 | 15.8% |
Ronda, NC | 824 | 85 | 15.4% |
Jonesville, NC | 2,513 | 85 | 14.8% |
White Plains, NC | 1,131 | 86 | 14.4% |
Dobson, NC | 1,511 | 91 | 9.2% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
West Brookfield, MA | 1,511 | 112 | 11.8% |
Albion, NE | 1,511 | 84 | 15.7% |
St. Stephen, SC | 1,511 | 89 | 10.8% |
Westlake, TX | 1,511 | 376 | 276.3% |
Delft Colony, CA | 1,512 | 109 | 8.8% |
Dobson, NC | 1,511 | 91 | 9.2% |