Cost Of Living in Erwin, TN

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	Erwin	Tennessee	National
Cost of living	90	89	100
Goods & Services	100	94	100
Groceries	98	98	100
Health care	110	88	100
Housing	67	80	100
Transportation	92	89	100
Utilities	108	93	100

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The cost of living in Erwin is 1% higher than the Tennessee average
The cost of living in Erwin is 10% lower than the national average
Erwin housing is 33% lower than the national average
Tennessee general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Tennessee 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	$49,015	$4,085	$1,144	$1,471
Renters	$17,171	$1,431	$401	$515

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Erwin is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Erwin has a median income of about $49,015 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,144 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $17,171. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $401 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

Tennessee Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Tennessee	7%	9.75%

Tennessee Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Tennessee	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Erwin	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.00	$24.26	15.4%
Beauty Salon	$48.22	$45.56	5.8%
Toothpaste	$3.80	$3.70	2.6%
Shampoo	$1.33	$1.28	3.6%
Movie	$13.07	$12.13	7.7%
Bowling	$15.89	$18.00	11.7%

Groceries

Item	Erwin	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.47	$5.84	10.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.0%
Milk	$4.61	$4.67	1.3%
Potatoes	$5.27	$4.93	6.7%
Pizza	$10.44	$12.09	13.6%
Beer	$10.44	$10.41	0.3%

Health Care

Item	Erwin	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$155.11	$125.68	23.4%
Doctor	$166.73	$135.78	22.8%
Dentist	$113.89	$113.29	0.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.57	$10.65	0.7%
Lipitor	$509.86	$468.60	8.8%

Housing

Item	Erwin	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$126,700.00	$184,700.00	31.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,256.40	$2,346.69	3.8%
Apartment Rent	$616.00	$949.00	35.1%

Transportation

Item	Erwin	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.29	$3.46	5.0%
Tire Balancing	$49.99	$59.92	16.6%

Utilities

Item	Erwin	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$221.84	$193.99	14.4%
Phone	$186.82	$192.25	2.8%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Telford, TN	990	78	21.6%
Banner Hill, TN	1,396	87	13.1%
Central, TN	1,926	90	10.3%
Elizabethton, TN	13,568	90	10.2%
Pine Crest, TN	2,318	94	6.2%
Erwin, TN	5,910	90	9.8%

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Hampshire, IL	5,909	109	9.1%
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Progreso, TX	5,908	73	26.6%
Tay Valley, ON	5,913	n/a
Scituate, MA	5,905	172	72.0%
Erwin, TN	5,910	90	9.8%

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 Erwin, TN