Cost Of Living in Fries, 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	Fries	Virginia	National
Cost of living	84	109	100
Goods & Services	100	100	100
Groceries	98	101	100
Health care	92	99	100
Housing	56	130	100
Transportation	89	95	100
Utilities	94	104	100

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The cost of living in Fries is 23% lower than the Virginia average
The cost of living in Fries is 16% lower than the national average
Fries housing is 44% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$37,083	$3,090	$865	$1,113

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	Fries	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.83	$24.26	14.7%
Beauty Salon	$59.17	$45.56	29.9%
Toothpaste	$4.10	$3.70	10.8%
Shampoo	$1.72	$1.28	34.3%
Movie	$15.61	$12.13	28.7%
Bowling	$27.24	$18.00	51.4%

Groceries

Item	Fries	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.67	$5.84	2.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.83	$4.67	3.4%
Potatoes	$5.33	$4.93	8.0%
Pizza	$12.62	$12.09	4.4%
Beer	$11.14	$10.41	7.0%

Health Care

Item	Fries	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$130.89	$125.68	4.1%
Doctor	$159.79	$135.78	17.7%
Dentist	$125.44	$113.29	10.7%
Ibuprofen	$11.37	$10.65	6.7%
Lipitor	$460.80	$468.60	1.7%

Housing

Item	Fries	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$88,500.00	$184,700.00	52.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$4,632.77	$2,346.69	97.4%
Apartment Rent	$726.00	$949.00	23.5%

Transportation

Item	Fries	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.51	$3.46	1.3%
Tire Balancing	$80.00	$59.92	33.5%

Utilities

Item	Fries	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$200.62	$193.99	3.4%
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.
Lowgap, NC	246	100	0.3%
Ivanhoe, VA	514	78	21.7%
Independence, VA	1,101	84	16.1%
Galax, VA	6,402	84	16.0%
Hillsville, VA	2,679	87	12.6%
Fries, VA	499	84	15.6%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Shishmaref, AK	499	113	13.0%
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Wilmot, AR	499	76	24.0%
Ephesus, GA	499	87	13.5%
Sorento, IL	499	76	23.7%
Fries, VA	499	84	15.6%

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 Fries, VA