Cost Of Living in Hays, NC

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	Hays	North Carolina	National
Cost of living	87	94	100
Goods & Services	106	98	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	113	108	100
Housing	55	85	100
Transportation	92	92	100
Utilities	89	94	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Hays is 7% lower than the North Carolina average
The cost of living in Hays is 13% lower than the national average
Hays housing is 45% lower than the national average
North Carolina general sales tax is 7% lower than the national average
North Carolina state income tax is 83% higher 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	$35,293	$2,941	$823	$1,059
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

North Carolina Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
North Carolina	4.75%	7.5%

North Carolina Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
North Carolina	4.75%	4.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Hays	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%

Groceries

Item	Hays	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%

Health Care

Item	Hays	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%

Housing

Item	Hays	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$93,200.00	$184,700.00	49.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,737.79	$2,346.69	25.9%
Apartment Rent	$633.00	$949.00	33.3%

Transportation

Item	Hays	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.31	$3.46	4.2%
Tire Balancing	$48.78	$59.92	18.6%

Utilities

Item	Hays	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.41	$193.99	15.8%
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.
Ronda, NC	824	85	15.4%
Fairplains, NC	1,757	88	12.1%
Pleasant Hill, NC	808	89	10.6%
Cricket, NC	2,453	90	9.8%
Millers Creek, NC	1,461	92	8.2%
Hays, NC	1,360	87	13.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Newcastle, CA	1,360	153	53.2%
Gillam, MB	1,360	n/a
Garberville, CA	1,361	128	28.0%
Sanborn, IA	1,359	82	18.4%
Dayton, IN	1,359	92	8.0%
Hays, NC	1,360	87	13.2%

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 Hays, NC