Index | Hiddenite | North Carolina | National |
Cost of living | 86 | 94 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 91 | 98 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 95 | 108 | 100 |
Housing | 65 | 85 | 100 |
Transportation | 101 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 101 | 94 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $72,639 | $6,053 | $1,695 | $2,179 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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 | Hiddenite | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $30.02 | $24.26 | 23.7% |
Beauty Salon | $39.60 | $45.56 | 13.1% |
Toothpaste | $3.75 | $3.70 | 1.3% |
Shampoo | $1.34 | $1.28 | 4.6% |
Movie | $13.67 | $12.13 | 12.6% |
Bowling | $18.63 | $18.00 | 3.5% |
Item | Hiddenite | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.12 | $5.84 | 4.7% |
Fried Chicken | $1.55 | $1.57 | 1.5% |
Milk | $4.66 | $4.67 | 0.3% |
Potatoes | $5.30 | $4.93 | 7.3% |
Pizza | $11.64 | $12.09 | 3.7% |
Beer | $10.31 | $10.41 | 0.9% |
Item | Hiddenite | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $131.75 | $125.68 | 4.8% |
Doctor | $157.27 | $135.78 | 15.8% |
Dentist | $130.26 | $113.29 | 15.0% |
Ibuprofen | $10.78 | $10.65 | 1.2% |
Lipitor | $483.22 | $468.60 | 3.1% |
Item | Hiddenite | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $112,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 39.1% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,004.78 | $2,346.69 | 14.6% |
Apartment Rent | $695.00 | $949.00 | 26.8% |
Item | Hiddenite | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.19 | $3.46 | 7.7% |
Tire Balancing | $57.92 | $59.92 | 3.3% |
Item | Hiddenite | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $160.96 | $193.99 | 17.0% |
Phone | $187.97 | $192.25 | 2.2% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Love Valley, NC | 118 | 80 | 20.5% |
Brookford, NC | 474 | 84 | 16.3% |
Catawba, NC | 588 | 87 | 12.6% |
Stony Point, NC | 1,546 | 89 | 11.4% |
St. Stephens, NC | 9,298 | 89 | 11.0% |
Hiddenite, NC | 295 | 86 | 14.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Colony, AL | 295 | 80 | 20.4% |
Dyess, AR | 295 | 76 | 23.7% |
Viola, AR | 295 | 78 | 21.6% |
Canby, CA | 295 | 102 | 1.5% |
Grenada, CA | 295 | 98 | 1.8% |
Hiddenite, NC | 295 | 86 | 14.0% |