Cost Of Living in Honea Path, SC

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	Honea Path	South Carolina	National
Cost of living	86	93	100
Goods & Services	102	100	100
Groceries	98	99	100
Health care	100	94	100
Housing	58	80	100
Transportation	90	91	100
Utilities	92	107	100

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The cost of living in Honea Path is 8% lower than the South Carolina average
The cost of living in Honea Path is 14% lower than the national average
Honea Path housing is 42% lower than the national average
South Carolina general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
South Carolina 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	$45,442	$3,787	$1,060	$1,363
Renters	$26,496	$2,208	$618	$795

The affordability of the housing market in Honea Path, SC as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Honea Path homeowners, the median income is $45,442. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,060 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $26,496. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $618 for their rent related monthly costs.

South Carolina Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
South Carolina	6%	9%

South Carolina Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
South Carolina	0%	6.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Honea Path	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.74	$24.26	6.1%
Beauty Salon	$51.07	$45.56	12.1%
Toothpaste	$3.61	$3.70	2.4%
Shampoo	$1.37	$1.28	7.2%
Movie	$14.47	$12.13	19.3%
Bowling	$18.39	$18.00	2.2%

Groceries

Item	Honea Path	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.24	$5.84	6.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.50	$1.57	4.6%
Milk	$4.56	$4.67	2.4%
Potatoes	$5.31	$4.93	7.6%
Pizza	$11.78	$12.09	2.5%
Beer	$10.45	$10.41	0.4%

Health Care

Item	Honea Path	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$120.21	$125.68	4.4%
Doctor	$123.75	$135.78	8.9%
Dentist	$114.80	$113.29	1.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.43	$10.65	2.1%
Lipitor	$534.74	$468.60	14.1%

Housing

Item	Honea Path	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$91,800.00	$184,700.00	50.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,581.44	$2,346.69	32.6%
Apartment Rent	$723.00	$949.00	23.8%

Transportation

Item	Honea Path	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.07	$3.46	11.2%
Tire Balancing	$56.50	$59.92	5.7%

Utilities

Item	Honea Path	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$170.53	$193.99	12.1%
Phone	$189.75	$192.25	1.3%

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.
Antreville, SC	203	98	1.9%
Princeton, SC	60	98	1.9%
Ware Place, SC	116	79	21.0%
Ware Shoals, SC	2,455	82	18.5%
Cokesbury, SC	432	83	17.2%
Honea Path, SC	3,753	86	14.0%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
North Baltimore, OH	3,752	89	10.9%
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Waikapu, HI	3,754	186	85.8%
Cresco, IA	3,751	86	14.1%
Falmouth, MA	3,751	151	51.0%
Honea Path, SC	3,753	86	14.0%

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 Honea Path, SC