Cost Of Living in Judson, 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	Judson	South Carolina	National
Cost of living	85	93	100
Goods & Services	102	100	100
Groceries	98	99	100
Health care	100	94	100
Housing	55	80	100
Transportation	90	91	100
Utilities	92	107	100

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The cost of living in Judson is 9% lower than the South Carolina average
The cost of living in Judson is 15% lower than the national average
Judson housing is 45% 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	$29,688	$2,474	$693	$891
Renters	$17,356	$1,446	$405	$521

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	Judson	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	Judson	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	Judson	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	Judson	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$58,100.00	$184,700.00	68.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,581.44	$2,346.69	32.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,049.00	$949.00	10.5%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Judson	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.
Ware Place, SC	116	79	21.0%
Slater-Marietta, SC	2,098	83	16.6%
Parker, SC	12,175	86	14.2%
West Pelzer, SC	1,049	87	12.9%
Pelzer, SC	1,653	88	11.5%
Judson, SC	1,412	85	14.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Pinetops, NC	1,412	84	16.3%
Rafter J Ranch, WY	1,412	187	87.2%
Chualar, CA	1,413	139	39.2%
Ignacio, CO	1,411	101	1.2%
South Coventry, CT	1,413	113	12.5%
Judson, SC	1,412	85	14.8%

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 Judson, SC