Index | Lowell | North Carolina | National |
Cost of living | 92 | 94 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 103 | 98 | 100 |
Groceries | 100 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 111 | 108 | 100 |
Housing | 75 | 85 | 100 |
Transportation | 94 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 89 | 94 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $54,459 | $4,538 | $1,271 | $1,634 |
Renters | $27,212 | $2,268 | $635 | $816 |
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 | Lowell | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $18.25 | $24.26 | 24.8% |
Beauty Salon | $59.75 | $45.56 | 31.1% |
Toothpaste | $3.81 | $3.70 | 2.8% |
Shampoo | $1.27 | $1.28 | 0.7% |
Movie | $13.55 | $12.13 | 11.7% |
Bowling | $21.67 | $18.00 | 20.4% |
Item | Lowell | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.27 | $5.84 | 7.3% |
Fried Chicken | $1.39 | $1.57 | 11.5% |
Milk | $4.61 | $4.67 | 1.2% |
Potatoes | $4.98 | $4.93 | 1.0% |
Pizza | $10.96 | $12.09 | 9.3% |
Beer | $10.47 | $10.41 | 0.5% |
Item | Lowell | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $143.74 | $125.68 | 14.4% |
Doctor | $148.29 | $135.78 | 9.2% |
Dentist | $115.52 | $113.29 | 2.0% |
Ibuprofen | $10.77 | $10.65 | 1.1% |
Lipitor | $467.34 | $468.60 | 0.3% |
Item | Lowell | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $119,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 35.2% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $3,159.30 | $2,346.69 | 34.6% |
Apartment Rent | $927.00 | $949.00 | 2.3% |
Item | Lowell | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.29 | $3.46 | 4.9% |
Tire Balancing | $53.32 | $59.92 | 11.0% |
Item | Lowell | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $167.89 | $193.99 | 13.5% |
Phone | $189.90 | $192.25 | 1.2% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Spencer Mountain, NC | 0 | 99 | 0.6% |
High Shoals, NC | 841 | 87 | 12.5% |
Bessemer City, NC | 5,536 | 90 | 10.2% |
Kings Mountain, NC | 10,885 | 92 | 8.0% |
Dallas, NC | 4,744 | 93 | 6.9% |
Lowell, NC | 3,676 | 92 | 8.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Chattanooga Valley, GA | 3,676 | 86 | 14.0% |
South Toms River, NJ | 3,676 | 115 | 14.8% |
Hidden Meadows, CA | 3,675 | 179 | 79.0% |
Lake Land'Or, VA | 3,675 | 105 | 5.0% |
Ravenswood, WV | 3,675 | 86 | 14.1% |
Lowell, NC | 3,676 | 92 | 8.0% |