Index | Pawleys Island | South Carolina | National |
Cost of living | 217 | 93 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 97 | 100 | 100 |
Groceries | 102 | 99 | 100 |
Health care | 89 | 94 | 100 |
Housing | 490 | 80 | 100 |
Transportation | 88 | 91 | 100 |
Utilities | 121 | 107 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $151,250 | $12,604 | $3,529 | $4,538 |
Renters | $50,000 | $4,167 | $1,167 | $1,500 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
South Carolina | 6% | 9% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
South Carolina | 0% | 6.5% |
Item | Pawleys Island | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $26.38 | $24.26 | 8.7% |
Beauty Salon | $56.15 | $45.56 | 23.2% |
Toothpaste | $3.77 | $3.70 | 1.8% |
Shampoo | $1.38 | $1.28 | 7.5% |
Movie | $11.30 | $12.13 | 6.8% |
Bowling | $19.43 | $18.00 | 8.0% |
Item | Pawleys Island | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.22 | $5.84 | 6.5% |
Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.57 | 6.2% |
Milk | $4.59 | $4.67 | 1.8% |
Potatoes | $5.51 | $4.93 | 11.6% |
Pizza | $10.83 | $12.09 | 10.4% |
Beer | $10.61 | $10.41 | 1.9% |
Item | Pawleys Island | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $78.10 | $125.68 | 37.9% |
Doctor | $137.50 | $135.78 | 1.3% |
Dentist | $97.17 | $113.29 | 14.2% |
Ibuprofen | $10.75 | $10.65 | 0.9% |
Lipitor | $373.44 | $468.60 | 20.3% |
Item | Pawleys Island | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $1,196,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 547.8% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,134.33 | $2,346.69 | 9.0% |
Apartment Rent | $1,167.00 | $949.00 | 23.0% |
Item | Pawleys Island | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.18 | $3.46 | 8.0% |
Tire Balancing | $46.64 | $59.92 | 22.2% |
Item | Pawleys Island | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $258.50 | $193.99 | 33.3% |
Phone | $194.25 | $192.25 | 1.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Georgetown, SC | 8,884 | 95 | 4.9% |
Garden City, SC | 11,193 | 98 | 2.5% |
Murrells Inlet, SC | 9,292 | 111 | 10.8% |
Surfside Beach, SC | 4,470 | 112 | 11.6% |
Pawleys Island, SC | 83 | 217 | 116.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Gulkana, AK | 83 | 118 | 18.0% |
Pilot Point, AK | 83 | 101 | 1.2% |
Higden, AR | 83 | 94 | 5.8% |
Patmos, AR | 83 | 80 | 19.9% |
Ledyard, IA | 83 | 77 | 23.5% |
Pawleys Island, SC | 83 | 217 | 116.8% |