Cost Of Living in Rives, TN

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	Rives	Tennessee	National
Cost of living	79	89	100
Goods & Services	94	94	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	87	88	100
Housing	50	80	100
Transportation	89	89	100
Utilities	86	93	100

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The cost of living in Rives is 11% lower than the Tennessee average
The cost of living in Rives is 21% lower than the national average
Rives housing is 50% lower than the national average
Tennessee general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Tennessee 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	$33,000	$2,750	$770	$990
Renters	$40,938	$3,412	$955	$1,228

Tennessee Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Tennessee	7%	9.75%

Tennessee Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Tennessee	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Rives	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.01	$24.26	1.0%
Beauty Salon	$33.55	$45.56	26.4%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.08	$1.28	15.9%
Movie	$11.93	$12.13	1.7%
Bowling	$12.50	$18.00	30.6%

Groceries

Item	Rives	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.94	$5.84	1.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.54	$4.67	2.8%
Potatoes	$5.03	$4.93	1.9%
Pizza	$12.00	$12.09	0.7%
Beer	$9.74	$10.41	6.5%

Health Care

Item	Rives	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$127.08	$125.68	1.1%
Doctor	$138.39	$135.78	1.9%
Dentist	$86.67	$113.29	23.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.10	$10.65	5.2%
Lipitor	$338.33	$468.60	27.8%

Housing

Item	Rives	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$61,300.00	$184,700.00	66.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,691.70	$2,346.69	27.9%
Apartment Rent	$850.00	$949.00	10.4%

Transportation

Item	Rives	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.15	$3.46	9.0%
Tire Balancing	$50.50	$59.92	15.7%

Utilities

Item	Rives	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$148.29	$193.99	23.6%
Phone	$192.18	$192.25	0.0%

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.
Cayce, KY	142	92	8.0%
Fulton, KY	2,405	75	25.0%
Hickman, KY	2,005	75	24.9%
Greenfield, TN	2,348	77	22.9%
Trimble, TN	782	77	22.6%
Rives, TN	312	79	20.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Chunchula, AL	312	85	14.9%
Cromberg, CA	312	128	27.9%
Hillrose, CO	312	94	6.0%
Bowers, DE	312	105	5.2%
Hillcrest Heights, FL	312	93	7.0%
Rives, TN	312	79	20.6%

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 Rives, TN