Cost Of Living in South Point, OH

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	South Point	Ohio	National
Cost of living	88	92	100
Goods & Services	95	100	100
Groceries	100	101	100
Health care	101	98	100
Housing	69	73	100
Transportation	94	100	100
Utilities	98	99	100

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The cost of living in South Point is 4% lower than the Ohio average
The cost of living in South Point is 12% lower than the national average
South Point housing is 31% lower than the national average
Ohio general sales tax is 13% higher than the national average
Ohio state income tax is 6% higher 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	$69,191	$5,766	$1,614	$2,076
Renters	$37,891	$3,158	$884	$1,137

Ohio Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Ohio	5.75%	8%

Ohio Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Ohio	2.76%	3.99%

Goods & Services

Item	South Point	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.78	$24.26	22.6%
Beauty Salon	$46.22	$45.56	1.4%
Toothpaste	$3.56	$3.70	3.8%
Shampoo	$1.18	$1.28	8.1%
Movie	$12.41	$12.13	2.3%
Bowling	$13.67	$18.00	24.1%

Groceries

Item	South Point	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.57	$5.84	4.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.35	$1.57	14.0%
Milk	$4.83	$4.67	3.4%
Potatoes	$5.16	$4.93	4.6%
Pizza	$11.31	$12.09	6.4%
Beer	$10.19	$10.41	2.1%

Health Care

Item	South Point	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$172.33	$125.68	37.1%
Doctor	$158.83	$135.78	17.0%
Dentist	$107.83	$113.29	4.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.49	$10.65	1.5%
Lipitor	$355.05	$468.60	24.2%

Housing

Item	South Point	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$124,000.00	$184,700.00	32.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,346.93	$2,346.69	42.6%
Apartment Rent	$681.00	$949.00	28.2%

Transportation

Item	South Point	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.36	$3.46	3.0%
Tire Balancing	$52.00	$59.92	13.2%

Utilities

Item	South Point	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$189.47	$193.99	2.3%
Phone	$186.09	$192.25	3.2%

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.
Prichard, WV	321	97	3.5%
Catlettsburg, KY	1,834	80	20.3%
Kenova, WV	3,011	80	19.6%
Lavalette, WV	1,256	81	19.2%
Wurtland, KY	1,452	82	17.9%
South Point, OH	3,130	88	11.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Enderby, BC	3,130	n/a
Jones, OK	3,129	91	9.3%
West Simsbury, CT	3,131	141	40.9%
Orchard Park, NY	3,131	104	3.9%
Blue Earth, MN	3,128	84	15.7%
South Point, OH	3,130	88	11.9%

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 South Point, OH