| Index | Alamance | North Carolina | National |
| Cost of living | 111 | 94 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 93 | 98 | 100 |
| Groceries | 95 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care | 105 | 108 | 100 |
| Housing | 151 | 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 | $97,083 | $8,090 | $2,265 | $2,913 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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 | Alamance | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $28.33 | $24.26 | 16.8% |
| Beauty Salon | $37.66 | $45.56 | 17.3% |
| Toothpaste | $3.67 | $3.70 | 0.8% |
| Shampoo | $1.24 | $1.28 | 3.4% |
| Movie | $12.00 | $12.13 | 1.1% |
| Bowling | $18.67 | $18.00 | 3.7% |
| Item | Alamance | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.17 | $5.84 | 5.7% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.42 | $1.57 | 9.9% |
| Milk | $4.49 | $4.67 | 3.8% |
| Potatoes | $5.00 | $4.93 | 1.3% |
| Pizza | $10.41 | $12.09 | 13.9% |
| Beer | $10.25 | $10.41 | 1.6% |
| Item | Alamance | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $146.78 | $125.68 | 16.8% |
| Doctor | $174.00 | $135.78 | 28.1% |
| Dentist | $97.67 | $113.29 | 13.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.31 | $10.65 | 3.2% |
| Lipitor | $495.98 | $468.60 | 5.8% |
| Item | Alamance | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $322,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 74.3% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,041.67 | $2,346.69 | 13.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $917.00 | $949.00 | 3.4% |
| Item | Alamance | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.31 | $3.46 | 4.2% |
| Tire Balancing | $54.55 | $59.92 | 9.0% |
| Item | Alamance | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $161.71 | $193.99 | 16.6% |
| Phone | $186.82 | $192.25 | 2.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Altamahaw, NC | 369 | 79 | 21.4% |
| Haw River, NC | 2,477 | 82 | 18.2% |
| Ossipee, NC | 508 | 83 | 17.0% |
| Green Level, NC | 2,541 | 83 | 17.0% |
| Liberty, NC | 2,657 | 85 | 15.3% |
| Alamance, NC | 1,280 | 111 | 10.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Keaau, HI | 1,280 | 144 | 43.7% |
| Yellville, AR | 1,281 | 82 | 17.7% |
| Litchfield, CT | 1,279 | 123 | 23.2% |
| Germantown, IL | 1,279 | 89 | 11.3% |
| Hurley, MS | 1,279 | 95 | 4.6% |
| Alamance, NC | 1,280 | 111 | 10.9% |
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