Cost Of Living in Batesburg-Leesville, SC

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	Batesburg-Leesville	South Carolina	National
Cost of living	90	93	100
Goods & Services	98	100	100
Groceries	99	99	100
Health care	86	94	100
Housing	67	80	100
Transportation	82	91	100
Utilities	131	107	100

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The cost of living in Batesburg-Leesville is 4% lower than the South Carolina average
The cost of living in Batesburg-Leesville is 10% lower than the national average
Batesburg-Leesville housing is 33% lower than the national average
South Carolina general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
South Carolina 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	$66,094	$5,508	$1,542	$1,983
Renters	$33,333	$2,778	$778	$1,000

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Batesburg-Leesville, SC, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Batesburg-Leesville homeowners, is $66,094. This would allow for a maximum of $1,542 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $33,333 which would result in a maximum of $778 to be spent on rental costs.

South Carolina Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
South Carolina	6%	9%

South Carolina Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
South Carolina	0%	6.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Batesburg-Leesville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.75	$24.26	14.5%
Beauty Salon	$30.56	$45.56	32.9%
Toothpaste	$3.65	$3.70	1.5%
Shampoo	$1.33	$1.28	3.6%
Movie	$12.93	$12.13	6.6%
Bowling	$24.33	$18.00	35.2%

Groceries

Item	Batesburg-Leesville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.15	$5.84	5.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.61	$4.67	1.3%
Potatoes	$5.50	$4.93	11.5%
Pizza	$10.35	$12.09	14.4%
Beer	$10.53	$10.41	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Batesburg-Leesville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$59.00	$125.68	53.1%
Doctor	$150.00	$135.78	10.5%
Dentist	$78.33	$113.29	30.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.46	$10.65	1.8%
Lipitor	$416.30	$468.60	11.2%

Housing

Item	Batesburg-Leesville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$112,300.00	$184,700.00	39.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,725.28	$2,346.69	26.5%
Apartment Rent	$768.00	$949.00	19.1%

Transportation

Item	Batesburg-Leesville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.22	$3.46	6.9%
Tire Balancing	$32.03	$59.92	46.5%

Utilities

Item	Batesburg-Leesville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$290.58	$193.99	49.8%
Phone	$192.75	$192.25	0.3%

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.
Ridge Spring, SC	676	76	24.2%
Saluda, SC	3,603	77	23.2%
Monetta, SC	253	84	16.2%
Ward, SC	216	81	18.5%
Summit, SC	606	95	4.6%
Batesburg-Leesville, SC	5,504	90	10.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Beardstown, IL	5,504	80	20.3%
Rockdale, TX	5,505	84	16.4%
Lac-Mégantic, QC	5,501	n/a
Slinger, WI	5,500	110	9.6%
Whiskey Creek, FL	5,508	114	14.5%
Batesburg-Leesville, SC	5,504	90	10.1%

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 Batesburg-Leesville, SC