Index | Carthage | North Carolina | National |
Cost of living | 91 | 94 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 96 | 98 | 100 |
Groceries | 100 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 104 | 108 | 100 |
Housing | 78 | 85 | 100 |
Transportation | 93 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 91 | 94 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $60,208 | $5,017 | $1,405 | $1,806 |
Renters | $20,395 | $1,700 | $476 | $612 |
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 | Carthage | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $28.20 | $24.26 | 16.2% |
Beauty Salon | $50.33 | $45.56 | 10.5% |
Toothpaste | $3.85 | $3.70 | 3.9% |
Shampoo | $1.33 | $1.28 | 4.1% |
Movie | $12.19 | $12.13 | 0.4% |
Bowling | $20.00 | $18.00 | 11.1% |
Item | Carthage | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.28 | $5.84 | 7.6% |
Fried Chicken | $1.36 | $1.57 | 13.2% |
Milk | $4.64 | $4.67 | 0.7% |
Potatoes | $4.99 | $4.93 | 1.1% |
Pizza | $10.73 | $12.09 | 11.3% |
Beer | $10.46 | $10.41 | 0.4% |
Item | Carthage | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $126.46 | $125.68 | 0.6% |
Doctor | $146.71 | $135.78 | 8.1% |
Dentist | $136.77 | $113.29 | 20.7% |
Ibuprofen | $10.94 | $10.65 | 2.7% |
Lipitor | $385.26 | $468.60 | 17.8% |
Item | Carthage | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $144,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 21.7% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,475.99 | $2,346.69 | 5.5% |
Apartment Rent | $747.00 | $949.00 | 21.3% |
Item | Carthage | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.32 | $3.46 | 4.1% |
Tire Balancing | $42.85 | $59.92 | 28.5% |
Item | Carthage | 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. |
Robbins, NC | 1,615 | 81 | 19.1% |
Cameron, NC | 476 | 88 | 11.8% |
Sanford, NC | 29,758 | 91 | 8.8% |
Vass, NC | 906 | 94 | 5.7% |
Taylortown, NC | 1,054 | 95 | 5.3% |
Carthage, NC | 2,518 | 91 | 9.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Dover, MA | 2,518 | 244 | 143.6% |
New Hope, PA | 2,518 | 144 | 44.1% |
Enon, OH | 2,517 | 94 | 5.5% |
Kirbyville, TX | 2,519 | 86 | 13.7% |
Lake Meade, PA | 2,516 | 110 | 10.3% |
Carthage, NC | 2,518 | 91 | 9.1% |