Index | Charleston | Tennessee | National |
Cost of living | 84 | 89 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 90 | 94 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 92 | 88 | 100 |
Housing | 67 | 80 | 100 |
Transportation | 88 | 89 | 100 |
Utilities | 93 | 93 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $48,750 | $4,063 | $1,137 | $1,463 |
Renters | $40,625 | $3,385 | $948 | $1,219 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Tennessee | 7% | 9.75% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Tennessee | 0% | 0% |
Item | Charleston | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $18.80 | $24.26 | 22.5% |
Beauty Salon | $48.40 | $45.56 | 6.2% |
Toothpaste | $3.66 | $3.70 | 1.1% |
Shampoo | $1.27 | $1.28 | 0.8% |
Movie | $12.57 | $12.13 | 3.6% |
Bowling | $16.47 | $18.00 | 8.5% |
Item | Charleston | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.63 | $5.84 | 3.5% |
Fried Chicken | $1.43 | $1.57 | 8.9% |
Milk | $4.49 | $4.67 | 3.9% |
Potatoes | $5.17 | $4.93 | 4.8% |
Pizza | $11.66 | $12.09 | 3.6% |
Beer | $10.02 | $10.41 | 3.8% |
Item | Charleston | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $112.00 | $125.68 | 10.9% |
Doctor | $129.61 | $135.78 | 4.5% |
Dentist | $96.50 | $113.29 | 14.8% |
Ibuprofen | $10.39 | $10.65 | 2.4% |
Lipitor | $465.03 | $468.60 | 0.8% |
Item | Charleston | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $119,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 35.4% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,008.10 | $2,346.69 | 14.4% |
Apartment Rent | $685.00 | $949.00 | 27.8% |
Item | Charleston | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.09 | $3.46 | 10.6% |
Tire Balancing | $50.87 | $59.92 | 15.1% |
Item | Charleston | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $170.16 | $193.99 | 12.3% |
Phone | $192.18 | $192.25 | 0.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
East Cleveland, TN | 2,557 | 80 | 19.9% |
Etowah, TN | 3,505 | 82 | 18.0% |
Dayton, TN | 7,357 | 81 | 18.6% |
Benton, TN | 1,256 | 83 | 17.4% |
Calhoun, TN | 674 | 85 | 15.3% |
Charleston, TN | 668 | 84 | 15.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Blandinsville, IL | 668 | 84 | 16.3% |
Cedar Vale, KS | 668 | 71 | 28.8% |
Howard, KS | 668 | 78 | 22.4% |
Argyle, MN | 668 | 83 | 17.0% |
Pleasant Hope, MO | 668 | 82 | 17.5% |
Charleston, TN | 668 | 84 | 15.8% |