Cost Of Living in Deep Creek South, VA

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	Deep Creek South	Chesapeake	Virginia
Cost of living	124	115	109
Goods & Services	100	100	100
Groceries	101	101	101
Health care	96	96	99
Housing	177	149	130
Transportation	100	100	95
Utilities	105	105	104

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The cost of living in Deep Creek South is 13% higher than the Chesapeake average
The cost of living in Deep Creek South is 24% higher than the national average
Deep Creek South housing is 77% higher than the national average
Virginia general sales tax is 4% higher than the national average
Virginia state income tax is 23% 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)
Household	$113,917	$9,493	$2,658	$3,418

Virginia Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Virginia	5.3%	6%

Virginia Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Virginia	2%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Chesapeake	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.00	$24.26	17.6%
Beauty Salon	$54.17	$45.56	18.9%
Toothpaste	$3.72	$3.70	0.5%
Shampoo	$1.26	$1.28	1.3%
Movie	$13.31	$12.13	9.7%
Bowling	$24.17	$18.00	34.3%

Groceries

Item	Chesapeake	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.54	$5.84	5.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.44	$1.57	8.5%
Milk	$4.63	$4.67	1.0%
Potatoes	$5.27	$4.93	6.8%
Pizza	$12.72	$12.09	5.3%
Beer	$10.64	$10.41	2.2%

Health Care

Item	Chesapeake	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$95.44	$125.68	24.1%
Doctor	$122.83	$135.78	9.5%
Dentist	$109.67	$113.29	3.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.76	$10.65	1.0%
Lipitor	$489.65	$468.60	4.5%

Housing

Item	Chesapeake	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$286,000.00	$184,700.00	54.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,083.79	$2,346.69	11.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,300.00	$949.00	37.0%

Transportation

Item	Chesapeake	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.27	$3.46	5.5%
Tire Balancing	$60.00	$59.92	0.1%

Utilities

Item	Chesapeake	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$227.22	$193.99	17.1%
Phone	$185.33	$192.25	3.6%

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.
Benns Church, VA	642	101	0.6%
Portsmouth, VA	94,961	101	0.5%
Norfolk, VA	244,300	105	5.2%
Suffolk, VA	91,383	112	12.3%
Chesapeake, VA	242,647	115	15.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Regina, SK	241,465	n/a
Norfolk, VA	244,300	105	5.2%
Irving, TX	240,475	107	6.6%
Winston-Salem, NC	245,787	95	4.7%
Garland, TX	238,622	109	8.5%
Chesapeake, VA	242,647	115	15.3%

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 Deep Creek South, Chesapeake, VA