Cost Of Living in Conover, NC

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	Conover	North Carolina	National
Cost of living	92	94	100
Goods & Services	91	98	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	95	108	100
Housing	84	85	100
Transportation	101	92	100
Utilities	101	94	100

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The cost of living in Conover is 2% lower than the North Carolina average
The cost of living in Conover is 8% lower than the national average
Conover housing is 16% lower than the national average
North Carolina general sales tax is 7% lower than the national average
North Carolina state income tax is 83% higher 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	$58,389	$4,866	$1,362	$1,752
Renters	$31,868	$2,656	$744	$956

The affordability of the housing market in Conover, NC as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Conover homeowners, the median income is $58,389. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,362 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $31,868. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $744 for their rent related monthly costs.

North Carolina Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
North Carolina	4.75%	7.5%

North Carolina Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
North Carolina	4.75%	4.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Conover	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$30.02	$24.26	23.7%
Beauty Salon	$39.60	$45.56	13.1%
Toothpaste	$3.75	$3.70	1.3%
Shampoo	$1.34	$1.28	4.6%
Movie	$13.67	$12.13	12.6%
Bowling	$18.63	$18.00	3.5%

Groceries

Item	Conover	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.12	$5.84	4.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.55	$1.57	1.5%
Milk	$4.66	$4.67	0.3%
Potatoes	$5.30	$4.93	7.3%
Pizza	$11.64	$12.09	3.7%
Beer	$10.31	$10.41	0.9%

Health Care

Item	Conover	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$131.75	$125.68	4.8%
Doctor	$157.27	$135.78	15.8%
Dentist	$130.26	$113.29	15.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.78	$10.65	1.2%
Lipitor	$483.22	$468.60	3.1%

Housing

Item	Conover	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$159,300.00	$184,700.00	13.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,004.78	$2,346.69	14.6%
Apartment Rent	$737.00	$949.00	22.3%

Transportation

Item	Conover	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.19	$3.46	7.7%
Tire Balancing	$57.92	$59.92	3.3%

Utilities

Item	Conover	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$160.96	$193.99	17.0%
Phone	$187.97	$192.25	2.2%

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.
Brookford, NC	474	84	16.3%
Rhodhiss, NC	993	86	14.1%
Icard, NC	2,119	88	12.4%
Long View, NC	4,898	88	12.4%
Sawmills, NC	5,201	89	11.4%
Conover, NC	8,488	92	8.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hanover, ON	8,487	n/a
Harrison, TN	8,485	93	7.3%
Smithfield, VA	8,492	114	13.9%
Glastonbury Center, CT	8,483	122	22.4%
South Kensington, MD	8,494	189	89.0%
Conover, NC	8,488	92	8.2%

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 Conover, NC