Cost Of Living in Fairview, 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	Fairview	North Carolina	National
Cost of living	107	94	100
Goods & Services	103	98	100
Groceries	100	98	100
Health care	111	108	100
Housing	126	85	100
Transportation	94	92	100
Utilities	89	94	100

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The cost of living in Fairview is 15% higher than the North Carolina average
The cost of living in Fairview is 7% higher than the national average
Fairview housing is 26% higher 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	$73,988	$6,166	$1,726	$2,220
Renters	$35,750	$2,979	$834	$1,073

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	Fairview	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.25	$24.26	24.8%
Beauty Salon	$59.75	$45.56	31.1%
Toothpaste	$3.81	$3.70	2.8%
Shampoo	$1.27	$1.28	0.7%
Movie	$13.55	$12.13	11.7%
Bowling	$21.67	$18.00	20.4%

Groceries

Item	Fairview	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.27	$5.84	7.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.5%
Milk	$4.61	$4.67	1.2%
Potatoes	$4.98	$4.93	1.0%
Pizza	$10.96	$12.09	9.3%
Beer	$10.47	$10.41	0.5%

Health Care

Item	Fairview	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$143.74	$125.68	14.4%
Doctor	$148.29	$135.78	9.2%
Dentist	$115.52	$113.29	2.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.77	$10.65	1.1%
Lipitor	$467.34	$468.60	0.3%

Housing

Item	Fairview	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$285,900.00	$184,700.00	54.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,159.30	$2,346.69	34.6%
Apartment Rent	$567.00	$949.00	40.3%

Transportation

Item	Fairview	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.29	$3.46	4.9%
Tire Balancing	$53.32	$59.92	11.0%

Utilities

Item	Fairview	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$167.89	$193.99	13.5%
Phone	$189.90	$192.25	1.2%

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.
Peachland, NC	458	89	10.7%
Marshville, NC	2,748	90	9.9%
Red Cross, NC	710	93	6.5%
Wingate, NC	4,456	96	3.8%
Oakboro, NC	2,214	97	2.6%
Fairview, NC	2,741	107	7.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hardinsburg, KY	2,740	87	13.3%
Bluewell, WV	2,740	87	13.4%
Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, ON	2,740	n/a
Luverne, AL	2,742	81	18.7%
Taylor, AL	2,742	88	12.1%
Fairview, NC	2,741	107	7.5%

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 Fairview, NC