Index | Forest Hills | North Carolina | National |
Cost of living | 94 | 94 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 100 | 98 | 100 |
Groceries | 98 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 110 | 108 | 100 |
Housing | 80 | 85 | 100 |
Transportation | 92 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 108 | 94 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $98,484 | $8,207 | $2,298 | $2,955 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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 | Forest Hills | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $28.00 | $24.26 | 15.4% |
Beauty Salon | $48.22 | $45.56 | 5.8% |
Toothpaste | $3.80 | $3.70 | 2.6% |
Shampoo | $1.33 | $1.28 | 3.6% |
Movie | $13.07 | $12.13 | 7.7% |
Bowling | $15.89 | $18.00 | 11.7% |
Item | Forest Hills | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.47 | $5.84 | 10.7% |
Fried Chicken | $1.46 | $1.57 | 7.0% |
Milk | $4.61 | $4.67 | 1.3% |
Potatoes | $5.27 | $4.93 | 6.7% |
Pizza | $10.44 | $12.09 | 13.6% |
Beer | $10.44 | $10.41 | 0.3% |
Item | Forest Hills | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $155.11 | $125.68 | 23.4% |
Doctor | $166.73 | $135.78 | 22.8% |
Dentist | $113.89 | $113.29 | 0.5% |
Ibuprofen | $10.57 | $10.65 | 0.7% |
Lipitor | $509.86 | $468.60 | 8.8% |
Item | Forest Hills | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $0.00 | $184,700.00 | 100.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,256.40 | $2,346.69 | 3.8% |
Apartment Rent | $763.00 | $949.00 | 19.6% |
Item | Forest Hills | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.29 | $3.46 | 5.0% |
Tire Balancing | $49.99 | $59.92 | 16.6% |
Item | Forest Hills | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $221.84 | $193.99 | 14.4% |
Phone | $186.82 | $192.25 | 2.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Cherokee, NC | 2,120 | 90 | 9.6% |
Franklin, NC | 4,030 | 95 | 5.1% |
Sylva, NC | 2,696 | 96 | 4.4% |
Waynesville, NC | 10,145 | 96 | 3.5% |
Dillsboro, NC | 219 | 98 | 1.8% |
Forest Hills, NC | 325 | 94 | 6.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Colt, AR | 325 | 73 | 26.8% |
Oak Shores, CA | 325 | 156 | 56.1% |
Eldorado Springs, CO | 325 | 100 | 0.1% |
Bronson, IA | 325 | 90 | 10.1% |
Oldtown, ID | 325 | 98 | 2.4% |
Forest Hills, NC | 325 | 94 | 6.0% |