Cost Of Living in Granite Quarry, 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	Granite Quarry	North Carolina	National
Cost of living	92	94	100
Goods & Services	91	98	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	95	108	100
Housing	85	85	100
Transportation	101	92	100
Utilities	101	94	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Granite Quarry is 2% lower than the North Carolina average
The cost of living in Granite Quarry is 8% lower than the national average
Granite Quarry housing is 15% 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	$58,750	$4,896	$1,371	$1,763
Renters	$34,924	$2,910	$815	$1,048

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	Granite Quarry	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	Granite Quarry	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	Granite Quarry	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	Granite Quarry	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$174,200.00	$184,700.00	5.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,004.78	$2,346.69	14.6%
Apartment Rent	$602.00	$949.00	36.6%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Granite Quarry	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.
East Spencer, NC	1,382	80	19.7%
Misenheimer, NC	702	85	15.3%
Lexington, NC	18,970	85	14.9%
Cooleemee, NC	1,028	86	13.7%
Southmont, NC	1,165	87	13.1%
Granite Quarry, NC	2,973	92	7.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Penbrook, PA	2,973	92	7.9%
Navy Yard City, WA	2,973	114	14.3%
East Kootenay F, BC	2,973	n/a
Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, QC	2,972	n/a
Evansville, WY	2,974	97	3.4%
Granite Quarry, NC	2,973	92	7.8%

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 Granite Quarry, NC