| Index | Hampton | South Carolina | National |
| Cost of living | 91 | 93 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 104 | 100 | 100 |
| Groceries | 99 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 102 | 94 | 100 |
| Housing | 67 | 80 | 100 |
| Transportation | 97 | 91 | 100 |
| Utilities | 95 | 107 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $56,250 | $4,688 | $1,312 | $1,688 |
| Renters | $24,115 | $2,010 | $563 | $724 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| South Carolina | 6% | 9% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| South Carolina | 0% | 6.5% |
| Item | Hampton | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $26.56 | $24.26 | 9.5% |
| Beauty Salon | $53.61 | $45.56 | 17.7% |
| Toothpaste | $3.50 | $3.70 | 5.5% |
| Shampoo | $1.21 | $1.28 | 5.5% |
| Movie | $10.50 | $12.13 | 13.5% |
| Bowling | $22.67 | $18.00 | 25.9% |
| Item | Hampton | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.79 | $5.84 | 0.8% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.45 | $1.57 | 7.6% |
| Milk | $4.60 | $4.67 | 1.5% |
| Potatoes | $5.52 | $4.93 | 11.9% |
| Pizza | $14.49 | $12.09 | 19.9% |
| Beer | $10.68 | $10.41 | 2.6% |
| Item | Hampton | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $200.92 | $125.68 | 59.9% |
| Doctor | $126.20 | $135.78 | 7.1% |
| Dentist | $104.00 | $113.29 | 8.2% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.65 | $10.65 | 0.0% |
| Lipitor | $532.91 | $468.60 | 13.7% |
| Item | Hampton | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $130,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 29.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,171.17 | $2,346.69 | 7.5% |
| Apartment Rent | $550.00 | $949.00 | 42.0% |
| Item | Hampton | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.24 | $3.46 | 6.3% |
| Tire Balancing | $63.17 | $59.92 | 5.4% |
| Item | Hampton | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $180.25 | $193.99 | 7.1% |
| Phone | $190.25 | $192.25 | 1.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Lodge, SC | 142 | 101 | 0.7% |
| Luray, SC | 73 | 74 | 25.8% |
| Fairfax, SC | 2,241 | 75 | 25.4% |
| Allendale, SC | 2,953 | 75 | 25.0% |
| Islandton, SC | 49 | 83 | 17.1% |
| Hampton, SC | 3,077 | 91 | 9.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Brazoria, TX | 3,077 | 90 | 10.2% |
| Silt, CO | 3,076 | 118 | 18.4% |
| Kaunakakai, HI | 3,076 | 133 | 32.8% |
| Nashville, IL | 3,076 | 87 | 12.7% |
| McSherrystown, PA | 3,076 | 99 | 0.5% |
| Hampton, SC | 3,077 | 91 | 9.5% |
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