Cost Of Living in Inman, SC

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	Inman	South Carolina	National
Cost of living	86	93	100
Goods & Services	96	100	100
Groceries	98	99	100
Health care	97	94	100
Housing	60	80	100
Transportation	97	91	100
Utilities	93	107	100

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The cost of living in Inman is 8% lower than the South Carolina average
The cost of living in Inman is 14% lower than the national average
Inman housing is 40% lower than the national average
South Carolina general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
South Carolina state income tax is 100% lower 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	$59,123	$4,927	$1,379	$1,774
Renters	$35,028	$2,919	$817	$1,051

South Carolina Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
South Carolina	6%	9%

South Carolina Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
South Carolina	0%	6.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Inman	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.10	$24.26	3.5%
Beauty Salon	$45.93	$45.56	0.8%
Toothpaste	$3.67	$3.70	0.8%
Shampoo	$1.38	$1.28	7.8%
Movie	$12.15	$12.13	0.1%
Bowling	$16.41	$18.00	8.8%

Groceries

Item	Inman	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.46	$5.84	6.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.58	$4.67	1.9%
Potatoes	$5.50	$4.93	11.5%
Pizza	$10.64	$12.09	12.0%
Beer	$10.46	$10.41	0.5%

Health Care

Item	Inman	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$108.14	$125.68	14.0%
Doctor	$131.80	$135.78	2.9%
Dentist	$103.51	$113.29	8.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.31	$10.65	3.2%
Lipitor	$524.92	$468.60	12.0%

Housing

Item	Inman	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$99,600.00	$184,700.00	46.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,758.32	$2,346.69	25.1%
Apartment Rent	$715.00	$949.00	24.7%

Transportation

Item	Inman	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.16	$3.46	8.7%
Tire Balancing	$67.10	$59.92	12.0%

Utilities

Item	Inman	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$171.72	$193.99	11.5%
Phone	$191.25	$192.25	0.5%

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.
Converse, SC	545	96	3.7%
Fingerville, SC	31	96	3.7%
Gramling, SC	97	96	3.7%
Startex, SC	556	80	20.2%
Saxon, SC	3,727	80	20.0%
Inman, SC	3,665	86	14.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Milan, NM	3,665	81	19.2%
Ballinger, TX	3,665	83	16.6%
Woodlands, MB	3,665	n/a
Newport, MN	3,664	102	2.0%
Trappe, PA	3,664	117	16.7%
Inman, SC	3,665	86	14.5%

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 Inman, SC