Index | King | North Carolina | National |
Cost of living | 96 | 94 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 106 | 98 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 113 | 108 | 100 |
Housing | 86 | 85 | 100 |
Transportation | 92 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 89 | 94 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $80,282 | $6,690 | $1,873 | $2,409 |
Renters | $30,803 | $2,567 | $719 | $924 |
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 | King | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $22.17 | $24.26 | 8.6% |
Beauty Salon | $52.72 | $45.56 | 15.7% |
Toothpaste | $3.64 | $3.70 | 1.7% |
Shampoo | $1.25 | $1.28 | 2.6% |
Movie | $11.58 | $12.13 | 4.6% |
Bowling | $20.00 | $18.00 | 11.1% |
Item | King | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.81 | $5.84 | 0.6% |
Fried Chicken | $1.41 | $1.57 | 10.6% |
Milk | $4.58 | $4.67 | 2.0% |
Potatoes | $5.01 | $4.93 | 1.5% |
Pizza | $11.34 | $12.09 | 6.2% |
Beer | $10.17 | $10.41 | 2.3% |
Item | King | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $147.25 | $125.68 | 17.2% |
Doctor | $157.28 | $135.78 | 15.8% |
Dentist | $126.56 | $113.29 | 11.7% |
Ibuprofen | $10.47 | $10.65 | 1.7% |
Lipitor | $548.33 | $468.60 | 17.0% |
Item | King | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $163,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 11.3% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,737.79 | $2,346.69 | 25.9% |
Apartment Rent | $760.00 | $949.00 | 19.9% |
Item | King | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.31 | $3.46 | 4.2% |
Tire Balancing | $48.78 | $59.92 | 18.6% |
Item | King | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $163.41 | $193.99 | 15.8% |
Phone | $186.82 | $192.25 | 2.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Walnut Cove, NC | 2,088 | 90 | 10.2% |
East Bend, NC | 739 | 91 | 9.2% |
Danbury, NC | 211 | 92 | 7.8% |
Tobaccoville, NC | 2,687 | 92 | 7.7% |
Pilot Mountain, NC | 1,635 | 92 | 7.6% |
King, NC | 6,980 | 96 | 4.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Old Greenwich, CT | 6,980 | 282 | 182.1% |
Great Neck Plaza, NY | 6,980 | 145 | 44.9% |
Oak Ridge, NC | 6,979 | 134 | 34.4% |
Clinton, IL | 6,982 | 77 | 23.0% |
Benton, IL | 6,977 | 85 | 15.0% |
King, NC | 6,980 | 96 | 4.0% |