Cost Of Living in Macon, 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	Macon	North Carolina	National
Cost of living	83	94	100
Goods & Services	99	98	100
Groceries	98	98	100
Health care	112	108	100
Housing	45	85	100
Transportation	93	92	100
Utilities	98	94	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Macon is 12% lower than the North Carolina average
The cost of living in Macon is 17% lower than the national average
Macon housing is 55% 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	$56,875	$4,740	$1,327	$1,706
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Macon	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.00	$24.26	21.7%
Beauty Salon	$29.58	$45.56	35.1%
Toothpaste	$3.65	$3.70	1.4%
Shampoo	$1.09	$1.28	15.1%
Movie	$10.27	$12.13	15.3%
Bowling	$11.00	$18.00	38.9%

Groceries

Item	Macon	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.93	$5.84	1.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.59	$1.57	0.9%
Milk	$4.57	$4.67	2.1%
Potatoes	$5.18	$4.93	4.9%
Pizza	$10.47	$12.09	13.4%
Beer	$10.29	$10.41	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Macon	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$141.56	$125.68	12.6%
Doctor	$136.38	$135.78	0.4%
Dentist	$100.17	$113.29	11.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.24	$10.65	3.9%
Lipitor	$429.52	$468.60	8.3%

Housing

Item	Macon	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$83,800.00	$184,700.00	54.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,813.02	$2,346.69	22.7%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Macon	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.45	$3.46	0.5%
Tire Balancing	$63.55	$59.92	6.1%

Utilities

Item	Macon	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$201.14	$193.99	3.7%
Phone	$187.32	$192.25	2.6%

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.
Ebony, VA	231	96	3.8%
Littleton, NC	520	82	17.7%
Norlina, NC	1,197	82	18.4%
Warrenton, NC	1,036	86	13.8%
Hollister, NC	860	87	12.7%
Macon, NC	69	83	17.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Datto, AR	69	92	8.0%
Jericho, AR	69	87	13.1%
Moskowite Corner, CA	69	112	11.6%
Trona, CA	69	115	15.0%
Hartman, CO	69	76	23.7%
Macon, NC	69	83	17.4%

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 Macon, NC