Cost Of Living in Melfa, VA

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	Melfa	Virginia	National
Cost of living	95	109	100
Goods & Services	106	100	100
Groceries	100	101	100
Health care	104	99	100
Housing	80	130	100
Transportation	98	95	100
Utilities	95	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Melfa is 13% lower than the Virginia average
The cost of living in Melfa is 5% lower than the national average
Melfa housing is 20% lower than the national average
Virginia general sales tax is 4% higher than the national average
Virginia state income tax is 23% lower than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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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	$39,375	$3,281	$919	$1,181
Renters	$21,741	$1,812	$507	$652

Virginia Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Virginia	5.3%	6%

Virginia Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Virginia	2%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Melfa	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$29.11	$24.26	20.0%
Beauty Salon	$52.88	$45.56	16.1%
Toothpaste	$3.76	$3.70	1.6%
Shampoo	$1.20	$1.28	6.5%
Movie	$13.93	$12.13	14.8%
Bowling	$23.28	$18.00	29.3%

Groceries

Item	Melfa	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.47	$5.84	6.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.34	$1.57	14.8%
Milk	$4.61	$4.67	1.3%
Potatoes	$5.39	$4.93	9.2%
Pizza	$12.81	$12.09	6.0%
Beer	$10.53	$10.41	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Melfa	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$144.11	$125.68	14.7%
Doctor	$139.66	$135.78	2.9%
Dentist	$132.33	$113.29	16.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.65	$10.65	0.0%
Lipitor	$369.07	$468.60	21.2%

Housing

Item	Melfa	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$150,300.00	$184,700.00	18.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,380.70	$2,346.69	1.4%
Apartment Rent	$714.00	$949.00	24.8%

Transportation

Item	Melfa	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.40	$3.46	1.7%
Tire Balancing	$57.32	$59.92	4.3%

Utilities

Item	Melfa	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.13	$193.99	6.1%
Phone	$182.79	$192.25	4.9%

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.
Southside Chesconessex, VA	143	102	2.0%
Lee Mont, VA	28	102	2.0%
Deep Creek, VA	0	102	2.0%
Nelsonia, VA	490	102	2.0%
Savage Town, VA	184	102	2.0%
Melfa, VA	444	95	4.7%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Pleasant Valley, AK	444	114	13.6%
Emmet, AR	444	77	22.8%
Avery, CA	444	124	24.2%
Collins, IA	444	89	10.6%
Norwich, KS	444	84	16.3%
Melfa, VA	444	95	4.7%

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 Melfa, VA