Cost Of Living in Nickelsville, 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	Nickelsville	Virginia	National
Cost of living	85	109	100
Goods & Services	93	100	100
Groceries	95	101	100
Health care	88	99	100
Housing	69	130	100
Transportation	82	95	100
Utilities	99	104	100

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The cost of living in Nickelsville is 22% lower than the Virginia average
The cost of living in Nickelsville is 15% lower than the national average
Nickelsville housing is 31% 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$47,500	$3,958	$1,108	$1,425
Renters	$25,250	$2,104	$589	$758

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	Nickelsville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.91	$24.26	1.4%
Beauty Salon	$45.13	$45.56	0.9%
Toothpaste	$3.58	$3.70	3.4%
Shampoo	$1.19	$1.28	7.3%
Movie	$14.09	$12.13	16.1%
Bowling	$19.33	$18.00	7.4%

Groceries

Item	Nickelsville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.20	$5.84	6.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.66	$1.57	5.3%
Milk	$4.67	$4.67	0.0%
Potatoes	$5.02	$4.93	1.7%
Pizza	$11.91	$12.09	1.5%
Beer	$9.97	$10.41	4.2%

Health Care

Item	Nickelsville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$87.33	$125.68	30.5%
Doctor	$108.51	$135.78	20.1%
Dentist	$96.95	$113.29	14.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.49	$10.65	1.5%
Lipitor	$471.32	$468.60	0.6%

Housing

Item	Nickelsville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$128,600.00	$184,700.00	30.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,808.85	$2,346.69	22.9%
Apartment Rent	$629.00	$949.00	33.7%

Transportation

Item	Nickelsville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.08	$3.46	10.9%
Tire Balancing	$51.47	$59.92	14.1%

Utilities

Item	Nickelsville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$161.17	$193.99	16.9%
Phone	$192.18	$192.25	0.0%

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.
Cleveland, VA	208	74	26.0%
Dungannon, VA	302	77	23.1%
Norton, VA	3,969	78	22.0%
Coeburn, VA	1,472	79	21.4%
Riverview, VA	734	82	18.0%
Nickelsville, VA	359	85	14.7%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bellamy, AL	359	75	24.9%
Hodges, AL	359	77	23.2%
Dietrich, ID	359	86	14.1%
Montgomery, MI	359	84	15.9%
Otter Lake, MI	359	89	10.6%
Nickelsville, VA	359	85	14.7%

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 Nickelsville, VA