Index | Ridgeland | South Carolina | National |
Cost of living | 95 | 93 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 104 | 100 | 100 |
Groceries | 99 | 99 | 100 |
Health care | 102 | 94 | 100 |
Housing | 81 | 80 | 100 |
Transportation | 97 | 91 | 100 |
Utilities | 95 | 107 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $65,650 | $5,471 | $1,532 | $1,970 |
Renters | $21,938 | $1,828 | $512 | $658 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
South Carolina | 6% | 9% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
South Carolina | 0% | 6.5% |
Item | Ridgeland | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $26.56 | $24.26 | 9.5% |
Beauty Salon | $53.61 | $45.56 | 17.7% |
Toothpaste | $3.50 | $3.70 | 5.5% |
Shampoo | $1.21 | $1.28 | 5.5% |
Movie | $10.50 | $12.13 | 13.5% |
Bowling | $22.67 | $18.00 | 25.9% |
Item | Ridgeland | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.79 | $5.84 | 0.8% |
Fried Chicken | $1.45 | $1.57 | 7.6% |
Milk | $4.60 | $4.67 | 1.5% |
Potatoes | $5.52 | $4.93 | 11.9% |
Pizza | $14.49 | $12.09 | 19.9% |
Beer | $10.68 | $10.41 | 2.6% |
Item | Ridgeland | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $200.92 | $125.68 | 59.9% |
Doctor | $126.20 | $135.78 | 7.1% |
Dentist | $104.00 | $113.29 | 8.2% |
Ibuprofen | $10.65 | $10.65 | 0.0% |
Lipitor | $532.91 | $468.60 | 13.7% |
Item | Ridgeland | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $159,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 13.6% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,171.17 | $2,346.69 | 7.5% |
Apartment Rent | $641.00 | $949.00 | 32.5% |
Item | Ridgeland | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.24 | $3.46 | 6.3% |
Tire Balancing | $63.17 | $59.92 | 5.4% |
Item | Ridgeland | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $180.25 | $193.99 | 7.1% |
Phone | $190.25 | $192.25 | 1.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Yemassee, SC | 870 | 85 | 14.9% |
Furman, SC | 622 | 83 | 16.8% |
Burton, SC | 8,779 | 94 | 5.8% |
Shell Point, SC | 2,991 | 99 | 0.5% |
Laurel Bay, SC | 6,388 | 100 | 0.1% |
Ridgeland, SC | 3,903 | 95 | 5.3% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Greendale, IN | 3,903 | 93 | 6.9% |
Bunkie, LA | 3,903 | 85 | 15.4% |
Vandalia, MO | 3,903 | 79 | 20.7% |
Vulcan County, AB | 3,903 | n/a | |
Malmstrom AFB, MT | 3,902 | 97 | 2.7% |
Ridgeland, SC | 3,903 | 95 | 5.3% |