Cost Of Living in Riner, 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	Riner	Virginia	National
Cost of living	119	109	100
Goods & Services	100	100	100
Groceries	98	101	100
Health care	92	99	100
Housing	173	130	100
Transportation	89	95	100
Utilities	94	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Riner is 10% higher than the Virginia average
The cost of living in Riner is 19% higher than the national average
Riner housing is 73% higher 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	$116,477	$9,706	$2,718	$3,495
Renters	$104,286	$8,691	$2,433	$3,129

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	Riner	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.83	$24.26	14.7%
Beauty Salon	$59.17	$45.56	29.9%
Toothpaste	$4.10	$3.70	10.8%
Shampoo	$1.72	$1.28	34.3%
Movie	$15.61	$12.13	28.7%
Bowling	$27.24	$18.00	51.4%

Groceries

Item	Riner	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.67	$5.84	2.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.83	$4.67	3.4%
Potatoes	$5.33	$4.93	8.0%
Pizza	$12.62	$12.09	4.4%
Beer	$11.14	$10.41	7.0%

Health Care

Item	Riner	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$130.89	$125.68	4.1%
Doctor	$159.79	$135.78	17.7%
Dentist	$125.44	$113.29	10.7%
Ibuprofen	$11.37	$10.65	6.7%
Lipitor	$460.80	$468.60	1.7%

Housing

Item	Riner	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$301,800.00	$184,700.00	63.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$4,632.77	$2,346.69	97.4%
Apartment Rent	$1,857.00	$949.00	95.7%

Transportation

Item	Riner	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.51	$3.46	1.3%
Tire Balancing	$80.00	$59.92	33.5%

Utilities

Item	Riner	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$200.62	$193.99	3.4%
Phone	$184.83	$192.25	3.9%

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.
Parrott, VA	301	96	3.6%
Snowville, VA	65	96	3.6%
Hiwassee, VA	229	96	3.6%
Lafayette, VA	813	96	3.6%
New River, VA	370	96	3.6%
Riner, VA	1,196	119	19.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Laurens, IA	1,196	83	17.2%
Lakeview, LA	1,196	90	10.0%
Nunda, NY	1,196	86	14.1%
Oriskany, NY	1,196	100	0.3%
Philadelphia, NY	1,196	101	1.4%
Riner, VA	1,196	119	19.4%

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 Riner, VA