Cost Of Living in Ruth, 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	Ruth	North Carolina	National
Cost of living	86	94	100
Goods & Services	96	98	100
Groceries	98	98	100
Health care	97	108	100
Housing	63	85	100
Transportation	97	92	100
Utilities	93	94	100

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The cost of living in Ruth is 8% lower than the North Carolina average
The cost of living in Ruth is 14% lower than the national average
Ruth housing is 37% 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	$38,906	$3,242	$908	$1,167
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	Ruth	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.10	$24.26	3.5%
Beauty Salon	$45.93	$45.56	0.8%
Toothpaste	$3.67	$3.70	0.8%
Shampoo	$1.38	$1.28	7.8%
Movie	$12.15	$12.13	0.1%
Bowling	$16.41	$18.00	8.8%

Groceries

Item	Ruth	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.46	$5.84	6.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.58	$4.67	1.9%
Potatoes	$5.50	$4.93	11.5%
Pizza	$10.64	$12.09	12.0%
Beer	$10.46	$10.41	0.5%

Health Care

Item	Ruth	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$108.14	$125.68	14.0%
Doctor	$131.80	$135.78	2.9%
Dentist	$103.51	$113.29	8.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.31	$10.65	3.2%
Lipitor	$524.92	$468.60	12.0%

Housing

Item	Ruth	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$113,100.00	$184,700.00	38.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,758.32	$2,346.69	25.1%
Apartment Rent	$628.00	$949.00	33.8%

Transportation

Item	Ruth	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.16	$3.46	8.7%
Tire Balancing	$67.10	$59.92	12.0%

Utilities

Item	Ruth	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$171.72	$193.99	11.5%
Phone	$191.25	$192.25	0.5%

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.
Caroleen, NC	447	96	3.7%
Cliffside, NC	707	96	3.7%
Henrietta, NC	455	96	3.7%
Spindale, NC	4,193	82	17.6%
Ellenboro, NC	794	83	16.6%
Ruth, NC	629	86	13.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Pinckard, AL	629	87	13.4%
Hosford, FL	629	87	12.9%
La Paz, IN	629	80	19.9%
Oldenburg, IN	629	94	5.5%
Ellerslie, MD	629	88	11.9%
Ruth, NC	629	86	13.8%

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 Ruth, NC