Index | Saluda | South Carolina | National |
Cost of living | 77 | 93 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 92 | 100 | 100 |
Groceries | 96 | 99 | 100 |
Health care | 82 | 94 | 100 |
Housing | 45 | 80 | 100 |
Transportation | 89 | 91 | 100 |
Utilities | 84 | 107 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $36,951 | $3,079 | $862 | $1,109 |
Renters | $16,337 | $1,361 | $381 | $490 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
South Carolina | 6% | 9% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
South Carolina | 0% | 6.5% |
Item | Saluda | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $26.67 | $24.26 | 9.9% |
Beauty Salon | $39.50 | $45.56 | 13.3% |
Toothpaste | $3.65 | $3.70 | 1.3% |
Shampoo | $1.13 | $1.28 | 12.0% |
Movie | $15.61 | $12.13 | 28.7% |
Bowling | $20.92 | $18.00 | 16.2% |
Item | Saluda | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.52 | $5.84 | 5.4% |
Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.57 | 6.2% |
Milk | $4.53 | $4.67 | 3.0% |
Potatoes | $5.41 | $4.93 | 9.6% |
Pizza | $13.16 | $12.09 | 8.9% |
Beer | $10.06 | $10.41 | 3.4% |
Item | Saluda | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $69.88 | $125.68 | 44.4% |
Doctor | $179.92 | $135.78 | 32.5% |
Dentist | $199.00 | $113.29 | 75.7% |
Ibuprofen | $10.12 | $10.65 | 5.0% |
Lipitor | $496.43 | $468.60 | 5.9% |
Item | Saluda | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $68,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 62.9% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,929.91 | $2,346.69 | 17.8% |
Apartment Rent | $592.00 | $949.00 | 37.6% |
Item | Saluda | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.24 | $3.46 | 6.3% |
Tire Balancing | $52.38 | $59.92 | 12.6% |
Item | Saluda | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $149.68 | $193.99 | 22.8% |
Phone | $189.47 | $192.25 | 1.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Ridge Spring, SC | 676 | 76 | 24.2% |
Monetta, SC | 253 | 84 | 16.2% |
Edgefield, SC | 4,800 | 79 | 20.9% |
Johnston, SC | 2,556 | 80 | 19.6% |
Ninety Six, SC | 2,395 | 81 | 18.6% |
Saluda, SC | 3,603 | 77 | 23.2% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Okanagan-Similkameen C, BC | 3,603 | n/a | |
Fairbury, IL | 3,604 | 92 | 7.8% |
Pine Lawn, MO | 3,604 | 81 | 19.2% |
Frederick, OK | 3,604 | 76 | 23.6% |
Delta, UT | 3,604 | 96 | 4.5% |
Saluda, SC | 3,603 | 77 | 23.2% |