Cost Of Living in Selma, 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	Selma	Virginia	National
Cost of living	82	109	100
Goods & Services	96	100	100
Groceries	97	101	100
Health care	89	99	100
Housing	43	130	100
Transportation	98	95	100
Utilities	116	104	100

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The cost of living in Selma is 25% lower than the Virginia average
The cost of living in Selma is 18% lower than the national average
Selma housing is 57% 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	$42,143	$3,512	$983	$1,264
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Selma	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.40	$24.26	40.6%
Beauty Salon	$33.51	$45.56	26.5%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.20	$1.28	6.0%
Movie	$13.42	$12.13	10.6%
Bowling	$13.22	$18.00	26.5%

Groceries

Item	Selma	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.36	$5.84	8.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	9.3%
Milk	$4.59	$4.67	1.8%
Potatoes	$4.93	$4.93	0.0%
Pizza	$14.11	$12.09	16.7%
Beer	$10.63	$10.41	2.1%

Health Care

Item	Selma	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$121.62	$125.68	3.2%
Doctor	$150.70	$135.78	11.0%
Dentist	$109.15	$113.29	3.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.39	$10.65	2.5%
Lipitor	$484.30	$468.60	3.4%

Housing

Item	Selma	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$80,300.00	$184,700.00	56.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,912.27	$2,346.69	18.5%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Selma	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.29	$3.46	4.9%
Tire Balancing	$41.28	$59.92	31.1%

Utilities

Item	Selma	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$240.27	$193.99	23.9%
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.
Low Moor, VA	333	99	1.3%
Covington, VA	5,653	84	15.7%
Iron Gate, VA	396	86	14.4%
Clifton Forge, VA	3,534	87	13.2%
Hot Springs, VA	586	90	9.5%
Selma, VA	495	82	17.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Gambell, AK	495	99	1.4%
Isleton, CA	495	111	11.2%
Wilkerson, CA	495	129	29.0%
Ideal, GA	495	81	19.2%
Hume, IL	495	83	17.5%
Selma, VA	495	82	17.9%

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 Selma, VA