Cost Of Living in South Charleston, OH

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	South Charleston	Ohio	National
Cost of living	87	92	100
Goods & Services	100	100	100
Groceries	101	101	100
Health care	107	98	100
Housing	56	73	100
Transportation	95	100	100
Utilities	102	99	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in South Charleston is 6% lower than the Ohio average
The cost of living in South Charleston is 13% lower than the national average
South Charleston housing is 44% lower than the national average
Ohio general sales tax is 13% higher than the national average
Ohio state income tax is 6% 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	$55,396	$4,616	$1,292	$1,662
Renters	$26,250	$2,188	$612	$788

Ohio Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Ohio	5.75%	8%

Ohio Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Ohio	2.76%	3.99%

Goods & Services

Item	South Charleston	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.00	$24.26	13.4%
Beauty Salon	$43.31	$45.56	4.9%
Toothpaste	$3.57	$3.70	3.5%
Shampoo	$1.30	$1.28	1.5%
Movie	$12.84	$12.13	5.8%
Bowling	$16.32	$18.00	9.3%

Groceries

Item	South Charleston	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.04	$5.84	3.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.69	$1.57	7.2%
Milk	$4.78	$4.67	2.2%
Potatoes	$5.19	$4.93	5.1%
Pizza	$13.11	$12.09	8.5%
Beer	$10.57	$10.41	1.6%

Health Care

Item	South Charleston	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$108.50	$125.68	13.7%
Doctor	$152.25	$135.78	12.1%
Dentist	$122.07	$113.29	7.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.62	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$511.48	$468.60	9.2%

Housing

Item	South Charleston	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$98,400.00	$184,700.00	46.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,810.14	$2,346.69	22.9%
Apartment Rent	$594.00	$949.00	37.4%

Transportation

Item	South Charleston	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.24	$3.46	6.3%
Tire Balancing	$58.06	$59.92	3.1%

Utilities

Item	South Charleston	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$202.76	$193.99	4.5%
Phone	$186.57	$192.25	3.0%

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.
Octa, OH	51	83	17.0%
Springfield, OH	58,957	86	13.8%
Bloomingburg, OH	966	83	17.3%
South Solon, OH	418	87	13.4%
Jeffersonville, OH	1,081	87	13.4%
South Charleston, OH	1,806	87	13.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Great Falls, SC	1,806	83	17.5%
Division No. 8, Subd. H, NL	1,806	n/a
Stewartville, AL	1,805	91	9.3%
Hamilton, GA	1,805	103	3.4%
Teutopolis, IL	1,807	85	14.9%
South Charleston, OH	1,806	87	13.1%

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 South Charleston, OH