Cost Of Living in St. Helena, 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	St. Helena	North Carolina	National
Cost of living	96	94	100
Goods & Services	99	98	100
Groceries	98	98	100
Health care	112	108	100
Housing	90	85	100
Transportation	93	92	100
Utilities	98	94	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in St. Helena is 3% higher than the North Carolina average
The cost of living in St. Helena is 4% lower than the national average
St. Helena housing is 10% 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	$66,563	$5,547	$1,553	$1,997
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	St. Helena	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.00	$24.26	21.7%
Beauty Salon	$29.58	$45.56	35.1%
Toothpaste	$3.65	$3.70	1.4%
Shampoo	$1.09	$1.28	15.1%
Movie	$10.27	$12.13	15.3%
Bowling	$11.00	$18.00	38.9%

Groceries

Item	St. Helena	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.93	$5.84	1.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.59	$1.57	0.9%
Milk	$4.57	$4.67	2.1%
Potatoes	$5.18	$4.93	4.9%
Pizza	$10.47	$12.09	13.4%
Beer	$10.29	$10.41	1.1%

Health Care

Item	St. Helena	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$141.56	$125.68	12.6%
Doctor	$136.38	$135.78	0.4%
Dentist	$100.17	$113.29	11.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.24	$10.65	3.9%
Lipitor	$429.52	$468.60	8.3%

Housing

Item	St. Helena	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$176,300.00	$184,700.00	4.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,813.02	$2,346.69	22.7%
Apartment Rent	$747.00	$949.00	21.3%

Transportation

Item	St. Helena	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.45	$3.46	0.5%
Tire Balancing	$63.55	$59.92	6.1%

Utilities

Item	St. Helena	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$201.14	$193.99	3.7%
Phone	$187.32	$192.25	2.6%

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.
Northwest, NC	778	87	12.8%
Atkinson, NC	351	88	12.2%
Watha, NC	255	90	10.1%
Rocky Point, NC	1,644	95	5.1%
Burgaw, NC	4,101	96	4.2%
St. Helena, NC	410	96	3.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Arboles, CO	410	100	0.1%
Empire, CO	410	115	14.6%
Prairie City, IL	410	84	15.7%
Metamora, IN	410	85	14.6%
Arcadia, KS	410	71	28.7%
St. Helena, NC	410	96	3.9%

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 St. Helena, NC