Cost Of Living in St. Paul, 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	St. Paul	Virginia	National
Cost of living	87	109	100
Goods & Services	93	100	100
Groceries	95	101	100
Health care	88	99	100
Housing	73	130	100
Transportation	82	95	100
Utilities	99	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in St. Paul is 21% lower than the Virginia average
The cost of living in St. Paul is 13% lower than the national average
St. Paul housing is 27% 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	$59,007	$4,917	$1,377	$1,770
Renters	$14,583	$1,215	$340	$438

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	St. Paul	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.91	$24.26	1.4%
Beauty Salon	$45.13	$45.56	0.9%
Toothpaste	$3.58	$3.70	3.4%
Shampoo	$1.19	$1.28	7.3%
Movie	$14.09	$12.13	16.1%
Bowling	$19.33	$18.00	7.4%

Groceries

Item	St. Paul	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.20	$5.84	6.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.66	$1.57	5.3%
Milk	$4.67	$4.67	0.0%
Potatoes	$5.02	$4.93	1.7%
Pizza	$11.91	$12.09	1.5%
Beer	$9.97	$10.41	4.2%

Health Care

Item	St. Paul	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$87.33	$125.68	30.5%
Doctor	$108.51	$135.78	20.1%
Dentist	$96.95	$113.29	14.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.49	$10.65	1.5%
Lipitor	$471.32	$468.60	0.6%

Housing

Item	St. Paul	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$155,300.00	$184,700.00	15.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,808.85	$2,346.69	22.9%
Apartment Rent	$445.00	$949.00	53.1%

Transportation

Item	St. Paul	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.08	$3.46	10.9%
Tire Balancing	$51.47	$59.92	14.1%

Utilities

Item	St. Paul	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$161.17	$193.99	16.9%
Phone	$192.18	$192.25	0.0%

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.
Cleveland, VA	208	74	26.0%
Dante, VA	409	77	23.4%
Dungannon, VA	302	77	23.1%
Coeburn, VA	1,472	79	21.4%
Lebanon, VA	3,221	79	20.7%
St. Paul, VA	857	87	13.4%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Greers Ferry, AR	857	83	16.6%
Lecompton, KS	857	87	12.6%
Troy, NH	857	104	4.1%
Allenwood, NJ	857	166	65.5%
Division No. 5, Subd. F, NL	857	n/a
St. Paul, VA	857	87	13.4%

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. Paul, VA