Index | Stem | North Carolina | National |
Cost of living | 92 | 94 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 97 | 98 | 100 |
Groceries | 103 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 106 | 108 | 100 |
Housing | 84 | 85 | 100 |
Transportation | 89 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 89 | 94 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $78,750 | $6,563 | $1,837 | $2,363 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
North Carolina | 4.75% | 7.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
North Carolina | 4.75% | 4.75% |
Item | Stem | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $26.10 | $24.26 | 7.6% |
Beauty Salon | $53.19 | $45.56 | 16.7% |
Toothpaste | $3.81 | $3.70 | 2.9% |
Shampoo | $1.27 | $1.28 | 0.8% |
Movie | $12.67 | $12.13 | 4.4% |
Bowling | $20.20 | $18.00 | 12.2% |
Item | Stem | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.13 | $5.84 | 4.9% |
Fried Chicken | $1.50 | $1.57 | 4.4% |
Milk | $4.61 | $4.67 | 1.4% |
Potatoes | $5.05 | $4.93 | 2.4% |
Pizza | $10.79 | $12.09 | 10.7% |
Beer | $10.35 | $10.41 | 0.6% |
Item | Stem | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $113.17 | $125.68 | 10.0% |
Doctor | $146.11 | $135.78 | 7.6% |
Dentist | $149.50 | $113.29 | 32.0% |
Ibuprofen | $10.91 | $10.65 | 2.4% |
Lipitor | $438.85 | $468.60 | 6.3% |
Item | Stem | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $164,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 10.8% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,113.73 | $2,346.69 | 9.9% |
Apartment Rent | $675.00 | $949.00 | 28.9% |
Item | Stem | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.36 | $3.46 | 2.9% |
Tire Balancing | $50.00 | $59.92 | 16.6% |
Item | Stem | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $191.72 | $193.99 | 1.2% |
Phone | $186.28 | $192.25 | 3.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Roxboro, NC | 8,323 | 81 | 18.8% |
Franklinton, NC | 2,341 | 88 | 11.8% |
Rougemont, NC | 750 | 91 | 8.8% |
Oxford, NC | 8,812 | 91 | 8.8% |
Butner, NC | 7,779 | 95 | 5.1% |
Stem, NC | 1,169 | 92 | 7.5% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
La Cygne, KS | 1,169 | 81 | 19.2% |
Mesita, NM | 1,169 | 82 | 17.9% |
Baltic, SD | 1,169 | 93 | 7.2% |
Despard, WV | 1,169 | 79 | 20.9% |
Malaga, CA | 1,168 | 109 | 8.5% |
Stem, NC | 1,169 | 92 | 7.5% |