| Index | Tabor City | North Carolina | National |
| Cost of living | 85 | 94 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 97 | 98 | 100 |
| Groceries | 102 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care | 89 | 108 | 100 |
| Housing | 51 | 85 | 100 |
| Transportation | 88 | 92 | 100 |
| Utilities | 121 | 94 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $39,183 | $3,265 | $914 | $1,176 |
| Renters | $19,954 | $1,663 | $466 | $599 |
| 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 | Tabor City | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $26.38 | $24.26 | 8.7% |
| Beauty Salon | $56.15 | $45.56 | 23.2% |
| Toothpaste | $3.77 | $3.70 | 1.8% |
| Shampoo | $1.38 | $1.28 | 7.5% |
| Movie | $11.30 | $12.13 | 6.8% |
| Bowling | $19.43 | $18.00 | 8.0% |
| Item | Tabor City | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.22 | $5.84 | 6.5% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.57 | 6.2% |
| Milk | $4.59 | $4.67 | 1.8% |
| Potatoes | $5.51 | $4.93 | 11.6% |
| Pizza | $10.83 | $12.09 | 10.4% |
| Beer | $10.61 | $10.41 | 1.9% |
| Item | Tabor City | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $78.10 | $125.68 | 37.9% |
| Doctor | $137.50 | $135.78 | 1.3% |
| Dentist | $97.17 | $113.29 | 14.2% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.75 | $10.65 | 0.9% |
| Lipitor | $373.44 | $468.60 | 20.3% |
| Item | Tabor City | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $81,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 55.8% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,134.33 | $2,346.69 | 9.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $642.00 | $949.00 | 32.3% |
| Item | Tabor City | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.18 | $3.46 | 8.0% |
| Tire Balancing | $46.64 | $59.92 | 22.2% |
| Item | Tabor City | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $258.50 | $193.99 | 33.3% |
| Phone | $194.25 | $192.25 | 1.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Chadbourn, NC | 2,038 | 81 | 18.9% |
| Fair Bluff, NC | 585 | 82 | 18.2% |
| Marietta, NC | 146 | 86 | 14.2% |
| Whiteville, NC | 5,348 | 88 | 12.4% |
| Brunswick, NC | 1,128 | 89 | 11.1% |
| Tabor City, NC | 4,038 | 85 | 14.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Amity Gardens, PA | 4,036 | 111 | 10.7% |
| South Chicago Heights, IL | 4,042 | 93 | 6.8% |
| Fenton, MO | 4,033 | 111 | 10.9% |
| Palmer Heights, PA | 4,033 | 109 | 9.0% |
| Trent Woods, NC | 4,043 | 111 | 11.4% |
| Tabor City, NC | 4,038 | 85 | 14.9% |
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