Index | Travelers Rest | South Carolina | National |
Cost of living | 100 | 93 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 102 | 100 | 100 |
Groceries | 98 | 99 | 100 |
Health care | 100 | 94 | 100 |
Housing | 106 | 80 | 100 |
Transportation | 90 | 91 | 100 |
Utilities | 92 | 107 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $77,321 | $6,443 | $1,804 | $2,320 |
Renters | $21,203 | $1,767 | $495 | $636 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
South Carolina | 6% | 9% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
South Carolina | 0% | 6.5% |
Item | Travelers Rest | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $25.74 | $24.26 | 6.1% |
Beauty Salon | $51.07 | $45.56 | 12.1% |
Toothpaste | $3.61 | $3.70 | 2.4% |
Shampoo | $1.37 | $1.28 | 7.2% |
Movie | $14.47 | $12.13 | 19.3% |
Bowling | $18.39 | $18.00 | 2.2% |
Item | Travelers Rest | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.24 | $5.84 | 6.8% |
Fried Chicken | $1.50 | $1.57 | 4.6% |
Milk | $4.56 | $4.67 | 2.4% |
Potatoes | $5.31 | $4.93 | 7.6% |
Pizza | $11.78 | $12.09 | 2.5% |
Beer | $10.45 | $10.41 | 0.4% |
Item | Travelers Rest | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $120.21 | $125.68 | 4.4% |
Doctor | $123.75 | $135.78 | 8.9% |
Dentist | $114.80 | $113.29 | 1.3% |
Ibuprofen | $10.43 | $10.65 | 2.1% |
Lipitor | $534.74 | $468.60 | 14.1% |
Item | Travelers Rest | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $210,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 14.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,581.44 | $2,346.69 | 32.6% |
Apartment Rent | $814.00 | $949.00 | 14.2% |
Item | Travelers Rest | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.07 | $3.46 | 11.2% |
Tire Balancing | $56.50 | $59.92 | 5.7% |
Item | Travelers Rest | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $170.53 | $193.99 | 12.1% |
Phone | $189.75 | $192.25 | 1.3% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Tigerville, SC | 2,023 | 98 | 1.9% |
Slater-Marietta, SC | 2,098 | 83 | 16.6% |
Judson, SC | 1,412 | 85 | 14.8% |
Parker, SC | 12,175 | 86 | 14.2% |
Liberty, SC | 3,168 | 89 | 11.5% |
Travelers Rest, SC | 7,947 | 100 | 0.3% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Southwest Ranches, FL | 7,947 | 170 | 70.3% |
Vandenberg Village, CA | 7,945 | 144 | 43.6% |
Woodland Park, CO | 7,943 | 125 | 25.4% |
Bainbridge, OH | 7,951 | 136 | 36.2% |
Gilberts, IL | 7,941 | 116 | 15.8% |
Travelers Rest, SC | 7,947 | 100 | 0.3% |