Cost Of Living in Waco, 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	Waco	North Carolina	National
Cost of living	86	94	100
Goods & Services	103	98	100
Groceries	100	98	100
Health care	111	108	100
Housing	55	85	100
Transportation	94	92	100
Utilities	89	94	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Waco is 8% lower than the North Carolina average
The cost of living in Waco is 14% lower than the national average
Waco housing is 45% 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	$47,708	$3,976	$1,113	$1,431
Renters	$14,375	$1,198	$335	$431

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	Waco	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.25	$24.26	24.8%
Beauty Salon	$59.75	$45.56	31.1%
Toothpaste	$3.81	$3.70	2.8%
Shampoo	$1.27	$1.28	0.7%
Movie	$13.55	$12.13	11.7%
Bowling	$21.67	$18.00	20.4%

Groceries

Item	Waco	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.27	$5.84	7.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.5%
Milk	$4.61	$4.67	1.2%
Potatoes	$4.98	$4.93	1.0%
Pizza	$10.96	$12.09	9.3%
Beer	$10.47	$10.41	0.5%

Health Care

Item	Waco	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$143.74	$125.68	14.4%
Doctor	$148.29	$135.78	9.2%
Dentist	$115.52	$113.29	2.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.77	$10.65	1.1%
Lipitor	$467.34	$468.60	0.3%

Housing

Item	Waco	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$89,300.00	$184,700.00	51.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,159.30	$2,346.69	34.6%
Apartment Rent	$675.00	$949.00	28.9%

Transportation

Item	Waco	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.29	$3.46	4.9%
Tire Balancing	$53.32	$59.92	11.0%

Utilities

Item	Waco	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$167.89	$193.99	13.5%
Phone	$189.90	$192.25	1.2%

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.
Dellview, NC	25	99	0.6%
Light Oak, NC	873	79	21.3%
Lawndale, NC	711	81	18.9%
Casar, NC	361	81	18.7%
Patterson Springs, NC	1,012	82	18.0%
Waco, NC	292	86	13.9%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Idledale, CO	292	136	35.8%
Baldwin, IL	292	83	17.3%
Campbell Hill, IL	292	81	19.0%
Joy, IL	292	84	15.8%
Vallonia, IN	292	95	5.0%
Waco, NC	292	86	13.9%

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 Waco, NC