Cost Of Living in Wingate, 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	Wingate	North Carolina	National
Cost of living	96	94	100
Goods & Services	103	98	100
Groceries	100	98	100
Health care	111	108	100
Housing	89	85	100
Transportation	94	92	100
Utilities	89	94	100

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The cost of living in Wingate is 3% higher than the North Carolina average
The cost of living in Wingate is 4% lower than the national average
Wingate housing is 11% 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	$63,363	$5,280	$1,478	$1,901
Renters	$33,618	$2,802	$784	$1,009

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	Wingate	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	Wingate	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	Wingate	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	Wingate	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$155,200.00	$184,700.00	16.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,159.30	$2,346.69	34.6%
Apartment Rent	$945.00	$949.00	0.4%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Wingate	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.
Mount Croghan, SC	142	82	17.8%
Polkton, NC	2,682	88	12.5%
Pageland, SC	2,556	88	11.6%
Peachland, NC	458	89	10.7%
Marshville, NC	2,748	90	9.9%
Wingate, NC	4,456	96	3.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Manlius, NY	4,456	103	3.3%
Searingtown, NY	4,456	226	126.4%
Shelley, ID	4,455	92	7.6%
Millis-Clicquot, MA	4,455	144	44.0%
Florence, NJ	4,455	108	7.6%
Wingate, NC	4,456	96	3.8%

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 Wingate, NC