According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Etowah has an overall cost of living index of 99 which is 1.0x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only North Carolina, Etowah has a cost of living index that's 1.0x higher than North Carolina's index of 95.
The standard of living in Etowah ranks as #3,078 most affordable out of the 6,522 places we measured in North Carolina. By definition, that implies Etowah ranks as the #3,329 most expensive place in the Tar Heel State.
Living Expense | Etowah | North Carolina | National Average | |
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Overall | 99 | 95 | 100 | |
Services | 98 | 101 | 100 | |
Groceries | 94 | 98 | 100 | |
Health | 116 | 108 | 100 | |
Housing | 99 | 85 | 100 | |
Transportation | 97 | 94 | 100 | |
Utilities | 101 | 98 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in North Carolina, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Etowah | North Carolina | United States |
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Median Home Value | $214,700 | $172,500 | $217,500 |
Median Rent | $654 | $907 | $1,062 |
Median Income | $56,048 | $54,602 | $62,843 |
Home Value To Income | 3.8x | 3.2x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.14x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Etowah | North Carolina |
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Shampoo | $0.98 | $1.01 |
Movie | $11.89 | $10.72 |
Bowling | $15.0 | $13.86 |
Item | Etowah | North Carolina |
---|---|---|
Ground Beef | $3.88 | $3.9 |
Fried Chicken | $0.92 | $1.4 |
Milk | $1.86 | $1.96 |
Item | Etowah | North Carolina |
---|---|---|
Haircut | $25.0 | $17.49 |
Beauty Salon | $45.0 | $38.17 |
Toothpaste | $2.18 | $2.32 |
Item | Etowah | North Carolina |
---|---|---|
Potatoes | $3.25 | $3.18 |
Pizza | $9.99 | $10.39 |
Beer | $9.48 | $9.23 |
Optometrist | $118.99 | $106.34 |
Doctor | $112.86 | $115.25 |
Dentist | $135.0 | $98.38 |
Item | Etowah | North Carolina |
---|---|---|
Gasoline | $2.56 | $2.59 |
Tire Balancing | $47.99 | $48.9 |
All Electricity | $172.66 | $167.6 |
Phone | $177.09 | $163.42 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Etowah |
---|---|---|---|
Asheville, NC | 91,560 | 102 | 1.0x |
Hendersonville, NC | 13,908 | 95 | 1.0x |
Fletcher, NC | 8,117 | 101 | 1.0x |
Brevard, NC | 7,824 | 97 | 1.0x |
Mills River, NC | 7,251 | 102 | 1.0x |