According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Half Moon has an overall cost of living index of 93 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only North Carolina, Half Moon has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than North Carolina's index of 95.
The standard of living in Half Moon ranks as #2,137 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in North Carolina. By definition, that implies Half Moon ranks as the #4,282 most expensive place in the Tar Heel State.
Living Expense | Half Moon | North Carolina | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 93 | 95 | 100 | |
Services | 101 | 102 | 100 | |
Groceries | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
Health | 105 | 108 | 100 | |
Housing | 79 | 87 | 100 | |
Transportation | 109 | 96 | 100 | |
Utilities | 104 | 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 | Half Moon | North Carolina | United States |
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Median Home Value | $146,700 | $182,100 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $866 | $932 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $51,725 | $56,642 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.8x | 3.2x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Half Moon | North Carolina |
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Shampoo | $1.07 | $1.06 |
Movie | $10.35 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $13.67 | $14.67 |
Item | Half Moon | North Carolina |
---|---|---|
Ground Beef | $4.32 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.48 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.58 | $2.05 |
Item | Half Moon | North Carolina |
---|---|---|
Haircut | $15.0 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $42.5 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $3.23 | $2.34 |
Item | Half Moon | North Carolina |
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Potatoes | $4.3 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $8.99 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.69 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $116.4 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $121.67 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $120.22 | $99.13 |
Item | Half Moon | North Carolina |
---|---|---|
Gasoline | $2.5 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $63.96 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $180.8 | $167.67 |
Phone | $177.09 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Half Moon |
---|---|---|---|
Wilmington, NC | 122,162 | 105 | 1.1x |
Jacksonville, NC | 74,313 | 98 | 1.1x |
New Bern, NC | 29,985 | 98 | 1.1x |
Havelock, NC | 19,927 | 96 | 1.0x |
Murraysville, NC | 16,174 | 102 | 1.1x |
Piney Green, NC | 14,309 | 98 | 1.1x |
Winterville, NC | 10,062 | 97 | 1.0x |
Ogden, NC | 9,071 | 112 | 1.2x |
Kings Grant, NC | 8,596 | 97 | 1.0x |
Porters Neck, NC | 7,693 | 128 | 1.4x |