According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Holly Springs has an overall cost of living index of 111 which is 1.1x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only North Carolina, Holly Springs has a cost of living index that's 1.2x higher than North Carolina's index of 95.
The standard of living in Holly Springs ranks as #4,221 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in North Carolina. By definition, that implies Holly Springs ranks as the #2,198 most expensive place in the Tar Heel State.
Living Expense | Holly Springs | North Carolina | National Average | |
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Overall | 111 | 95 | 100 | |
Services | 101 | 102 | 100 | |
Groceries | 93 | 100 | 100 | |
Health | 104 | 108 | 100 | |
Housing | 134 | 87 | 100 | |
Transportation | 92 | 96 | 100 | |
Utilities | 99 | 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 | Holly Springs | North Carolina | United States |
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Median Home Value | $354,500 | $182,100 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,489 | $932 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $110,758 | $56,642 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.2x | 3.2x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.16x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Holly Springs | North Carolina |
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Shampoo | $0.95 | $1.06 |
Movie | $10.04 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $17.13 | $14.67 |
Item | Holly Springs | North Carolina |
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Ground Beef | $4.93 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $0.97 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.61 | $2.05 |
Item | Holly Springs | North Carolina |
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Haircut | $18.07 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $48.42 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.04 | $2.34 |
Item | Holly Springs | North Carolina |
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Potatoes | $3.88 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $11.04 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.99 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $98.89 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $145.22 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $99.0 | $99.13 |
Item | Holly Springs | North Carolina |
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Gasoline | $2.27 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $37.07 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $162.8 | $167.67 |
Phone | $179.92 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Holly Springs |
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Raleigh, NC | 469,698 | 105 | 0.9x |
Cary, NC | 169,177 | 114 | 1.0x |
Apex, NC | 55,220 | 112 | 1.0x |
Garner, NC | 30,345 | 99 | 0.9x |
Fuquay-Varina, NC | 29,110 | 105 | 0.9x |
Morrisville, NC | 27,582 | 107 | 1.0x |
Angier, NC | 5,748 | 92 | 0.8x |