According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Fort Mill has an overall cost of living index of 104 which is 1.0x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only South Carolina, Fort Mill has a cost of living index that's 1.1x higher than South Carolina's index of 93.
The standard of living in Fort Mill ranks as #3,586 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in South Carolina. By definition, that implies Fort Mill ranks as the #2,833 most expensive place in the Palmetto State.
Living Expense | Fort Mill | South Carolina | National Average | |
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Overall | 104 | 93 | 100 | |
Services | 104 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 102 | 105 | 100 | |
Health | 105 | 95 | 100 | |
Housing | 104 | 80 | 100 | |
Transportation | 103 | 94 | 100 | |
Utilities | 97 | 105 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in South 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 | Fort Mill | South Carolina | United States |
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Median Home Value | $305,400 | $170,100 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,062 | $918 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $101,699 | $54,864 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.0x | 3.1x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.13x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Fort Mill | South Carolina |
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Shampoo | $1.0 | $1.06 |
Movie | $10.0 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $22.35 | $14.67 |
Item | Fort Mill | South Carolina |
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Ground Beef | $3.88 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.46 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.69 | $2.05 |
Item | Fort Mill | South Carolina |
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Haircut | $16.9 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $39.1 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.27 | $2.34 |
Item | Fort Mill | South Carolina |
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Potatoes | $3.65 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $9.09 | $10.62 |
Beer | $10.42 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $119.06 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $121.12 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $112.88 | $99.13 |
Item | Fort Mill | South Carolina |
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Gasoline | $2.35 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $45.59 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $158.05 | $167.67 |
Phone | $179.94 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Fort Mill | Charlotte, NC | 873,570 | 103 | 1.0x | Rock Hill, SC | 74,410 | 96 | 0.9x | Indian Trail, NC | 39,644 | 103 | 1.0x | Matthews, NC | 32,682 | 107 | 1.0x | Mint Hill, NC | 27,258 | 107 | 1.0x | Waxhaw, NC | 16,165 | 116 | 1.1x | Stallings, NC | 15,781 | 109 | 1.0x | Lake Wylie, SC | 14,091 | 117 | 1.1x | Weddington, NC | 11,000 | 142 | 1.4x | Tega Cay, SC | 10,834 | 117 | 1.1x |
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