According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Hartsville has an overall cost of living index of 87 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only South Carolina, Hartsville has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than South Carolina's index of 93.
The standard of living in Hartsville ranks as #1,101 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in South Carolina. By definition, that implies Hartsville ranks as the #5,317 most expensive place in the Palmetto State.
Living Expense | Hartsville | South Carolina | National Average | |
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Overall | 87 | 93 | 100 | |
Services | 92 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 104 | 105 | 100 | |
Health | 75 | 95 | 100 | |
Housing | 61 | 80 | 100 | |
Transportation | 88 | 94 | 100 | |
Utilities | 130 | 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 | Hartsville | South Carolina | United States |
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Median Home Value | $134,800 | $170,100 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $672 | $918 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $36,111 | $54,864 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.7x | 3.1x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.22x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Hartsville | South Carolina |
---|---|---|
Shampoo | $1.01 | $1.06 |
Movie | $11.12 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $13.83 | $14.67 |
Item | Hartsville | South Carolina |
---|---|---|
Ground Beef | $4.57 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.4 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.19 | $2.05 |
Item | Hartsville | South Carolina |
---|---|---|
Haircut | $14.0 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $41.63 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.26 | $2.34 |
Item | Hartsville | South Carolina |
---|---|---|
Potatoes | $3.78 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.72 | $10.62 |
Beer | $10.3 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $51.67 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $102.0 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $59.0 | $99.13 |
Item | Hartsville | South Carolina |
---|---|---|
Gasoline | $2.0 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $40.0 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $248.45 | $167.67 |
Phone | $185.81 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Hartsville |
---|---|---|---|
Sumter, SC | 39,758 | 92 | 1.1x |
Florence, SC | 38,535 | 92 | 1.1x |
Laurinburg, NC | 15,118 | 88 | 1.0x |
Lancaster, SC | 9,187 | 90 | 1.0x |
Lugoff, SC | 9,146 | 92 | 1.1x |
Bennettsville, SC | 7,905 | 85 | 1.0x |
Camden, SC | 7,185 | 94 | 1.1x |
Hamlet, NC | 6,366 | 89 | 1.0x |
Darlington, SC | 6,000 | 83 | 1.0x |
Wadesboro, NC | 5,273 | 92 | 1.1x |