According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Boiling Springs has an overall cost of living index of 93 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only South Carolina, Boiling Springs has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than South Carolina's index of 93.
The standard of living in Boiling Springs ranks as #2,137 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in South Carolina. By definition, that implies Boiling Springs ranks as the #4,282 most expensive place in the Palmetto State.
Living Expense | Boiling Springs | South Carolina | National Average | |
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Overall | 93 | 93 | 100 | |
Services | 98 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 100 | 105 | 100 | |
Health | 107 | 95 | 100 | |
Housing | 84 | 80 | 100 | |
Transportation | 95 | 94 | 100 | |
Utilities | 96 | 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 | Boiling Springs | South Carolina | United States |
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Median Home Value | $166,600 | $170,100 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $889 | $918 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $63,529 | $54,864 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.6x | 3.1x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.17x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Boiling Springs | South Carolina |
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Shampoo | $1.08 | $1.06 |
Movie | $8.73 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $16.22 | $14.67 |
Item | Boiling Springs | South Carolina |
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Ground Beef | $4.21 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.22 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.57 | $2.05 |
Item | Boiling Springs | South Carolina |
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Haircut | $18.76 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $40.79 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.3 | $2.34 |
Item | Boiling Springs | South Carolina |
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Potatoes | $3.51 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $9.67 | $10.62 |
Beer | $10.45 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $110.68 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $115.7 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $115.91 | $99.13 |
Item | Boiling Springs | South Carolina |
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Gasoline | $2.05 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $49.34 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $155.03 | $167.67 |
Phone | $184.31 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Boiling Springs |
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Asheville, NC | 92,328 | 106 | 1.1x |
Spartanburg, SC | 37,448 | 89 | 1.0x |
Mauldin, SC | 25,829 | 94 | 1.0x |
Taylors, SC | 23,107 | 92 | 1.0x |
Five Forks, SC | 19,399 | 113 | 1.2x |
Hendersonville, NC | 14,020 | 98 | 1.1x |
Fletcher, NC | 8,287 | 104 | 1.1x |
Black Mountain, NC | 8,177 | 101 | 1.1x |
Brevard, NC | 7,841 | 98 | 1.1x |
Etowah, NC | 7,840 | 99 | 1.1x |