Wilmington, NC

CBSA: 48900 · Data year: 2024

96.4

Overall

96.6

Goods

87.9

Services

93.2

Rents

Price Index vs National Average (100)

Overall 96.4

Goods 96.6

Services 87.9

Rents 93.2

Vertical line = national average (100)

A $100,000 salary at the national average cost of living equals:

$96,422

in Wilmington, NC purchasing power

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Year	Overall	Goods	Services	Rents
2008	93.2	96.1	81.6	83.3
2009	91.8	93.5	81.9	84.0
2010	94.7	96.8	84.8	88.2
2011	94.4	95.9	84.2	86.0
2012	95.2	94.5	88.6	88.8
2013	94.9	95.3	87.8	85.8
2014	95.6	94.6	89.5	88.7
2015	93.7	93.9	90.7	81.7
2016	95.1	94.9	88.0	87.8
2017	93.9	94.6	84.3	85.9
2018	95.0	95.7	85.0	88.4
2019	93.5	95.7	87.6	85.3
2020	94.0	95.4	86.1	89.6
2021	97.0	96.2	83.0	94.7
2022	96.0	95.6	80.9	90.9
2023	95.4	96.8	82.6	87.8
2024	96.4	96.6	87.9	93.2

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by Metropolitan Statistical Area. Index where national average = 100.