Blackshear, GA Cost Of Living

Blackshear cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Blackshear	Georgia	National
Cost of living index	84	93	100
Index	Blackshear	Georgia	National
Goods & Services index	94	96	100
Groceries index	101	99	100
Health care index	98	96	100
Housing index	54	86	100
Transportation index	99	96	100
Utilities index	96	97	100

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The cost of living in Blackshear is 10% lower than the Georgia average.
The cost of living in Blackshear is 16% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Blackshear is 46% lower than the national average.
Georgia general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average.
Georgia state income tax is 55% lower than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$50,227	$4,186	$1,172	$1,507
Renters	$15,385	$1,282	$359	$462

Georgia Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Georgia	4%	8%

Georgia Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Georgia	1%	6%

Goods & Services

Item	Blackshear	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.00	$16.09	13.0%
Beauty Salon	$38.28	$37.33	2.5%
Toothpaste	$2.50	$2.45	2.3%
Shampoo	$0.91	$1.00	8.7%
Movie	$10.50	$10.28	2.1%
Bowling	$4.25	$4.93	13.8%

Groceries

Item	Blackshear	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.52	$3.80	18.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.47	$1.40	5.5%
Milk	$2.41	$2.01	19.9%
Potatoes	$3.19	$3.01	5.8%
Pizza	$8.66	$9.89	12.4%
Beer	$8.85	$8.90	0.6%

Health Care

Item	Blackshear	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$92.83	$102.16	9.1%
Doctor	$110.00	$108.36	1.5%
Dentist	$83.00	$92.53	10.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.18	$9.28	9.7%
Lipitor	$437.49	$425.82	2.7%

Housing

Item	Blackshear	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$98,400.00	$184,700.00	46.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,006.86	$1,202.44	16.3%
Apartment Rent	$539.00	$949.00	43.2%

Transportation

Item	Blackshear	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.12	$2.24	5.5%
Tire Balancing	$50.88	$46.29	9.9%

Utilities

Item	Blackshear	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$154.02	$165.96	7.2%
Phone	$28.67	$28.68	0.0%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sunnyside, GA	1,196	80	-20%
Offerman, GA	459	76	-24%
Waycross, GA	14,188	81	-19%
Screven, GA	844	76	-24%
Hoboken, GA	656	83	-17%
Blackshear, GA	3,546	84	-16%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cottondale, AL	3,546	85	-15%
Bryn Mawr, PA	3,545	122	22%
St. Augusta, MN	3,547	104	4%
Houston, MS	3,547	71	-29%
Woodstown, NJ	3,548	109	9%
Blackshear, GA	3,546	84	-16%

Source: The Blackshear, GA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Blackshear, GA Cost of Living