Cost Of Living In Ellijay, GA

Ellijay 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	Ellijay	Georgia	National
Cost of living index	91	94	100
Index	Ellijay	Georgia	National
Goods & Services index	96	99	100
Groceries index	94	99	100
Health care index	91	99	100
Housing index	81	87	100
Transportation index	93	93	100
Utilities index	103	95	100

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The cost of living in Ellijay is 3% lower than the Georgia average.
The cost of living in Ellijay is 9% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Ellijay is 19% 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	$48,438	$4,037	$1,130	$1,453
Renters	$20,250	$1,688	$472	$608

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	Ellijay	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.00	$15.56	10.1%
Beauty Salon	$26.83	$36.11	25.7%
Toothpaste	$2.56	$2.47	3.5%
Shampoo	$0.84	$0.96	13.3%
Movie	$10.50	$10.13	3.7%
Bowling	$4.59	$4.74	3.1%

Groceries

Item	Ellijay	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.33	$3.98	8.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.26	$1.41	10.2%
Milk	$1.27	$2.06	38.5%
Potatoes	$2.95	$2.98	1.0%
Pizza	$8.99	$9.47	5.1%
Beer	$8.86	$8.79	0.8%

Health Care

Item	Ellijay	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$90.89	$101.04	10.0%
Doctor	$87.78	$107.44	18.3%
Dentist	$83.95	$90.42	7.2%
Ibuprofen	$7.56	$9.28	18.5%
Lipitor	$441.42	$426.50	3.5%

Housing

Item	Ellijay	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$151,700.00	$175,700.00	13.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$817.87	$1,133.23	27.8%
Apartment Rent	$625.00	$920.00	32.1%

Transportation

Item	Ellijay	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.97	$1.99	1.1%
Tire Balancing	$36.00	$45.76	21.3%

Utilities

Item	Ellijay	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$164.93	$163.81	0.7%
Phone	$30.66	$28.39	8.0%

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.
Ranger, GA	156	83	-17%
Morganton, GA	345	80	-20%
Blue Ridge, GA	1,387	87	-13%
East Ellijay, GA	997	97	-3%
Talking Rock, GA	77	97	-3%
Ellijay, GA	1,579	91	-9%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Three Way, TN	1,579	99	-1%
Beverly Hills, TX	1,579	80	-20%
Belle Rose, LA	1,579	89	-11%
Mowbray Mountain, TN	1,580	101	1%
Cumberland Head, NY	1,578	111	11%
Ellijay, GA	1,579	91	-9%

Source: The Ellijay, GA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Ellijay, GA Cost of Living