Cost Of Living In Tallapoosa, GA

Tallapoosa 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	Tallapoosa	Georgia	National
Cost of living index	81	94	100
Index	Tallapoosa	Georgia	National
Goods & Services index	93	99	100
Groceries index	95	99	100
Health care index	84	99	100
Housing index	51	87	100
Transportation index	88	93	100
Utilities index	102	95	100

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The cost of living in Tallapoosa is 15% lower than the Georgia average.
The cost of living in Tallapoosa is 19% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Tallapoosa is 49% 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	$60,592	$5,049	$1,414	$1,818
Renters	$15,000	$1,250	$350	$450

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	Tallapoosa	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.48	$15.56	6.9%
Beauty Salon	$30.73	$36.11	14.9%
Toothpaste	$1.80	$2.47	27.2%
Shampoo	$0.78	$0.96	19.2%
Movie	$9.28	$10.13	8.3%
Bowling	$4.54	$4.74	4.1%

Groceries

Item	Tallapoosa	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.56	$3.98	10.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.32	$1.41	6.1%
Milk	$3.41	$2.06	65.2%
Potatoes	$3.67	$2.98	23.0%
Pizza	$8.61	$9.47	9.1%
Beer	$8.18	$8.79	7.0%

Health Care

Item	Tallapoosa	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$86.69	$101.04	14.2%
Doctor	$79.22	$107.44	26.3%
Dentist	$75.17	$90.42	16.9%
Ibuprofen	$8.86	$9.28	4.6%
Lipitor	$392.39	$426.50	8.0%

Housing

Item	Tallapoosa	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$89,700.00	$175,700.00	48.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$836.06	$1,133.23	26.2%
Apartment Rent	$471.00	$920.00	48.8%

Transportation

Item	Tallapoosa	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.78	$1.99	10.5%
Tire Balancing	$38.64	$45.76	15.6%

Utilities

Item	Tallapoosa	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$183.61	$163.81	12.1%
Phone	$25.06	$28.39	11.7%

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.
Fruithurst, AL	262	75	-25%
Buchanan, GA	1,209	82	-18%
Waco, GA	574	82	-18%
Edwardsville, AL	202	82	-18%
Bowdon, GA	1,856	83	-17%
Tallapoosa, GA	3,140	81	-19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Providence, KY	3,140	75	-25%
Underwood-Petersville, AL	3,139	86	-14%
Tolono, IL	3,141	91	-9%
Fayetteville, PA	3,139	96	-4%
Cashmere, WA	3,141	99	-1%
Tallapoosa, GA	3,140	81	-19%

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

Tallapoosa, GA Cost of Living