Cost Of Living In Young Harris, GA

Young Harris 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	Young Harris	Georgia	National
Cost of living index	90	94	100
Index	Young Harris	Georgia	National
Goods & Services index	87	99	100
Groceries index	91	99	100
Health care index	85	99	100
Housing index	98	87	100
Transportation index	81	93	100
Utilities index	84	95	100

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The cost of living in Young Harris is 5% lower than the Georgia average.
The cost of living in Young Harris is 10% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Young Harris is 2% 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	$58,750	$4,896	$1,371	$1,763
Renters	$9,615	$801	$224	$288

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	Young Harris	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.97	$15.56	10.3%
Beauty Salon	$21.44	$36.11	40.6%
Toothpaste	$2.25	$2.47	9.0%
Shampoo	$1.02	$0.96	5.7%
Movie	$9.89	$10.13	2.3%
Bowling	$3.88	$4.74	18.2%

Groceries

Item	Young Harris	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.48	$3.98	12.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.19	$1.41	15.5%
Milk	$2.55	$2.06	23.4%
Potatoes	$3.03	$2.98	1.5%
Pizza	$8.94	$9.47	5.7%
Beer	$7.95	$8.79	9.5%

Health Care

Item	Young Harris	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$111.00	$101.04	9.9%
Doctor	$70.03	$107.44	34.8%
Dentist	$70.33	$90.42	22.2%
Ibuprofen	$9.27	$9.28	0.1%
Lipitor	$464.35	$426.50	8.9%

Housing

Item	Young Harris	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$192,500.00	$175,700.00	9.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$877.02	$1,133.23	22.6%
Apartment Rent	$668.00	$920.00	27.4%

Transportation

Item	Young Harris	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.57	$1.99	21.0%
Tire Balancing	$39.70	$45.76	13.2%

Utilities

Item	Young Harris	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$132.10	$163.81	19.4%
Phone	$25.15	$28.39	11.4%

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.
Blairsville, GA	776	77	-23%
Murphy, NC	2,100	80	-20%
Hayesville, NC	393	81	-19%
Hiawassee, GA	930	87	-13%
Young Harris, GA	1,040	90	-10%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cascade, ID	1,040	86	-14%
Highland, MD	1,040	188	88%
Maysville, MO	1,040	84	-16%
Enlow, PA	1,040	76	-24%
Dutch Island, GA	1,040	148	48%
Young Harris, GA	1,040	90	-10%

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

Young Harris, GA Cost of Living