Poncey-Highland, Georgia Cost Of Living

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Overall 8%

Goods & Services 2%

Housing 25%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from C2ER in January, 2021; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Poncey-Highland	Atlanta	Georgia
Cost of living	108	105	93
Goods & Services	102	102	97
Groceries	105	105	97
Health care	102	102	97
Housing	125	116	86
Transportation	102	102	97
Utilities	85	85	92

Key findings

The cost of living in Poncey-Highland is 16% higher than the Atlanta average
The cost of living in Poncey-Highland is 8% higher than the national average
Poncey-Highland housing is 25% higher than the national average
Georgia general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average
Georgia state income tax is 59% 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)
Household	$67,836	$5,653	$1,583	$2,035

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%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Atlanta	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.00	$18.62	12.8%
Beauty Salon	$47.13	$39.05	20.7%
Toothpaste	$2.66	$2.34	13.8%
Shampoo	$1.00	$1.06	5.7%
Movie	$14.15	$10.68	32.4%
Bowling	$17.17	$14.67	17.0%

Groceries

Item	Atlanta	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.61	$4.22	9.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.30	$1.39	6.4%
Milk	$1.99	$2.05	2.7%
Potatoes	$3.16	$3.29	3.9%
Pizza	$10.06	$10.62	5.3%
Beer	$10.05	$9.38	7.1%

Health Care

Item	Atlanta	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$110.27	$108.57	1.6%
Doctor	$119.80	$116.17	3.1%
Dentist	$105.78	$99.13	6.7%
Ibuprofen	$8.71	$9.68	10.0%
Lipitor	$459.02	$466.92	1.7%

Housing

Item	Atlanta	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$222,300.00	$184,700.00	20.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,227.74	$1,197.42	2.5%
Apartment Rent	$998.00	$949.00	5.2%

Transportation

Item	Atlanta	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.23	$2.22	0.4%
Tire Balancing	$52.08	$50.07	4.0%

Utilities

Item	Atlanta	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$120.82	$167.67	27.9%
Phone	$185.08	$175.64	5.4%

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.
Forest Park, GA	19,156	84	-16%
Conley, GA	5,397	85	-15%
Lake City, GA	2,712	86	-14%
Lithonia, GA	2,093	87	-13%
Riverdale, GA	15,812	87	-13%
Atlanta, GA	456,378	105	5%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Virginia Beach, VA	449,733	116	16%
Colorado Springs, CO	448,759	106	6%
Omaha, NE	443,072	91	-9%
Long Beach, CA	469,793	141	41%
Mesa, AZ	470,456	97	-3%
Atlanta, GA	456,378	105	5%

Source: The Poncey-Highland, Atlanta, GA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2020.

Poncey-Highland, Atlanta, GA Cost of Living