Poncey-Highland, Georgia Cost Of Living

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Overall 9%

Goods & Services 10%

Housing 25%

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	109	107	93
Goods & Services	110	110	97
Groceries	98	98	96
Health care	106	106	96
Housing	125	116	86
Transportation	100	100	92
Utilities	84	84	91

Key findings

The cost of living in Poncey-Highland is 18% higher than the Atlanta average
The cost of living in Poncey-Highland is 9% 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	$24.13	$20.27	19.0%
Beauty Salon	$50.23	$40.39	24.4%
Toothpaste	$2.01	$2.36	14.9%
Shampoo	$0.99	$1.08	7.7%
Movie	$14.44	$10.99	31.4%
Bowling	$18.13	$15.49	17.1%

Groceries

Item	Atlanta	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.09	$4.30	4.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.02	$1.40	27.3%
Milk	$1.66	$2.20	24.6%
Potatoes	$4.00	$3.22	24.4%
Pizza	$10.92	$10.74	1.7%
Beer	$11.77	$9.60	22.6%

Health Care

Item	Atlanta	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$121.68	$109.73	10.9%
Doctor	$121.28	$118.34	2.5%
Dentist	$114.41	$100.94	13.3%
Ibuprofen	$9.23	$9.93	7.0%
Lipitor	$480.14	$469.53	2.3%

Housing

Item	Atlanta	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$222,300.00	$184,700.00	20.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,377.99	$1,229.62	12.1%
Apartment Rent	$998.00	$949.00	5.2%

Transportation

Item	Atlanta	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.71	$2.71	0.2%
Tire Balancing	$51.76	$51.86	0.2%

Utilities

Item	Atlanta	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$122.51	$170.84	28.3%
Phone	$188.46	$187.18	0.7%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Forest Park, GA	19,156	86	14.1%
Conley, GA	5,397	87	13.2%
Lake City, GA	2,712	88	11.9%
Lithonia, GA	2,093	88	11.7%
Riverdale, GA	15,812	89	11.4%
Atlanta, GA	456,378	107	6.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Halifax, NS	451,852	n/a
Virginia Beach, VA	449,733	111	11.5%
Colorado Springs, CO	448,759	108	8.0%
Laval, QC	445,050	n/a
Omaha, NE	443,072	92	8.0%
Atlanta, GA	456,378	107	6.6%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

Poncey-Highland, Atlanta, GA Cost of Living