Cost Of Living in Blairsville, GA

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14%

Overall NAT. AVG.

5%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

29%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Blairsville	Georgia	National
Cost of living	86	93	100
Goods & Services	95	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	85	100	100
Housing	71	86	100
Transportation	83	94	100
Utilities	93	86	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Blairsville is 7% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Blairsville is 14% lower than the national average
Blairsville housing is 29% lower than the national average
Georgia general sales tax is 22% lower than the national average
Georgia state income tax is 61% lower than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$16,923	$1,410	$395	$508

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%	5.57%

Goods & Services

Item	Blairsville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.39	$24.26	7.7%
Beauty Salon	$68.33	$45.56	50.0%
Toothpaste	$3.72	$3.70	0.6%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	4.2%
Movie	$14.55	$12.13	19.9%
Bowling	$14.50	$18.00	19.4%

Groceries

Item	Blairsville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.05	$5.84	13.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.48	$1.57	5.7%
Milk	$4.53	$4.67	3.1%
Potatoes	$5.44	$4.93	10.2%
Pizza	$12.62	$12.09	4.4%
Beer	$9.54	$10.41	8.4%

Health Care

Item	Blairsville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$95.33	$125.68	24.1%
Doctor	$109.61	$135.78	19.3%
Dentist	$122.22	$113.29	7.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.29	$10.65	3.4%
Lipitor	$450.83	$468.60	3.8%

Housing

Item	Blairsville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$129,800.00	$184,700.00	29.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,754.85	$2,346.69	25.2%
Apartment Rent	$704.00	$949.00	25.8%

Transportation

Item	Blairsville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.22	$3.46	7.1%
Tire Balancing	$61.78	$59.92	3.1%

Utilities

Item	Blairsville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$134.24	$193.99	30.8%
Phone	$188.43	$192.25	2.0%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Young Harris, GA	1,059	85	14.9%
Hayesville, NC	387	89	11.3%
Helen, GA	546	109	9.0%
Hiawassee, GA	1,104	109	9.5%
Blairsville, GA	725	86	13.6%

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