| Index | Blue Ridge | Georgia | National |
| Cost of living | 96 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 98 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 98 | 99 | 100 |
| Housing | 90 | 88 | 100 |
| Transportation | 97 | 99 | 100 |
| Utilities | 100 | 102 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 103 | 100 | 100 |
| Household Items | 102 | 100 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 97 | 99 | 100 |

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| Household index | |
| Educare index |
| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $70,792 | $5,899 | $1,652 | $2,124 |
| Renters | $30,858 | $2,572 | $720 | $926 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Georgia | 4% | 8% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Georgia | 1% | 5.57% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Mineral Bluff, GA | 345 | 97 | 2.8% |
| Epworth, GA | 330 | 97 | 2.8% |
| Cherry Log, GA | 0 | 99 | 1.3% |
| McCaysville, GA | 1,578 | 85 | 15.2% |
| Copperhill, TN | 489 | 86 | 14.2% |
| Blue Ridge, GA | 1,199 | 96 | 3.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Wooster, AR | 1,199 | 101 | 1.0% |
| Assumption, IL | 1,199 | 82 | 18.0% |
| Astoria, IL | 1,199 | 80 | 19.7% |
| Bromley, KY | 1,199 | 83 | 16.7% |
| Riddle, OR | 1,199 | 95 | 4.9% |
| Blue Ridge, GA | 1,199 | 96 | 3.8% |