Bowdon, GA Cost Of Living

Bowdon 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	Bowdon	Georgia	National
Cost of living index	85	93	100
Index	Bowdon	Georgia	National
Goods & Services index	92	96	100
Groceries index	95	99	100
Health care index	81	96	100
Housing index	58	86	100
Transportation index	88	96	100
Utilities index	131	97	100

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The cost of living in Bowdon is 9% lower than the Georgia average.
The cost of living in Bowdon is 15% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Bowdon is 42% 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	$46,094	$3,841	$1,075	$1,383
Renters	$17,500	$1,458	$408	$525

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	Bowdon	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.88	$16.09	13.7%
Beauty Salon	$30.38	$37.33	18.6%
Toothpaste	$2.09	$2.45	14.6%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.00	6.0%
Movie	$9.21	$10.28	10.4%
Bowling	$4.52	$4.93	8.4%

Groceries

Item	Bowdon	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.79	$3.80	0.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.23	$1.40	12.3%
Milk	$1.90	$2.01	5.6%
Potatoes	$3.17	$3.01	5.2%
Pizza	$9.98	$9.89	0.9%
Beer	$7.99	$8.90	10.2%

Health Care

Item	Bowdon	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$85.59	$102.16	16.2%
Doctor	$76.74	$108.36	29.2%
Dentist	$71.41	$92.53	22.8%
Ibuprofen	$9.17	$9.28	1.2%
Lipitor	$388.16	$425.82	8.8%

Housing

Item	Bowdon	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$95,800.00	$184,700.00	48.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$788.77	$1,202.44	34.4%
Apartment Rent	$691.00	$949.00	27.2%

Transportation

Item	Bowdon	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.00	$2.24	11.1%
Tire Balancing	$40.11	$46.29	13.3%

Utilities

Item	Bowdon	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$260.58	$165.96	57.0%
Phone	$29.13	$28.68	1.5%

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.
Graham, AL	232	97	-3%
Morrison Crossroads, AL	302	97	-3%
Fruithurst, AL	279	82	-18%
Waco, GA	440	83	-17%
Edwardsville, AL	180	83	-17%
Bowdon, GA	2,261	85	-15%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Elmwood, IL	2,262	90	-10%
Kamas, UT	2,262	104	4%
Brownsville, PA	2,262	81	-19%
Avilla, IN	2,260	87	-13%
Nice, CA	2,260	100	0%
Bowdon, GA	2,261	85	-15%

Source: The Bowdon, GA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Bowdon, GA Cost of Living