Cost Of Living in Buena Vista, GA

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11%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

32%

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	Buena Vista	Georgia	National
Cost of living	89	93	100
Goods & Services	99	97	100
Groceries	96	98	100
Health care	133	100	100
Housing	68	86	100
Transportation	92	94	100
Utilities	86	86	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Buena Vista is 4% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Buena Vista is 11% lower than the national average
Buena Vista housing is 32% 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$66,250	$5,521	$1,546	$1,988
Renters	$17,966	$1,497	$419	$539

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	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.00	$24.26	29.9%
Beauty Salon	$36.53	$45.56	19.8%
Toothpaste	$3.64	$3.70	1.7%
Shampoo	$1.31	$1.28	2.0%
Movie	$11.49	$12.13	5.3%
Bowling	$14.00	$18.00	22.2%

Groceries

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.16	$5.84	5.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.44	$1.57	8.2%
Milk	$4.61	$4.67	1.3%
Potatoes	$5.31	$4.93	7.5%
Pizza	$11.32	$12.09	6.3%
Beer	$10.19	$10.41	2.2%

Health Care

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$91.67	$125.68	27.1%
Doctor	$116.11	$135.78	14.5%
Dentist	$95.33	$113.29	15.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.19	$10.65	4.3%
Lipitor	$412.38	$468.60	12.0%

Housing

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$150,700.00	$184,700.00	18.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,593.02	$2,346.69	32.1%
Apartment Rent	$349.00	$949.00	63.2%

Transportation

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.22	$3.46	7.0%
Tire Balancing	$34.00	$59.92	43.3%

Utilities

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$172.47	$193.99	11.1%
Phone	$188.97	$192.25	1.7%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Ellaville, GA	1,880	87	13.3%
Buena Vista, GA	2,214	89	11.3%

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