Buena Vista, GA Cost Of Living

Buena Vista 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	Buena Vista	Georgia	National
Cost of living index	81	93	100
Index	Buena Vista	Georgia	National
Goods & Services index	93	96	100
Groceries index	103	99	100
Health care index	101	96	100
Housing index	44	86	100
Transportation index	104	96	100
Utilities index	93	97	100

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The cost of living in Buena Vista is 13% lower than the Georgia average.
The cost of living in Buena Vista is 19% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Buena Vista is 56% 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	$52,875	$4,406	$1,234	$1,586
Renters	$17,014	$1,418	$397	$510

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	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.33	$16.09	10.9%
Beauty Salon	$28.00	$37.33	25.0%
Toothpaste	$2.38	$2.45	2.9%
Shampoo	$0.91	$1.00	8.7%
Movie	$11.32	$10.28	10.1%
Bowling	$4.25	$4.93	13.8%

Groceries

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.24	$3.80	11.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.40	4.5%
Milk	$2.25	$2.01	12.2%
Potatoes	$2.96	$3.01	1.8%
Pizza	$9.32	$9.89	5.7%
Beer	$8.97	$8.90	0.8%

Health Care

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$105.00	$102.16	2.8%
Doctor	$92.50	$108.36	14.6%
Dentist	$105.00	$92.53	13.5%
Ibuprofen	$9.37	$9.28	1.0%
Lipitor	$423.63	$425.82	0.5%

Housing

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$84,800.00	$184,700.00	54.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$905.78	$1,202.44	24.7%
Apartment Rent	$389.00	$949.00	59.0%

Transportation

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.14	$2.24	4.6%
Tire Balancing	$56.62	$46.29	22.3%

Utilities

Item	Buena Vista	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$164.26	$165.96	1.0%
Phone	$24.78	$28.68	13.6%

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.
Ellaville, GA	1,957	84	-16%
Buena Vista, GA	2,226	81	-19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Erda, UT	2,226	113	13%
Parkwood, CA	2,227	99	-1%
Mabton, WA	2,225	88	-12%
Kinsey, AL	2,227	82	-18%
Ahwahnee, CA	2,225	124	24%
Buena Vista, GA	2,226	81	-19%

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

Buena Vista, GA Cost of Living