Chamblee, Georgia Cost Of Living

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6%

Overall NAT. AVG.

10%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

14%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Chamblee	Georgia	National
Cost of living	106	93	100
Goods & Services	110	97	100
Groceries	98	96	100
Health care	106	96	100
Housing	114	86	100
Transportation	100	92	100
Utilities	84	91	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Chamblee is 15% higher than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Chamblee is 6% higher than the national average
Chamblee housing is 14% higher than the national average
Georgia general sales tax is 22% lower than the national average
Georgia state income tax is 56% 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	$82,011	$6,834	$1,913	$2,461
Renters	$41,518	$3,460	$969	$1,246

The affordability of the housing market in Chamblee, GA as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Chamblee homeowners, the median income is $82,011. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,913 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $41,518. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $969 for their rent related monthly costs.

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%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Chamblee	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.13	$20.27	19.0%
Beauty Salon	$50.23	$40.39	24.4%
Toothpaste	$2.01	$2.36	14.9%
Shampoo	$0.99	$1.08	7.7%
Movie	$14.44	$10.99	31.4%
Bowling	$18.13	$15.49	17.1%

Groceries

Item	Chamblee	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.09	$4.30	4.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.02	$1.40	27.3%
Milk	$1.66	$2.20	24.6%
Potatoes	$4.00	$3.22	24.4%
Pizza	$10.92	$10.74	1.7%
Beer	$11.77	$9.60	22.6%

Health Care

Item	Chamblee	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$121.68	$109.73	10.9%
Doctor	$121.28	$118.34	2.5%
Dentist	$114.41	$100.94	13.3%
Ibuprofen	$9.23	$9.93	7.0%
Lipitor	$480.14	$469.53	2.3%

Housing

Item	Chamblee	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$216,000.00	$184,700.00	16.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,377.99	$1,229.62	12.1%
Apartment Rent	$1,014.00	$949.00	6.8%

Transportation

Item	Chamblee	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.71	$2.71	0.2%
Tire Balancing	$51.76	$51.86	0.2%

Utilities

Item	Chamblee	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$122.51	$170.84	28.3%
Phone	$188.46	$187.18	0.7%

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.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lithonia, GA	2,093	88	11.7%
Panthersville, GA	10,232	89	10.6%
Fair Oaks, GA	9,974	90	10.1%
Stone Mountain, GA	6,102	90	9.9%
Candler-McAfee, GA	23,478	90	9.6%
Chamblee, GA	27,862	106	6.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fredericksburg, VA	27,853	122	21.6%
Dodge City, KS	27,875	86	13.8%
Glen Ellyn, IL	27,894	132	31.8%
Fortuna Foothills, AZ	27,826	97	2.9%
Fountain, CO	27,817	108	7.7%
Chamblee, GA	27,862	106	6.0%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.