Clarkesville, Georgia Cost Of Living

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Overall 10%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 28%

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	Clarkesville	Georgia	National
Cost of living	90	93	100
Goods & Services	99	97	100
Groceries	103	96	100
Health care	98	96	100
Housing	72	86	100
Transportation	96	92	100
Utilities	92	91	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Clarkesville is 2% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Clarkesville is 10% lower than the national average
Clarkesville housing is 28% lower than the national average
Georgia general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average
Georgia state income tax is 59% 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	$42,917	$3,576	$1,001	$1,288
Renters	$33,750	$2,813	$787	$1,013

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	Clarkesville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.51	$20.27	3.8%
Beauty Salon	$31.84	$40.39	21.2%
Toothpaste	$2.85	$2.36	20.8%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.08	22.7%
Movie	$10.75	$10.99	2.2%
Bowling	$13.40	$15.49	13.5%

Groceries

Item	Clarkesville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.35	$4.30	1.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.24	$1.40	11.3%
Milk	$1.87	$2.20	15.0%
Potatoes	$4.24	$3.22	31.7%
Pizza	$11.26	$10.74	4.8%
Beer	$10.75	$9.60	12.0%

Health Care

Item	Clarkesville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$106.32	$109.73	3.1%
Doctor	$105.54	$118.34	10.8%
Dentist	$99.50	$100.94	1.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.94	$9.93	10.2%
Lipitor	$482.39	$469.53	2.7%

Housing

Item	Clarkesville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$121,300.00	$184,700.00	34.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$886.25	$1,229.62	27.9%
Apartment Rent	$828.00	$949.00	12.8%

Transportation

Item	Clarkesville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.64	$2.71	2.8%
Tire Balancing	$49.28	$51.86	5.0%

Utilities

Item	Clarkesville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$147.31	$170.84	13.8%
Phone	$186.80	$187.18	0.2%

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.
Tallulah Falls, GA	38	76	23.9%
Raoul, GA	3,205	83	16.7%
Toccoa, GA	8,374	84	15.8%
Alto, GA	1,043	85	14.5%
Mount Airy, GA	1,231	88	12.5%
Clarkesville, GA	1,796	90	9.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mansura, LA	1,796	86	13.9%
Batavia, OH	1,796	88	11.8%
Centerburg, OH	1,796	89	11.5%
West Lawn, PA	1,796	94	5.6%
Lusk, WY	1,796	90	10.1%
Clarkesville, GA	1,796	90	9.6%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.