Clarkesville, GA Cost Of Living

Clarkesville 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	Clarkesville	Georgia	National
Cost of living index	90	93	100
Index	Clarkesville	Georgia	National
Goods & Services index	99	96	100
Groceries index	102	99	100
Health care index	99	96	100
Housing index	72	86	100
Transportation index	90	96	100
Utilities index	95	97	100

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The cost of living in Clarkesville is 4% lower than the Georgia average.
The cost of living in Clarkesville is 10% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Clarkesville is 28% 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	$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%	6%

Goods & Services

Item	Clarkesville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.22	$16.09	5.4%
Beauty Salon	$30.00	$37.33	19.6%
Toothpaste	$2.33	$2.45	4.8%
Shampoo	$1.03	$1.00	2.6%
Movie	$10.05	$10.28	2.3%
Bowling	$3.50	$4.93	29.0%

Groceries

Item	Clarkesville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.32	$3.80	13.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.24	$1.40	11.0%
Milk	$2.15	$2.01	7.1%
Potatoes	$3.21	$3.01	6.7%
Pizza	$10.00	$9.89	1.2%
Beer	$8.78	$8.90	1.3%

Health Care

Item	Clarkesville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$77.00	$102.16	24.6%
Doctor	$103.28	$108.36	4.7%
Dentist	$87.50	$92.53	5.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.15	$9.28	20.2%
Lipitor	$456.76	$425.82	7.3%

Housing

Item	Clarkesville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$121,300.00	$184,700.00	34.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$869.06	$1,202.44	27.7%
Apartment Rent	$828.00	$949.00	12.8%

Transportation

Item	Clarkesville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.01	$2.24	10.3%
Tire Balancing	$42.00	$46.29	9.3%

Utilities

Item	Clarkesville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$144.58	$165.96	12.9%
Phone	$29.99	$28.68	4.6%

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.
Tallulah Falls, GA	38	76	-24%
Raoul, GA	3,205	83	-17%
Toccoa, GA	8,374	84	-16%
Alto, GA	1,043	85	-15%
Mount Airy, GA	1,231	87	-13%
Clarkesville, GA	1,796	90	-10%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lusk, WY	1,796	90	-10%
Batavia, OH	1,796	89	-11%
Mansura, LA	1,796	84	-16%
Centerburg, OH	1,796	89	-11%
West Lawn, PA	1,796	96	-4%
Clarkesville, GA	1,796	90	-10%

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

Clarkesville, GA Cost of Living