Cost Of Living in Conley, GA

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13%

Overall NAT. AVG.

0%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

39%

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	Conley	Georgia	National
Cost of living	87	93	100
Goods & Services	100	97	100
Groceries	101	98	100
Health care	109	100	100
Housing	61	86	100
Transportation	99	94	100
Utilities	81	86	100

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The cost of living in Conley is 6% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Conley is 13% lower than the national average
Conley housing is 39% 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	$59,583	$4,965	$1,390	$1,788
Renters	$37,571	$3,131	$877	$1,127

The affordability of the housing market in Conley, 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 Conley homeowners, the median income is $59,583. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,390 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $37,571. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $877 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%	5.57%

Goods & Services

Item	Conley	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.25	$24.26	12.3%
Beauty Salon	$56.36	$45.56	23.7%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	0.9%
Shampoo	$1.33	$1.28	3.9%
Movie	$15.20	$12.13	25.3%
Bowling	$20.98	$18.00	16.5%

Groceries

Item	Conley	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.25	$5.84	10.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.1%
Milk	$4.69	$4.67	0.4%
Potatoes	$5.32	$4.93	7.9%
Pizza	$11.36	$12.09	6.0%
Beer	$10.39	$10.41	0.2%

Health Care

Item	Conley	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$129.73	$125.68	3.2%
Doctor	$128.57	$135.78	5.3%
Dentist	$144.73	$113.29	27.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.74	$10.65	0.8%
Lipitor	$495.22	$468.60	5.7%

Housing

Item	Conley	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$83,000.00	$184,700.00	55.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,292.55	$2,346.69	2.3%
Apartment Rent	$930.00	$949.00	2.0%

Transportation

Item	Conley	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.20	$3.46	7.5%
Tire Balancing	$69.77	$59.92	16.4%

Utilities

Item	Conley	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$134.81	$193.99	30.5%
Phone	$191.28	$192.25	0.5%

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.
Forest Park, GA	19,884	85	14.6%
Jonesboro, GA	5,428	86	13.9%
Lake City, GA	2,794	90	10.3%
Lithonia, GA	2,488	90	10.0%
Irondale, GA	8,107	90	10.0%
Conley, GA	6,645	87	13.3%

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