Conley, Georgia Cost Of Living

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Overall 15%

Goods & Services 2%

Housing 50%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from C2ER in January, 2021; 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	85	93	100
Goods & Services	102	97	100
Groceries	105	97	100
Health care	102	97	100
Housing	50	86	100
Transportation	102	97	100
Utilities	85	92	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Conley is 9% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Conley is 15% lower than the national average
Conley housing is 50% 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	$45,116	$3,760	$1,053	$1,354
Renters	$29,718	$2,477	$693	$892

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 $45,116. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,053 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $29,718. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $693 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	Conley	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.00	$18.62	12.8%
Beauty Salon	$47.13	$39.05	20.7%
Toothpaste	$2.66	$2.34	13.8%
Shampoo	$1.00	$1.06	5.7%
Movie	$14.15	$10.68	32.4%
Bowling	$17.17	$14.67	17.0%

Groceries

Item	Conley	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.61	$4.22	9.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.30	$1.39	6.4%
Milk	$1.99	$2.05	2.7%
Potatoes	$3.16	$3.29	3.9%
Pizza	$10.06	$10.62	5.3%
Beer	$10.05	$9.38	7.1%

Health Care

Item	Conley	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$110.27	$108.57	1.6%
Doctor	$119.80	$116.17	3.1%
Dentist	$105.78	$99.13	6.7%
Ibuprofen	$8.71	$9.68	10.0%
Lipitor	$459.02	$466.92	1.7%

Housing

Item	Conley	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$59,500.00	$184,700.00	67.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,227.74	$1,197.42	2.5%
Apartment Rent	$861.00	$949.00	9.3%

Transportation

Item	Conley	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.23	$2.22	0.4%
Tire Balancing	$52.08	$50.07	4.0%

Utilities

Item	Conley	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$120.82	$167.67	27.9%
Phone	$185.08	$175.64	5.4%

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.
Forest Park, GA	19,156	84	-16%
Lake City, GA	2,712	86	-14%
Lithonia, GA	2,093	87	-13%
Riverdale, GA	15,812	87	-13%
Jonesboro, GA	4,671	87	-13%
Conley, GA	5,397	85	-15%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Starke, FL	5,398	94	-6%
St. Robert, MO	5,396	97	-3%
St. Clair, MI	5,395	95	-5%
Uhrichsville, OH	5,399	84	-16%
Fox Chapel, PA	5,392	163	63%
Conley, GA	5,397	85	-15%

Source: The Conley, GA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2020.