Dawsonville, GA Cost Of Living

Dawsonville 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	Dawsonville	Georgia	National
Cost of living index	99	93	100
Index	Dawsonville	Georgia	National
Goods & Services index	103	96	100
Groceries index	106	99	100
Health care index	96	96	100
Housing index	90	86	100
Transportation index	96	96	100
Utilities index	106	97	100

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The cost of living in Dawsonville is 6% higher than the Georgia average.
The cost of living in Dawsonville is 1% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Dawsonville is 10% 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	$68,977	$5,748	$1,609	$2,070
Renters	$31,923	$2,660	$745	$958

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	Dawsonville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.54	$16.09	21.5%
Beauty Salon	$43.35	$37.33	16.1%
Toothpaste	$3.11	$2.45	27.1%
Shampoo	$0.89	$1.00	10.8%
Movie	$10.91	$10.28	6.1%
Bowling	$5.19	$4.93	5.3%

Groceries

Item	Dawsonville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.84	$3.80	0.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.50	$1.40	7.5%
Milk	$1.91	$2.01	4.9%
Potatoes	$4.24	$3.01	40.9%
Pizza	$8.44	$9.89	14.6%
Beer	$9.41	$8.90	5.8%

Health Care

Item	Dawsonville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$90.81	$102.16	11.1%
Doctor	$98.56	$108.36	9.0%
Dentist	$92.12	$92.53	0.4%
Ibuprofen	$8.59	$9.28	7.4%
Lipitor	$433.38	$425.82	1.8%

Housing

Item	Dawsonville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$166,800.00	$184,700.00	9.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,127.30	$1,202.44	6.2%
Apartment Rent	$858.00	$949.00	9.6%

Transportation

Item	Dawsonville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.34	$2.24	4.3%
Tire Balancing	$36.17	$46.29	21.9%

Utilities

Item	Dawsonville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$152.79	$165.96	7.9%
Phone	$35.29	$28.68	23.0%

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.
Oakwood, GA	4,098	93	-7%
Nelson, GA	1,470	98	-2%
Ball Ground, GA	1,831	99	-1%
Dahlonega, GA	6,196	127	27%
Dawsonville, GA	2,478	99	-1%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Odell, OR	2,478	110	10%
Jay, OK	2,479	86	-14%
Allyn, WA	2,477	132	32%
Abita Springs, LA	2,477	102	2%
Kalona, IA	2,479	92	-8%
Dawsonville, GA	2,478	99	-1%

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

Dawsonville, GA Cost of Living