Dawsonville, Georgia Cost Of Living

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Overall 0%

Goods & Services 8%

Housing 10%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Dawsonville	Georgia	National
Cost of living	100	94	100
Goods & Services	108	97	100
Groceries	104	99	100
Health care	109	97	100
Housing	90	86	100
Transportation	108	97	100
Utilities	86	93	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Dawsonville is 7% higher than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Dawsonville is equal to the national average
Dawsonville housing is 10% 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	$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%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Dawsonville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.90	$17.49	19.5%
Beauty Salon	$48.30	$38.17	26.5%
Toothpaste	$2.89	$2.32	24.5%
Shampoo	$1.04	$1.01	2.8%
Movie	$14.66	$10.72	36.7%
Bowling	$16.40	$13.86	18.3%

Groceries

Item	Dawsonville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.64	$3.90	19.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.32	$1.40	5.4%
Milk	$2.09	$1.96	6.5%
Potatoes	$3.00	$3.18	5.7%
Pizza	$11.39	$10.39	9.6%
Beer	$9.74	$9.23	5.5%

Health Care

Item	Dawsonville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$109.20	$106.34	2.7%
Doctor	$119.75	$115.25	3.9%
Dentist	$123.40	$98.38	25.4%
Ibuprofen	$8.35	$9.26	9.8%
Lipitor	$463.28	$466.47	0.7%

Housing

Item	Dawsonville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$166,800.00	$184,700.00	9.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,321.35	$1,273.32	3.8%
Apartment Rent	$858.00	$949.00	9.6%

Transportation

Item	Dawsonville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.70	$2.59	4.3%
Tire Balancing	$56.89	$48.90	16.4%

Utilities

Item	Dawsonville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$124.35	$167.60	25.8%
Phone	$182.25	$163.42	11.5%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Oakwood, GA	4,098	94	-6%
Nelson, GA	1,470	93	-7%
Ball Ground, GA	1,831	100	0%
Dahlonega, GA	6,196	122	22%
Dawsonville, GA	2,478	100	0%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Odell, OR	2,478	114	14%
Abita Springs, LA	2,477	99	-1%
Jay, OK	2,479	78	-22%
Kalona, IA	2,479	95	-5%
Allyn, WA	2,477	130	30%
Dawsonville, GA	2,478	100	0%

Source: The Dawsonville, GA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

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