Index | Forest Park | Georgia | National |
Cost of living | 86 | 93 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 110 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries | 98 | 96 | 100 |
Health care | 106 | 96 | 100 |
Housing | 47 | 86 | 100 |
Transportation | 100 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 84 | 91 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $42,008 | $3,501 | $980 | $1,260 |
Renters | $23,994 | $2,000 | $560 | $720 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Georgia | 4% | 8% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Georgia | 1% | 5.75% |
Item | Forest Park | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $24.13 | $20.27 | 19.0% |
Beauty Salon | $50.23 | $40.39 | 24.4% |
Toothpaste | $2.01 | $2.36 | 14.9% |
Shampoo | $0.99 | $1.08 | 7.7% |
Movie | $14.44 | $10.99 | 31.4% |
Bowling | $18.13 | $15.49 | 17.1% |
Item | Forest Park | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.09 | $4.30 | 4.8% |
Fried Chicken | $1.02 | $1.40 | 27.3% |
Milk | $1.66 | $2.20 | 24.6% |
Potatoes | $4.00 | $3.22 | 24.4% |
Pizza | $10.92 | $10.74 | 1.7% |
Beer | $11.77 | $9.60 | 22.6% |
Item | Forest Park | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $121.68 | $109.73 | 10.9% |
Doctor | $121.28 | $118.34 | 2.5% |
Dentist | $114.41 | $100.94 | 13.3% |
Ibuprofen | $9.23 | $9.93 | 7.0% |
Lipitor | $480.14 | $469.53 | 2.3% |
Item | Forest Park | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $55,200.00 | $184,700.00 | 70.1% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,377.99 | $1,229.62 | 12.1% |
Apartment Rent | $823.00 | $949.00 | 13.3% |
Item | Forest Park | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.71 | $2.71 | 0.2% |
Tire Balancing | $51.76 | $51.86 | 0.2% |
Item | Forest Park | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $122.51 | $170.84 | 28.3% |
Phone | $188.46 | $187.18 | 0.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Conley, GA | 5,397 | 87 | 13.2% |
Lake City, GA | 2,712 | 88 | 11.9% |
Lithonia, GA | 2,093 | 88 | 11.7% |
Riverdale, GA | 15,812 | 89 | 11.4% |
Jonesboro, GA | 4,671 | 89 | 11.2% |
Forest Park, GA | 19,156 | 86 | 14.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Milledgeville, GA | 19,146 | 86 | 14.0% |
Bellwood, IL | 19,146 | 99 | 0.9% |
Matteson, IL | 19,146 | 99 | 0.8% |
Dixon, CA | 19,144 | 123 | 23.4% |
Stillwater, MN | 19,142 | 111 | 11.4% |
Forest Park, GA | 19,156 | 86 | 14.1% |