Fort Stewart, Georgia Cost Of Living

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Overall 5%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 23%

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	Fort Stewart	Georgia	National
Cost of living	105	94	100
Goods & Services	99	97	100
Groceries	95	99	100
Health care	106	97	100
Housing	123	86	100
Transportation	95	97	100
Utilities	97	93	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Fort Stewart is 13% higher than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Fort Stewart is 5% higher than the national average
Fort Stewart housing is 23% higher 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$36,444	$3,037	$850	$1,093

To approximate the cost of living and the housing affordability in Fort Stewart, GA, we can look at the percentage of income that is available to be spent on monthly housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). To stay on the safe side, a consumer should not spend more than 28% of his or her gross income on housing-related expenses and costs and not more than 36% of income on all expenses and debts. Homeowners in Fort Stewart have a median income of $0. Therefore, the amount that a consumer should spend on housing costs should be no more than $0 per month to avoid calamity and poverty. The renters in the city have an income of about $36,444, which would make their monthly maximum allowable rental costs $850.

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	Fort Stewart	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.14	$17.49	2.0%
Beauty Salon	$35.50	$38.17	7.0%
Toothpaste	$1.97	$2.32	15.1%
Shampoo	$0.87	$1.01	14.0%
Movie	$11.84	$10.72	10.4%
Bowling	$19.05	$13.86	37.4%

Groceries

Item	Fort Stewart	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.71	$3.90	4.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.36	$1.40	2.6%
Milk	$1.97	$1.96	0.4%
Potatoes	$3.26	$3.18	2.4%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.39	3.9%
Beer	$9.84	$9.23	6.6%

Health Care

Item	Fort Stewart	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$88.50	$106.34	16.8%
Doctor	$108.33	$115.25	6.0%
Dentist	$119.67	$98.38	21.6%
Ibuprofen	$8.31	$9.26	10.3%
Lipitor	$509.58	$466.47	9.2%

Housing

Item	Fort Stewart	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$773.26	$1,273.32	39.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,172.00	$949.00	23.5%

Transportation

Item	Fort Stewart	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.39	$2.59	7.9%
Tire Balancing	$49.80	$48.90	1.9%

Utilities

Item	Fort Stewart	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$159.64	$167.60	4.8%
Phone	$179.40	$163.42	9.8%

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.
Riceboro, GA	678	82	-18%
Gumbranch, GA	216	83	-17%
Walthourville, GA	4,091	90	-10%
Ludowici, GA	2,684	90	-10%
Allenhurst, GA	635	91	-9%
Fort Stewart, GA	4,910	105	5%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lafayette, TN	4,909	85	-15%
McMurray, PA	4,909	122	22%
Glendale, CO	4,905	96	-4%
Pascoag, RI	4,915	110	10%
Travelers Rest, SC	4,903	95	-5%
Fort Stewart, GA	4,910	105	5%

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

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