Jackson, Georgia Cost Of Living

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Overall 9%

Goods & Services 8%

Housing 39%

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	Jackson	Georgia	National
Cost of living	91	94	100
Goods & Services	108	97	100
Groceries	104	99	100
Health care	109	97	100
Housing	61	86	100
Transportation	108	97	100
Utilities	86	93	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Jackson is 2% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Jackson is 9% lower than the national average
Jackson housing is 39% 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	$51,023	$4,252	$1,190	$1,531
Renters	$21,964	$1,830	$512	$659

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Jackson, GA, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Jackson homeowners, is $51,023. This would allow for a maximum of $1,190 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $21,964 which would result in a maximum of $512 to be spent on rental 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	Jackson	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	Jackson	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	Jackson	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	Jackson	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$108,700.00	$184,700.00	41.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,321.35	$1,273.32	3.8%
Apartment Rent	$642.00	$949.00	32.3%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Jackson	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.
Orchard Hill, GA	247	82	-18%
Flovilla, GA	546	91	-9%
Milner, GA	1,258	94	-6%
Locust Grove, GA	5,742	94	-6%
Jenkinsburg, GA	366	95	-5%
Jackson, GA	4,950	91	-9%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Yarmouth Port, MA	4,950	130	30%
Tara Hills, CA	4,950	138	38%
Desloge, MO	4,949	83	-17%
Crystal Springs, MS	4,951	83	-17%
West Salem, WI	4,949	99	-1%
Jackson, GA	4,950	91	-9%

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