Leslie, Georgia Cost Of Living

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Overall 18%

Goods & Services 0%

Housing 53%

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	Leslie	Georgia	National
Cost of living	82	93	100
Goods & Services	100	97	100
Groceries	96	96	100
Health care	101	96	100
Housing	47	86	100
Transportation	95	92	100
Utilities	93	91	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Leslie is 11% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Leslie is 18% lower than the national average
Leslie housing is 53% 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	$53,000	$4,417	$1,237	$1,590
Renters	$21,250	$1,771	$496	$638

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	Leslie	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.49	$20.27	3.8%
Beauty Salon	$39.19	$40.39	3.0%
Toothpaste	$2.50	$2.36	5.8%
Shampoo	$0.88	$1.08	18.2%
Movie	$11.94	$10.99	8.6%
Bowling	$14.45	$15.49	6.7%

Groceries

Item	Leslie	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.97	$4.30	15.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.37	$1.40	1.9%
Milk	$3.68	$2.20	66.9%
Potatoes	$4.22	$3.22	31.1%
Pizza	$9.66	$10.74	10.1%
Beer	$9.29	$9.60	3.2%

Health Care

Item	Leslie	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$110.47	$109.73	0.7%
Doctor	$117.15	$118.34	1.0%
Dentist	$101.25	$100.94	0.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.69	$9.93	7.6%
Lipitor	$482.86	$469.53	2.8%

Housing

Item	Leslie	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$71,100.00	$184,700.00	61.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$798.19	$1,229.62	35.1%
Apartment Rent	$638.00	$949.00	32.8%

Transportation

Item	Leslie	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.70	$2.71	0.3%
Tire Balancing	$45.21	$51.86	12.8%

Utilities

Item	Leslie	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$148.46	$170.84	13.1%
Phone	$187.11	$187.18	0.0%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lilly, GA	264	79	20.7%
Warwick, GA	420	80	19.8%
Smithville, GA	655	82	17.9%
Americus, GA	16,185	84	15.9%
De Soto, GA	303	85	15.3%
Leslie, GA	435	82	17.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Huslia, AK	435	111	11.2%
Pinedale, AZ	435	108	8.1%
Olmsted, IL	435	79	21.5%
Milford, KS	435	87	12.8%
Benzonia, MI	435	88	12.3%
Leslie, GA	435	82	17.6%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.