McRae-Helena, GA Cost Of Living

McRae-Helena cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	McRae-Helena	Georgia	National
Cost of living index	76	93	100
Index	McRae-Helena	Georgia	National
Goods & Services index	83	96	100
Groceries index	95	99	100
Health care index	94	96	100
Housing index	40	86	100
Transportation index	89	96	100
Utilities index	111	97	100

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The cost of living in McRae-Helena is 19% lower than the Georgia average.
The cost of living in McRae-Helena is 24% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in McRae-Helena is 60% lower than the national average.
Georgia general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average.
Georgia state income tax is 55% 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	$33,208	$2,767	$775	$996
Renters	$27,012	$2,251	$630	$810

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%	6%

Goods & Services

Item	McRae-Helena	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.28	$16.09	1.2%
Beauty Salon	$20.88	$37.33	44.1%
Toothpaste	$2.00	$2.45	18.3%
Shampoo	$1.00	$1.00	0.2%
Movie	$9.58	$10.28	6.9%
Bowling	$4.01	$4.93	18.7%

Groceries

Item	McRae-Helena	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.49	$3.80	8.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.15	$1.40	17.4%
Milk	$1.65	$2.01	18.0%
Potatoes	$2.78	$3.01	7.6%
Pizza	$10.93	$9.89	10.6%
Beer	$8.77	$8.90	1.4%

Health Care

Item	McRae-Helena	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$87.07	$102.16	14.8%
Doctor	$74.66	$108.36	31.1%
Dentist	$106.45	$92.53	15.0%
Ibuprofen	$8.38	$9.28	9.7%
Lipitor	$411.04	$425.82	3.5%

Housing

Item	McRae-Helena	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$58,500.00	$184,700.00	68.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$690.69	$1,202.44	42.6%
Apartment Rent	$560.00	$949.00	41.0%

Transportation

Item	McRae-Helena	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.02	$2.24	10.1%
Tire Balancing	$40.91	$46.29	11.6%

Utilities

Item	McRae-Helena	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$158.42	$165.96	4.5%
Phone	$37.03	$28.68	29.1%

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.
Glenwood, GA	826	71	-29%
Chauncey, GA	336	72	-28%
Alamo, GA	3,376	74	-26%
Scotland, GA	392	74	-26%
Lumber City, GA	1,271	75	-25%
McRae-Helena, GA	8,763	76	-24%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cloverdale, CA	8,763	140	40%
South Amboy, NJ	8,762	118	18%
Booneville, MS	8,764	77	-23%
Socorro, NM	8,760	85	-15%
Elgin, TX	8,756	89	-11%
McRae-Helena, GA	8,763	76	-24%

Source: The McRae-Helena, GA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

McRae-Helena, GA Cost of Living