McRae-Helena, Georgia Cost Of Living

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Overall 18%

Goods & Services 4%

Housing 60%

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	McRae-Helena	Georgia	National
Cost of living	82	94	100
Goods & Services	104	97	100
Groceries	100	99	100
Health care	94	97	100
Housing	40	86	100
Transportation	95	97	100
Utilities	94	93	100

Key findings

The cost of living in McRae-Helena is 12% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in McRae-Helena is 18% lower than the national average
McRae-Helena housing is 60% 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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Price difference in compared to

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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%	5.75%

Goods & Services

Item	McRae-Helena	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.00	$17.49	25.7%
Beauty Salon	$30.00	$38.17	21.4%
Toothpaste	$1.89	$2.32	18.6%
Shampoo	$0.89	$1.01	12.0%
Movie	$10.69	$10.72	0.3%
Bowling	$5.00	$13.86	63.9%

Groceries

Item	McRae-Helena	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.82	$3.90	2.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.14	$1.40	18.3%
Milk	$1.39	$1.96	29.2%
Potatoes	$3.93	$3.18	23.5%
Pizza	$10.99	$10.39	5.7%
Beer	$9.49	$9.23	2.8%

Health Care

Item	McRae-Helena	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$116.00	$106.34	9.1%
Doctor	$75.00	$115.25	34.9%
Dentist	$110.00	$98.38	11.8%
Ibuprofen	$8.38	$9.26	9.5%
Lipitor	$444.99	$466.47	4.6%

Housing

Item	McRae-Helena	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$58,500.00	$184,700.00	68.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$819.96	$1,273.32	35.6%
Apartment Rent	$560.00	$949.00	41.0%

Transportation

Item	McRae-Helena	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.55	$2.59	1.6%
Tire Balancing	$45.00	$48.90	8.0%

Utilities

Item	McRae-Helena	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$149.29	$167.60	10.9%
Phone	$180.90	$163.42	10.7%

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	78	-22%
Chauncey, GA	336	79	-21%
Alamo, GA	3,376	80	-20%
Scotland, GA	392	81	-19%
Lumber City, GA	1,271	82	-18%
McRae-Helena, GA	8,763	82	-18%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cloverdale, CA	8,763	145	45%
South Amboy, NJ	8,762	118	18%
Booneville, MS	8,764	79	-21%
Socorro, NM	8,760	85	-15%
Elgin, TX	8,756	87	-13%
McRae-Helena, GA	8,763	82	-18%

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

McRae-Helena, GA Cost of Living