Midway, Georgia Cost Of Living

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Overall 5%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 12%

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	Midway	Georgia	National
Cost of living	95	94	100
Goods & Services	99	97	100
Groceries	95	99	100
Health care	106	97	100
Housing	88	86	100
Transportation	95	97	100
Utilities	97	93	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Midway is 1% higher than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Midway is 5% lower than the national average
Midway housing is 12% 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	$62,917	$5,243	$1,468	$1,888
Renters	$34,773	$2,898	$811	$1,043

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	Midway	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	Midway	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	Midway	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	Midway	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$149,700.00	$184,700.00	18.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$773.26	$1,273.32	39.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,002.00	$949.00	5.6%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Midway	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%
Walthourville, GA	4,091	90	-10%
Allenhurst, GA	635	91	-9%
Hinesville, GA	34,127	91	-9%
Flemington, GA	845	97	-3%
Midway, GA	2,002	95	-5%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
New Hartford, NY	2,002	98	-2%
North Puyallup, WA	2,002	121	21%
Jemez Pueblo, NM	2,002	81	-19%
Homosassa, FL	2,002	101	1%
Akron, CO	2,003	87	-13%
Midway, GA	2,002	95	-5%

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

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