Morganton, Georgia Cost Of Living

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Overall 14%

Goods & Services 2%

Housing 35%

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	Morganton	Georgia	National
Cost of living	86	94	100
Goods & Services	98	97	100
Groceries	93	99	100
Health care	92	97	100
Housing	65	86	100
Transportation	91	97	100
Utilities	98	93	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Morganton is 8% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Morganton is 14% lower than the national average
Morganton housing is 35% 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	$37,188	$3,099	$868	$1,116
Renters	$26,458	$2,205	$617	$794

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	Morganton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.67	$17.49	16.1%
Beauty Salon	$28.33	$38.17	25.8%
Toothpaste	$1.85	$2.32	20.3%
Shampoo	$0.89	$1.01	12.0%
Movie	$12.62	$10.72	17.7%
Bowling	$15.00	$13.86	8.2%

Groceries

Item	Morganton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.07	$3.90	4.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.17	$1.40	16.2%
Milk	$1.26	$1.96	35.8%
Potatoes	$3.23	$3.18	1.5%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.39	3.9%
Beer	$9.15	$9.23	0.9%

Health Care

Item	Morganton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$94.00	$106.34	11.6%
Doctor	$95.00	$115.25	17.6%
Dentist	$95.50	$98.38	2.9%
Ibuprofen	$7.65	$9.26	17.4%
Lipitor	$485.50	$466.47	4.1%

Housing

Item	Morganton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$119,200.00	$184,700.00	35.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$867.04	$1,273.32	31.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Morganton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.62	$2.59	1.1%
Tire Balancing	$37.50	$48.90	23.3%

Utilities

Item	Morganton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.56	$167.60	2.4%
Phone	$177.90	$163.42	8.9%

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.
Cherry Log, GA	134	96	-4%
Copperhill, TN	389	81	-19%
McCaysville, GA	1,274	81	-19%
Ducktown, TN	480	81	-19%
East Ellijay, GA	779	84	-16%
Morganton, GA	312	86	-14%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Eureka, TX	312	84	-16%
Arboles, CO	312	97	-3%
Bogue, KS	312	75	-25%
Iroquois, SD	312	78	-22%
Rising City, NE	312	84	-16%
Morganton, GA	312	86	-14%

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

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