Morganton, GA Cost Of Living

Morganton 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	Morganton	Georgia	National
Cost of living index	84	93	100
Index	Morganton	Georgia	National
Goods & Services index	89	96	100
Groceries index	105	99	100
Health care index	85	96	100
Housing index	65	86	100
Transportation index	87	96	100
Utilities index	92	97	100

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The cost of living in Morganton is 11% lower than the Georgia average.
The cost of living in Morganton is 16% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Morganton is 35% 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	$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%	6%

Goods & Services

Item	Morganton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.67	$16.09	2.6%
Beauty Salon	$21.89	$37.33	41.4%
Toothpaste	$2.38	$2.45	2.8%
Shampoo	$0.91	$1.00	9.0%
Movie	$10.92	$10.28	6.2%
Bowling	$4.00	$4.93	18.9%

Groceries

Item	Morganton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.26	$3.80	12.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.75	$1.40	25.5%
Milk	$2.56	$2.01	27.5%
Potatoes	$3.62	$3.01	20.2%
Pizza	$8.99	$9.89	9.1%
Beer	$9.15	$8.90	2.8%

Health Care

Item	Morganton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$123.11	$102.16	20.5%
Doctor	$73.67	$108.36	32.0%
Dentist	$75.06	$92.53	18.9%
Ibuprofen	$9.48	$9.28	2.2%
Lipitor	$419.13	$425.82	1.6%

Housing

Item	Morganton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$119,200.00	$184,700.00	35.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$973.70	$1,202.44	19.0%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Morganton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.98	$2.24	11.8%
Tire Balancing	$39.21	$46.29	15.3%

Utilities

Item	Morganton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$136.32	$165.96	17.9%
Phone	$29.99	$28.68	4.6%

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	78	-22%
McCaysville, GA	1,274	78	-22%
Ducktown, TN	480	78	-22%
East Ellijay, GA	779	84	-16%
Morganton, GA	312	84	-16%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Centerport, PA	312	98	-2%
Sun, LA	312	90	-10%
Willisburg, KY	312	83	-17%
Dinosaur, CO	312	81	-19%
Bogue, KS	312	76	-24%
Morganton, GA	312	84	-16%

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

Morganton, GA Cost of Living