Mount Zion, Georgia Cost Of Living

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Overall 17%

Goods & Services 12%

Housing 40%

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	Mount Zion	Georgia	National
Cost of living	83	94	100
Goods & Services	89	97	100
Groceries	85	99	100
Health care	79	97	100
Housing	60	86	100
Transportation	87	97	100
Utilities	126	93	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Mount Zion is 12% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Mount Zion is 17% lower than the national average
Mount Zion housing is 40% 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	$61,375	$5,115	$1,432	$1,841
Renters	$40,417	$3,368	$943	$1,213

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	Mount Zion	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.60	$17.49	22.2%
Beauty Salon	$31.00	$38.17	18.8%
Toothpaste	$1.84	$2.32	20.7%
Shampoo	$0.85	$1.01	16.0%
Movie	$9.25	$10.72	13.7%
Bowling	$10.00	$13.86	27.9%

Groceries

Item	Mount Zion	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.53	$3.90	9.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.08	$1.40	22.6%
Milk	$1.51	$1.96	23.0%
Potatoes	$2.66	$3.18	16.4%
Pizza	$10.49	$10.39	0.9%
Beer	$8.39	$9.23	9.1%

Health Care

Item	Mount Zion	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$77.60	$106.34	27.0%
Doctor	$75.75	$115.25	34.3%
Dentist	$72.25	$98.38	26.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.47	$9.26	2.3%
Lipitor	$464.50	$466.47	0.4%

Housing

Item	Mount Zion	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$89,900.00	$184,700.00	51.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$820.88	$1,273.32	35.5%
Apartment Rent	$827.00	$949.00	12.9%

Transportation

Item	Mount Zion	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.29	$2.59	11.5%
Tire Balancing	$42.74	$48.90	12.6%

Utilities

Item	Mount Zion	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$247.64	$167.60	47.8%
Phone	$178.98	$163.42	9.5%

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.
Graham, AL	232	92	-8%
Fruithurst, AL	279	78	-22%
Waco, GA	440	79	-21%
Tallapoosa, GA	3,155	80	-20%
Buchanan, GA	1,367	81	-19%
Mount Zion, GA	1,778	83	-17%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Home Garden, CA	1,778	103	3%
Weeki Wachee Gardens, FL	1,778	95	-5%
Bovina, TX	1,778	76	-24%
Calhoun Falls, SC	1,778	79	-21%
West Unity, OH	1,777	81	-19%
Mount Zion, GA	1,778	83	-17%

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

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