Index | Nashville | Tennessee | National |
Cost of living | 95 | 89 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 97 | 93 | 100 |
Groceries | 98 | 95 | 100 |
Health care | 92 | 89 | 100 |
Housing | 95 | 80 | 100 |
Transportation | 91 | 88 | 100 |
Utilities | 93 | 96 | 100 |
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Utilities index |
Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $67,723 | $5,644 | $1,580 | $2,032 |
Renters | $34,704 | $2,892 | $810 | $1,041 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Tennessee | 7% | 9.75% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Tennessee | 1% | 1% |
Item | Nashville | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $15.67 | $17.49 | 10.4% |
Beauty Salon | $37.50 | $38.17 | 1.8% |
Toothpaste | $4.49 | $2.32 | 93.5% |
Shampoo | $1.00 | $1.01 | 1.2% |
Movie | $10.73 | $10.72 | 0.1% |
Bowling | $17.75 | $13.86 | 28.1% |
Item | Nashville | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.22 | $3.90 | 8.2% |
Fried Chicken | $1.61 | $1.40 | 15.4% |
Milk | $2.09 | $1.96 | 6.5% |
Potatoes | $2.97 | $3.18 | 6.7% |
Pizza | $10.14 | $10.39 | 2.4% |
Beer | $9.99 | $9.23 | 8.2% |
Item | Nashville | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $100.25 | $106.34 | 5.7% |
Doctor | $104.00 | $115.25 | 9.8% |
Dentist | $101.67 | $98.38 | 3.3% |
Ibuprofen | $8.17 | $9.26 | 11.8% |
Lipitor | $350.71 | $466.47 | 24.8% |
Item | Nashville | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $174,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 5.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,149.34 | $1,273.32 | 9.7% |
Apartment Rent | $902.00 | $949.00 | 5.0% |
Item | Nashville | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.52 | $2.59 | 2.9% |
Tire Balancing | $40.95 | $48.90 | 16.2% |
Item | Nashville | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $148.56 | $167.60 | 11.4% |
Phone | $178.95 | $163.42 | 9.5% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
La Vergne, TN | 34,451 | 92 | -8% |
Smyrna, TN | 45,369 | 93 | -7% |
Goodlettsville, TN | 16,848 | 96 | -4% |
Berry Hill, TN | 793 | 99 | -1% |
Green Hill, TN | 7,079 | 100 | 0% |
Nashville, TN | 643,771 | 95 | -5% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Memphis, TN | 655,857 | 79 | -21% |
Boston, MA | 658,279 | 145 | 45% |
Washington, DC | 659,009 | 152 | 52% |
Denver, CO | 663,303 | 114 | 14% |
Baltimore, MD | 621,000 | 100 | 0% |
Nashville, TN | 643,771 | 95 | -5% |