| Index | Patterson | Georgia | National |
| Cost of living | 88 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 99 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 101 | 99 | 100 |
| Housing | 61 | 88 | 100 |
| Transportation | 102 | 99 | 100 |
| Utilities | 104 | 102 | 100 |
| Lifestyle & Entertainment | 97 | 100 | 100 |
| Household Items | 98 | 100 | 100 |
| Education & Childcare | 96 | 99 | 100 |

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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $82,870 | $6,906 | $1,934 | $2,486 |
| Renters | $90,058 | $7,505 | $2,101 | $2,702 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Georgia | 4% | 8% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Georgia | 1% | 5.57% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Sunnyside, GA | 1,264 | 81 | 19.0% |
| Nahunta, GA | 1,179 | 82 | 17.6% |
| Offerman, GA | 822 | 83 | 17.5% |
| Waycross, GA | 13,957 | 84 | 16.3% |
| Screven, GA | 858 | 85 | 14.8% |
| Patterson, GA | 834 | 88 | 12.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Wittmann, AZ | 834 | 124 | 23.5% |
| Tranquillity, CA | 834 | 118 | 17.6% |
| Honalo, HI | 834 | 165 | 64.9% |
| Ashkum, IL | 834 | 93 | 7.5% |
| Longport, NJ | 834 | 193 | 92.8% |
| Patterson, GA | 834 | 88 | 12.1% |