| Index | Payne | Georgia | National |
| Cost of living | 89 | 95 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 111 | 97 | 100 |
| Groceries | 98 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care | 103 | 98 | 100 |
| Housing | 56 | 88 | 100 |
| Transportation | 95 | 98 | 100 |
| Utilities | 101 | 100 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Renters | $30,135 | $2,511 | $703 | $904 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Georgia | 4% | 8% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Georgia | 1% | 5.57% |
| Item | Payne | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $26.11 | $27.62 | 5.5% |
| Beauty Salon | $44.90 | $51.11 | 12.1% |
| Toothpaste | $4.06 | $4.09 | 0.8% |
| Shampoo | $1.59 | $1.54 | 3.1% |
| Movie | $12.53 | $12.88 | 2.7% |
| Yoga | $17.68 | $19.66 | 10.1% |
| Item | Payne | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.87 | $7.70 | 2.1% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.48 | $1.66 | 11.0% |
| Milk | $4.68 | $4.73 | 1.1% |
| Potatoes | $5.37 | $5.26 | 2.2% |
| Pizza | $12.99 | $12.76 | 1.8% |
| Beer | $10.67 | $10.55 | 1.1% |
| Item | Payne | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $126.50 | $140.06 | 9.7% |
| Doctor | $215.48 | $153.82 | 40.1% |
| Dentist | $108.44 | $123.15 | 11.9% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.46 | $11.73 | 2.3% |
| Lipitor | $20.16 | $23.61 | 14.6% |
| Item | Payne | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $0.00 | $326,622.00 | 100.0% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,630.49 | $2,480.25 | 34.3% |
| Apartment Rent | $803.00 | $1,444.00 | 44.4% |
| Item | Payne | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.93 | $3.06 | 4.1% |
| Tire Balancing | $59.94 | $65.21 | 8.1% |
| Item | Payne | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $225.01 | $220.12 | 2.2% |
| Phone | $192.95 | $195.71 | 1.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 158,411 | 95 | 4.7% |
| Forsyth, GA | 4,353 | 97 | 3.4% |
| Gray, GA | 3,291 | 97 | 3.0% |
| Byron, GA | 5,334 | 100 | 0.1% |
| Robins AFB, GA | 1,452 | 116 | 16.1% |
| Payne, GA | 279 | 89 | 10.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Denning, AR | 279 | 78 | 21.7% |
| Golf, FL | 279 | 196 | 96.1% |
| Bertram, IA | 279 | 99 | 0.6% |
| Perry, IL | 279 | 81 | 19.4% |
| Altoona, KS | 279 | 72 | 28.4% |
| Payne, GA | 279 | 89 | 10.5% |
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