Puryear, Tennessee Cost Of Living

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Overall 24%

Goods & Services 12%

Housing 53%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Puryear	Tennessee	National
Cost of living	76	89	100
Goods & Services	88	93	100
Groceries	91	94	100
Health care	82	91	100
Housing	47	80	100
Transportation	87	88	100
Utilities	97	92	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Puryear is 14% lower than the Tennessee average
The cost of living in Puryear is 24% lower than the national average
Puryear housing is 53% lower than the national average
Tennessee general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Tennessee 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	$43,167	$3,597	$1,007	$1,295
Renters	$24,167	$2,014	$564	$725

Tennessee Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Tennessee	7%	9.75%

Tennessee Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Tennessee	1%	1%

Goods & Services

Item	Puryear	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.56	$20.27	1.4%
Beauty Salon	$36.67	$40.39	9.2%
Toothpaste	$1.78	$2.36	24.6%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.08	12.7%
Movie	$10.12	$10.99	7.9%
Bowling	$11.39	$15.49	26.5%

Groceries

Item	Puryear	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.69	$4.30	14.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.00	$1.40	28.8%
Milk	$1.92	$2.20	13.0%
Potatoes	$3.07	$3.22	4.7%
Pizza	$10.07	$10.74	6.2%
Beer	$9.99	$9.60	4.0%

Health Care

Item	Puryear	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$102.11	$109.73	6.9%
Doctor	$127.50	$118.34	7.7%
Dentist	$64.97	$100.94	35.6%
Ibuprofen	$8.81	$9.93	11.3%
Lipitor	$336.15	$469.53	28.4%

Housing

Item	Puryear	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$77,000.00	$184,700.00	58.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$872.97	$1,229.62	29.0%
Apartment Rent	$550.00	$949.00	42.0%

Transportation

Item	Puryear	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.42	$2.71	10.8%
Tire Balancing	$43.61	$51.86	15.9%

Utilities

Item	Puryear	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$160.73	$170.84	5.9%
Phone	$189.02	$187.18	1.0%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cottage Grove, TN	90	73	27.2%
Big Sandy, TN	626	75	24.7%
Hazel, KY	454	76	23.9%
Sedalia, KY	193	77	23.0%
Paris, TN	10,168	78	22.0%
Puryear, TN	732	76	23.6%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lockesburg, AR	732	75	25.0%
Foxfield, CO	732	155	54.9%
Milan, GA	732	79	21.5%
Ogden, IL	732	86	14.0%
Adams, MN	732	81	19.2%
Puryear, TN	732	76	23.6%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.