Rome, Georgia Cost Of Living

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Overall 12%

Goods & Services 2%

Housing 31%

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	Rome	Georgia	National
Cost of living	88	94	100
Goods & Services	98	97	100
Groceries	93	99	100
Health care	92	97	100
Housing	69	86	100
Transportation	91	97	100
Utilities	98	93	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Rome is 6% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Rome is 12% lower than the national average
Rome housing is 31% 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	$56,173	$4,681	$1,311	$1,685
Renters	$27,736	$2,311	$647	$832

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Rome is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Rome has a median income of about $56,173 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,311 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $27,736. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $647 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Rome	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.67	$17.49	16.1%
Beauty Salon	$28.33	$38.17	25.8%
Toothpaste	$1.85	$2.32	20.3%
Shampoo	$0.89	$1.01	12.0%
Movie	$12.62	$10.72	17.7%
Bowling	$15.00	$13.86	8.2%

Groceries

Item	Rome	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.07	$3.90	4.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.17	$1.40	16.2%
Milk	$1.26	$1.96	35.8%
Potatoes	$3.23	$3.18	1.5%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.39	3.9%
Beer	$9.15	$9.23	0.9%

Health Care

Item	Rome	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$94.00	$106.34	11.6%
Doctor	$95.00	$115.25	17.6%
Dentist	$95.50	$98.38	2.9%
Ibuprofen	$7.65	$9.26	17.4%
Lipitor	$485.50	$466.47	4.1%

Housing

Item	Rome	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$127,200.00	$184,700.00	31.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$867.04	$1,273.32	31.9%
Apartment Rent	$658.00	$949.00	30.7%

Transportation

Item	Rome	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.62	$2.59	1.1%
Tire Balancing	$37.50	$48.90	23.3%

Utilities

Item	Rome	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.56	$167.60	2.4%
Phone	$177.90	$163.42	8.9%

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.
Lyerly, GA	443	79	-21%
Summerville, GA	4,408	80	-20%
Shannon, GA	1,754	80	-20%
Kingston, GA	521	82	-18%
Lindale, GA	4,415	83	-17%
Rome, GA	36,340	88	-12%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Indian Trail, NC	36,357	102	2%
Brighton, CO	36,307	101	1%
Lewiston, ME	36,277	100	0%
Gadsden, AL	36,235	79	-21%
Wake Forest, NC	36,472	108	8%
Rome, GA	36,340	88	-12%

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

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