Cost Of Living in Shady Dale, GA

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10%

Overall NAT. AVG.

11%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

43%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from C2ER in January, 2026; 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	Shady Dale	Georgia	National
Cost of living	90	95	100
Goods & Services	111	97	100
Groceries	98	98	100
Health care	103	98	100
Housing	57	88	100
Transportation	95	98	100
Utilities	101	100	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Shady Dale is 5% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Shady Dale is 10% lower than the national average
Shady Dale housing is 43% lower than the national average
Georgia general sales tax is 22% lower than the national average
Georgia state income tax is 61% 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	$94,656	$7,888	$2,208	$2,840
Renters	$44,523	$3,710	$1,039	$1,336

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%	5.57%

Goods & Services

Item	Shady Dale	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%

Groceries

Item	Shady Dale	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%

Health Care

Item	Shady Dale	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%

Housing

Item	Shady Dale	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$128,793.00	$326,622.00	60.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,630.49	$2,480.25	34.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,394.00	$1,444.00	3.5%

Transportation

Item	Shady Dale	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.93	$3.06	4.1%
Tire Balancing	$59.94	$65.21	8.1%

Utilities

Item	Shady Dale	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$225.01	$220.12	2.2%
Phone	$192.95	$195.71	1.4%

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.
Eatonton, GA	6,807	89	11.0%
Newborn, GA	841	89	10.7%
Mansfield, GA	548	89	10.6%
Monticello, GA	2,788	95	5.4%
Covington, GA	14,585	99	0.7%
Shady Dale, GA	418	90	10.2%

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