| Index | Shady Dale | Georgia | National |
| Cost of living index | 90 | 94 | 100 |
| Index | Shady Dale | Georgia | National |
| Goods & Services index | 108 | 97 | 100 |
| Groceries index | 104 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care index | 109 | 97 | 100 |
| Housing index | 57 | 86 | 100 |
| Transportation index | 108 | 97 | 100 |
| Utilities index | 86 | 93 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $40,000 | $3,333 | $933 | $1,200 |
| Renters | $40,625 | $3,385 | $948 | $1,219 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Georgia | 4% | 8% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Georgia | 1% | 6% |
| Item | Shady Dale | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $20.90 | $17.49 | 19.5% |
| Beauty Salon | $48.30 | $38.17 | 26.5% |
| Toothpaste | $2.89 | $2.32 | 24.5% |
| Shampoo | $1.04 | $1.01 | 2.8% |
| Movie | $14.66 | $10.72 | 36.7% |
| Bowling | $16.40 | $13.86 | 18.3% |
| Item | Shady Dale | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $4.64 | $3.90 | 19.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.32 | $1.40 | 5.4% |
| Milk | $2.09 | $1.96 | 6.5% |
| Potatoes | $3.00 | $3.18 | 5.7% |
| Pizza | $11.39 | $10.39 | 9.6% |
| Beer | $9.74 | $9.23 | 5.5% |
| Item | Shady Dale | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $109.20 | $106.34 | 2.7% |
| Doctor | $119.75 | $115.25 | 3.9% |
| Dentist | $123.40 | $98.38 | 25.4% |
| Ibuprofen | $8.35 | $9.26 | 9.8% |
| Lipitor | $463.28 | $466.47 | 0.7% |
| Item | Shady Dale | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $82,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 55.6% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,321.35 | $1,273.32 | 3.8% |
| Apartment Rent | $820.00 | $949.00 | 13.6% |
| Item | Shady Dale | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.70 | $2.59 | 4.3% |
| Tire Balancing | $56.89 | $48.90 | 16.4% |
| Item | Shady Dale | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $124.35 | $167.60 | 25.8% |
| Phone | $182.25 | $163.42 | 11.5% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Buckhead, GA | 200 | 86 | -14% |
| Newborn, GA | 752 | 87 | -13% |
| Eatonton, GA | 6,496 | 85 | -15% |
| Monticello, GA | 2,597 | 88 | -12% |
| Mansfield, GA | 416 | 93 | -7% |
| Shady Dale, GA | 306 | 90 | -10% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Clayville, NY | 306 | 87 | -13% |
| Fortine, MT | 306 | 95 | -5% |
| La Sal, UT | 306 | 99 | -1% |
| Whitesville, VA | 306 | 112 | 12% |
| Blevins, AR | 306 | 73 | -27% |
| Shady Dale, GA | 306 | 90 | -10% |