Cost Of Living in Sylvester, GA

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15%

Overall NAT. AVG.

3%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

39%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Sylvester	Georgia	National
Cost of living	85	93	100
Goods & Services	97	97	100
Groceries	96	98	100
Health care	98	100	100
Housing	61	86	100
Transportation	93	94	100
Utilities	90	86	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Sylvester is 8% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Sylvester is 15% lower than the national average
Sylvester housing is 39% 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	$54,833	$4,569	$1,279	$1,645
Renters	$25,032	$2,086	$584	$751

The affordability of the housing market in Sylvester, GA as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Sylvester homeowners, the median income is $54,833. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,279 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $25,032. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $584 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Sylvester	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.97	$24.26	17.7%
Beauty Salon	$52.72	$45.56	15.7%
Toothpaste	$3.70	$3.70	0.0%
Shampoo	$1.01	$1.28	20.9%
Movie	$12.00	$12.13	1.1%
Bowling	$10.00	$18.00	44.4%

Groceries

Item	Sylvester	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.00	$5.84	2.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	9.3%
Milk	$4.49	$4.67	3.9%
Potatoes	$5.52	$4.93	11.9%
Pizza	$12.16	$12.09	0.6%
Beer	$9.84	$10.41	5.5%

Health Care

Item	Sylvester	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$120.50	$125.68	4.1%
Doctor	$118.67	$135.78	12.6%
Dentist	$115.95	$113.29	2.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.04	$10.65	5.8%
Lipitor	$530.12	$468.60	13.1%

Housing

Item	Sylvester	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$103,300.00	$184,700.00	44.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,961.97	$2,346.69	16.4%
Apartment Rent	$704.00	$949.00	25.8%

Transportation

Item	Sylvester	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.28	$3.46	5.3%
Tire Balancing	$53.83	$59.92	10.2%

Utilities

Item	Sylvester	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$164.25	$193.99	15.3%
Phone	$190.47	$192.25	0.9%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sycamore, GA	1,206	79	21.1%
Omega, GA	1,231	79	20.6%
Doerun, GA	749	80	20.2%
Ashburn, GA	3,677	80	19.7%
Ty Ty, GA	710	81	19.4%
Sylvester, GA	5,809	85	14.9%

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Sylvester, GA	5,809	85	14.9%