Tunnel Hill, Georgia Cost Of Living

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Overall 15%

Goods & Services 4%

Housing 35%

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	Tunnel Hill	Georgia	National
Cost of living	85	93	100
Goods & Services	96	97	100
Groceries	92	96	100
Health care	89	96	100
Housing	65	86	100
Transportation	85	92	100
Utilities	99	91	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Tunnel Hill is 8% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Tunnel Hill is 15% lower than the national average
Tunnel Hill housing is 35% 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	$53,250	$4,438	$1,242	$1,598
Renters	$46,875	$3,906	$1,094	$1,406

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	Tunnel Hill	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.11	$20.27	25.5%
Beauty Salon	$33.33	$40.39	17.5%
Toothpaste	$1.95	$2.36	17.3%
Shampoo	$0.91	$1.08	15.8%
Movie	$11.62	$10.99	5.8%
Bowling	$14.00	$15.49	9.6%

Groceries

Item	Tunnel Hill	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.92	$4.30	8.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.00	$1.40	28.3%
Milk	$1.67	$2.20	24.0%
Potatoes	$3.33	$3.22	3.5%
Pizza	$10.66	$10.74	0.8%
Beer	$9.91	$9.60	3.2%

Health Care

Item	Tunnel Hill	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$80.11	$109.73	27.0%
Doctor	$105.56	$118.34	10.8%
Dentist	$86.17	$100.94	14.6%
Ibuprofen	$8.77	$9.93	11.7%
Lipitor	$495.17	$469.53	5.5%

Housing

Item	Tunnel Hill	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$107,100.00	$184,700.00	42.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$903.93	$1,229.62	26.5%
Apartment Rent	$773.00	$949.00	18.5%

Transportation

Item	Tunnel Hill	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.65	$2.71	2.3%
Tire Balancing	$33.83	$51.86	34.8%

Utilities

Item	Tunnel Hill	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$168.72	$170.84	1.2%
Phone	$185.11	$187.18	1.1%

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.
Rossville, GA	4,020	80	19.6%
LaFayette, GA	7,130	81	19.2%
Fairview, GA	7,843	82	18.0%
Lakeview, GA	6,061	82	17.9%
Dalton, GA	33,653	86	13.9%
Tunnel Hill, GA	1,056	85	14.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Douglas, AL	1,056	80	20.5%
Millport, AL	1,056	74	25.7%
Coal Hill, AR	1,056	78	22.3%
Riverdale Park, CA	1,056	108	7.7%
Central City, IL	1,056	77	23.0%
Tunnel Hill, GA	1,056	85	14.8%

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