Index | Valdosta | Georgia | National |
Cost of living | 88 | 94 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 92 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries | 105 | 99 | 100 |
Health care | 100 | 97 | 100 |
Housing | 69 | 86 | 100 |
Transportation | 101 | 97 | 100 |
Utilities | 97 | 93 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $51,480 | $4,290 | $1,201 | $1,545 |
Renters | $22,229 | $1,852 | $519 | $667 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Georgia | 4% | 8% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Georgia | 1% | 5.75% |
Item | Valdosta | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $13.50 | $17.49 | 22.8% |
Beauty Salon | $43.00 | $38.17 | 12.7% |
Toothpaste | $1.98 | $2.32 | 14.7% |
Shampoo | $1.00 | $1.01 | 1.2% |
Movie | $11.50 | $10.72 | 7.2% |
Bowling | $8.00 | $13.86 | 42.3% |
Item | Valdosta | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.68 | $3.90 | 20.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.59 | $1.40 | 13.9% |
Milk | $2.48 | $1.96 | 26.4% |
Potatoes | $4.48 | $3.18 | 40.7% |
Pizza | $9.49 | $10.39 | 8.7% |
Beer | $8.66 | $9.23 | 6.2% |
Item | Valdosta | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $113.00 | $106.34 | 6.3% |
Doctor | $117.50 | $115.25 | 2.0% |
Dentist | $90.67 | $98.38 | 7.8% |
Ibuprofen | $10.19 | $9.26 | 10.0% |
Lipitor | $498.86 | $466.47 | 6.9% |
Item | Valdosta | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $121,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 34.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,027.06 | $1,273.32 | 19.3% |
Apartment Rent | $732.00 | $949.00 | 22.9% |
Item | Valdosta | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.51 | $2.59 | 3.3% |
Tire Balancing | $54.98 | $48.90 | 12.4% |
Item | Valdosta | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $160.47 | $167.60 | 4.3% |
Phone | $180.90 | $163.42 | 10.7% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Morven, GA | 539 | 79 | -21% |
Lakeland, GA | 3,348 | 80 | -20% |
Cecil, GA | 351 | 84 | -16% |
Remerton, GA | 1,245 | 86 | -14% |
Hahira, GA | 2,877 | 88 | -12% |
Valdosta, GA | 56,717 | 88 | -12% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Fountain Valley, CA | 56,670 | 166 | 66% |
Oak Lawn, IL | 56,774 | 106 | 6% |
Santee, CA | 56,839 | 135 | 35% |
Brentwood, CA | 56,923 | 146 | 46% |
Taunton, MA | 56,504 | 115 | 15% |
Valdosta, GA | 56,717 | 88 | -12% |