Washington, GA Cost Of Living

Washington cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Washington	Georgia	National
Cost of living index	83	93	100
Index	Washington	Georgia	National
Goods & Services index	104	96	100
Groceries index	106	99	100
Health care index	95	96	100
Housing index	49	86	100
Transportation index	80	96	100
Utilities index	81	97	100

Displayed above is a general overview of the Washington, GA cost of living index. The overall cost of living index in Washington, GA is 83, which is 11% lower than the Georgia average and 17% lower than the national average. The cost of living index is created from the following categories: goods/services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). As you can see, goods/services and housing make up the majority of the overall cost of living index. Everyday goods and services can be a good indicator of the general cost of goods in a given city. In this case, the goods and services in Washington, GA are 9% higher than the Georgia average and 4% higher than the national average.

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The cost of living in Washington is 11% lower than the Georgia average.
The cost of living in Washington is 17% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Washington is 51% lower than the national average.
Georgia general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average.
Georgia state income tax is 55% 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	$39,135	$3,261	$913	$1,174
Renters	$16,919	$1,410	$395	$508

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living is by simply calculating the maximum that a person should spend on housing in Washington, GA, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The safest way to live in the city is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income that one earns on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Washington, GA has a median income of about $39,135 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a person should spend a maximum of $913 on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $16,919. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $395 on all of their rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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%	6%

When you are determining the total cost of living in Washington, GA you will want to make sure you consider both the Georgia sales tax and the Georgia income tax rates. Sales tax come in the form of taxes levied on both services and goods that are sold. The sales tax rates are different state to state and range from zero sales tax to higher than 7%. The sales tax in Georgia is 4%, with the highest surtax being 8%. Tax that is on income by the government is income tax. Different states have different income tax rates and these rates can be higher or lower dependent on the corresponding tax bracket. The state income tax rates are different state to state and range from no income tax to more than 9% income tax. The income tax rates in Georgia have a range from 1% to 6%.

Goods & Services

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.32	$16.09	7.7%
Beauty Salon	$33.79	$37.33	9.5%
Toothpaste	$3.37	$2.45	37.6%
Shampoo	$0.85	$1.00	15.2%
Movie	$11.97	$10.28	16.4%
Bowling	$6.96	$4.93	41.2%

Groceries

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.50	$3.80	18.2%
Fried Chicken	$2.39	$1.40	71.4%
Milk	$2.04	$2.01	1.6%
Potatoes	$3.42	$3.01	13.5%
Pizza	$10.46	$9.89	5.8%
Beer	$8.90	$8.90	0.0%

Health Care

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$174.01	$102.16	70.3%
Doctor	$95.02	$108.36	12.3%
Dentist	$76.95	$92.53	16.8%
Ibuprofen	$8.74	$9.28	5.8%
Lipitor	$437.92	$425.82	2.8%

Housing

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$88,400.00	$184,700.00	52.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$910.51	$1,202.44	24.3%
Apartment Rent	$479.00	$949.00	49.5%

Transportation

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.91	$2.24	14.8%
Tire Balancing	$31.92	$46.29	31.0%

Utilities

Item	Washington	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$127.88	$165.96	22.9%
Phone	$24.93	$28.68	13.1%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sharon, GA	144	78	-22%
Crawfordville, GA	632	79	-21%
Tignall, GA	425	83	-17%
Rayle, GA	238	85	-15%
Washington, GA	3,994	83	-17%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Skyline View, PA	3,993	106	6%
Fort Pierce South, FL	3,992	90	-10%
Le Sueur, MN	3,996	93	-7%
Wood Village, OR	3,996	98	-2%
Morrison, IL	3,992	88	-12%
Washington, GA	3,994	83	-17%

Source: The Washington, GA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Washington, GA Cost of Living