Cost Of Living in Alto, GA

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	Alto	Georgia	National
Cost of living	88	93	100
Goods & Services	99	97	100
Groceries	100	98	100
Health care	97	100	100
Housing	70	86	100
Transportation	96	94	100
Utilities	81	86	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Alto is 5% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Alto is 12% lower than the national average
Alto housing is 30% 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	$63,500	$5,292	$1,482	$1,905
Renters	$25,893	$2,158	$604	$777

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	Alto	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.24	$24.26	28.9%
Beauty Salon	$50.47	$45.56	10.8%
Toothpaste	$3.78	$3.70	2.2%
Shampoo	$1.35	$1.28	5.7%
Movie	$11.26	$12.13	7.2%
Bowling	$23.87	$18.00	32.6%

Groceries

Item	Alto	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.77	$5.84	1.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	9.1%
Milk	$4.62	$4.67	1.0%
Potatoes	$5.17	$4.93	4.8%
Pizza	$13.21	$12.09	9.3%
Beer	$10.31	$10.41	0.9%

Health Care

Item	Alto	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$82.73	$125.68	34.2%
Doctor	$125.00	$135.78	7.9%
Dentist	$119.40	$113.29	5.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.38	$10.65	2.5%
Lipitor	$481.75	$468.60	2.8%

Housing

Item	Alto	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$121,000.00	$184,700.00	34.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,004.18	$2,346.69	14.6%
Apartment Rent	$763.00	$949.00	19.6%

Transportation

Item	Alto	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.34	$3.46	3.4%
Tire Balancing	$57.12	$59.92	4.7%

Utilities

Item	Alto	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$135.93	$193.99	29.9%
Phone	$189.93	$192.25	1.2%

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.
Raoul, GA	2,720	81	19.2%
Toccoa, GA	8,328	85	14.6%
Baldwin, GA	3,593	86	14.1%
Demorest, GA	2,247	89	11.2%
Mount Airy, GA	1,545	90	9.6%
Alto, GA	1,259	88	11.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Martinsville, IL	1,259	84	16.1%
Frampton, QC	1,259	n/a
Sanford, CO	1,260	87	13.3%
Surf City, NJ	1,260	170	70.3%
Bushyhead, OK	1,258	84	15.6%
Alto, GA	1,259	88	11.7%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Alto, GA