Cost Of Living in Avalon, 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	Avalon	Georgia	National
Cost of living	86	93	100
Goods & Services	99	97	100
Groceries	100	98	100
Health care	97	100	100
Housing	62	86	100
Transportation	96	94	100
Utilities	81	86	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Avalon is 7% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Avalon is 14% lower than the national average
Avalon housing is 38% 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	$43,750	$3,646	$1,021	$1,313
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Avalon	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	Avalon	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	Avalon	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	Avalon	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$100,000.00	$184,700.00	45.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,004.18	$2,346.69	14.6%
Apartment Rent	$766.00	$949.00	19.3%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Avalon	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.
Eagle Grove, GA	0	96	3.9%
Bowersville, GA	679	81	18.9%
Canon, GA	1,049	83	16.8%
Toccoa, GA	8,328	85	14.6%
Martin, GA	453	86	14.3%
Avalon, GA	186	86	14.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cottonwood CDP, AZ	186	86	13.8%
Poston, AZ	186	83	17.2%
Lewis, CO	186	112	11.8%
Nobleton, FL	186	91	8.6%
Moore, ID	186	88	12.5%
Avalon, GA	186	86	14.1%

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 Avalon, GA