| Index | Ball Ground | Georgia | National |
| Cost of living | 105 | 93 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 100 | 97 | 100 |
| Groceries | 101 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care | 109 | 100 | 100 |
| Housing | 121 | 86 | 100 |
| Transportation | 99 | 94 | 100 |
| Utilities | 81 | 86 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $88,750 | $7,396 | $2,071 | $2,663 |
| Renters | $56,250 | $4,688 | $1,312 | $1,688 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Georgia | 4% | 8% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Georgia | 1% | 5.57% |
| Item | Ball Ground | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $27.25 | $24.26 | 12.3% |
| Beauty Salon | $56.36 | $45.56 | 23.7% |
| Toothpaste | $3.74 | $3.70 | 0.9% |
| Shampoo | $1.33 | $1.28 | 3.9% |
| Movie | $15.20 | $12.13 | 25.3% |
| Bowling | $20.98 | $18.00 | 16.5% |
| Item | Ball Ground | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.25 | $5.84 | 10.1% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.61 | $1.57 | 2.1% |
| Milk | $4.69 | $4.67 | 0.4% |
| Potatoes | $5.32 | $4.93 | 7.9% |
| Pizza | $11.36 | $12.09 | 6.0% |
| Beer | $10.39 | $10.41 | 0.2% |
| Item | Ball Ground | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $129.73 | $125.68 | 3.2% |
| Doctor | $128.57 | $135.78 | 5.3% |
| Dentist | $144.73 | $113.29 | 27.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.74 | $10.65 | 0.8% |
| Lipitor | $495.22 | $468.60 | 5.7% |
| Item | Ball Ground | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $228,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 23.5% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,292.55 | $2,346.69 | 2.3% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,106.00 | $949.00 | 16.5% |
| Item | Ball Ground | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.20 | $3.46 | 7.5% |
| Tire Balancing | $69.77 | $59.92 | 16.4% |
| Item | Ball Ground | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $134.81 | $193.99 | 30.5% |
| Phone | $191.28 | $192.25 | 0.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Waleska, GA | 804 | 88 | 11.9% |
| Jasper, GA | 3,923 | 91 | 9.2% |
| Nelson, GA | 1,302 | 94 | 6.4% |
| Talking Rock, GA | 110 | 96 | 4.4% |
| Dawsonville, GA | 3,065 | 100 | 0.3% |
| Ball Ground, GA | 2,230 | 105 | 4.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Kalkaska, MI | 2,230 | 84 | 16.3% |
| Leesport, PA | 2,230 | 101 | 0.7% |
| Seneca, MO | 2,229 | 83 | 17.5% |
| Lake Placid, NY | 2,229 | 117 | 16.9% |
| Altamont, IL | 2,231 | 79 | 21.4% |
| Ball Ground, GA | 2,230 | 105 | 4.9% |
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