Cost Of Living in Buckhead, 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	Buckhead	Georgia	National
Cost of living	125	93	100
Goods & Services	99	97	100
Groceries	100	98	100
Health care	97	100	100
Housing	194	86	100
Transportation	96	94	100
Utilities	81	86	100

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The cost of living in Buckhead is 35% higher than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Buckhead is 25% higher than the national average
Buckhead housing is 94% higher 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	$145,568	$12,131	$3,396	$4,367
Renters	$80,598	$6,717	$1,880	$2,418

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	Buckhead	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	Buckhead	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	Buckhead	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	Buckhead	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$341,100.00	$184,700.00	84.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,004.18	$2,346.69	14.6%
Apartment Rent	$2,034.00	$949.00	114.3%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Buckhead	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.
Woodville, GA	315	79	20.9%
Greensboro, GA	3,350	84	16.5%
Shady Dale, GA	408	84	15.7%
Maxeys, GA	399	93	6.9%
Rutledge, GA	1,193	96	3.8%
Buckhead, GA	3,780	125	25.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mojave, CA	3,780	102	1.7%
Lawrence Park, PA	3,780	92	8.0%
Tiffin, IA	3,779	104	4.0%
Ridgway, PA	3,781	84	16.0%
Alturas, FL	3,778	87	12.6%
Buckhead, GA	3,780	125	25.4%

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 Buckhead, GA