Cost Of Living in Darden, TN

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	Darden	Tennessee	National
Cost of living	92	89	100
Goods & Services	94	94	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	87	88	100
Housing	n/a	80	100
Transportation	89	89	100
Utilities	86	93	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Darden is 3% higher than the Tennessee average
The cost of living in Darden is 8% lower than the national average
Darden housing is 29% lower than the national average
Tennessee general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Tennessee state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Tennessee Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Tennessee	7%	9.75%

Tennessee Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Tennessee	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Darden	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.01	$24.26	1.0%
Beauty Salon	$33.55	$45.56	26.4%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.08	$1.28	15.9%
Movie	$11.93	$12.13	1.7%
Bowling	$12.50	$18.00	30.6%

Groceries

Item	Darden	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.94	$5.84	1.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.54	$4.67	2.8%
Potatoes	$5.03	$4.93	1.9%
Pizza	$12.00	$12.09	0.7%
Beer	$9.74	$10.41	6.5%

Health Care

Item	Darden	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$127.08	$125.68	1.1%
Doctor	$138.39	$135.78	1.9%
Dentist	$86.67	$113.29	23.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.10	$10.65	5.2%
Lipitor	$338.33	$468.60	27.8%

Housing

Item	Darden	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,691.70	$2,346.69	27.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Darden	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.15	$3.46	9.0%
Tire Balancing	$50.50	$59.92	15.7%

Utilities

Item	Darden	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$148.29	$193.99	23.6%
Phone	$192.18	$192.25	0.0%

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.
Decaturville, TN	947	79	20.8%
Parsons, TN	2,585	80	20.3%
Scotts Hill, TN	1,320	80	19.6%
Sardis, TN	366	83	17.0%
Parker's Crossroads, TN	585	85	15.3%
Darden, TN	372	92	8.0%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Seatonville, IL	372	82	18.4%
Advance, MI	372	144	44.4%
Miltona, MN	372	95	5.3%
Jeffersonville, NY	372	94	6.1%
Narrowsburg, NY	372	94	6.2%
Darden, TN	372	92	8.0%

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 Darden, TN