Index | Darien | Georgia | National |
Cost of living | 88 | 93 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 98 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries | 102 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 109 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 65 | 86 | 100 |
Transportation | 96 | 94 | 100 |
Utilities | 90 | 86 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $48,708 | $4,059 | $1,136 | $1,461 |
Renters | $27,045 | $2,254 | $631 | $811 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Georgia | 4% | 8% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Georgia | 1% | 5.57% |
Item | Darien | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $23.25 | $24.26 | 4.2% |
Beauty Salon | $38.33 | $45.56 | 15.9% |
Toothpaste | $3.66 | $3.70 | 1.1% |
Shampoo | $1.30 | $1.28 | 1.8% |
Movie | $12.10 | $12.13 | 0.3% |
Bowling | $22.40 | $18.00 | 24.4% |
Item | Darien | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.23 | $5.84 | 6.7% |
Fried Chicken | $1.46 | $1.57 | 7.4% |
Milk | $4.75 | $4.67 | 1.7% |
Potatoes | $5.33 | $4.93 | 8.0% |
Pizza | $14.38 | $12.09 | 19.0% |
Beer | $10.13 | $10.41 | 2.7% |
Item | Darien | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $93.17 | $125.68 | 25.9% |
Doctor | $135.16 | $135.78 | 0.5% |
Dentist | $142.17 | $113.29 | 25.5% |
Ibuprofen | $10.63 | $10.65 | 0.2% |
Lipitor | $518.07 | $468.60 | 10.6% |
Item | Darien | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $103,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 44.2% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,681.21 | $2,346.69 | 28.4% |
Apartment Rent | $824.00 | $949.00 | 13.2% |
Item | Darien | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.33 | $3.46 | 3.6% |
Tire Balancing | $57.68 | $59.92 | 3.7% |
Item | Darien | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $163.38 | $193.99 | 15.8% |
Phone | $188.43 | $192.25 | 2.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Brunswick, GA | 16,231 | 85 | 15.1% |
Dock Junction, GA | 7,500 | 88 | 12.4% |
Country Club Estates, GA | 9,408 | 89 | 10.5% |
St. Simons, GA | 15,291 | 122 | 21.5% |
Darien, GA | 1,956 | 88 | 11.9% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Willow, AK | 1,956 | 114 | 14.4% |
Vincent, AL | 1,956 | 87 | 12.6% |
Ridgely, MD | 1,956 | 102 | 2.3% |
Gila Bend, AZ | 1,955 | 86 | 14.2% |
Pecatonica, IL | 1,957 | 87 | 13.1% |
Darien, GA | 1,956 | 88 | 11.9% |