Cost Of Living in Jonesboro, 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	Jonesboro	Georgia	National
Cost of living	86	93	100
Goods & Services	100	97	100
Groceries	101	98	100
Health care	109	100	100
Housing	59	86	100
Transportation	99	94	100
Utilities	81	86	100

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The cost of living in Jonesboro is 7% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Jonesboro is 14% lower than the national average
Jonesboro housing is 41% 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	$48,269	$4,022	$1,126	$1,448
Renters	$26,286	$2,191	$613	$789

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Jonesboro is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Jonesboro has a median income of about $48,269 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,126 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $26,286. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $613 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Jonesboro	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%

Groceries

Item	Jonesboro	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%

Health Care

Item	Jonesboro	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%

Housing

Item	Jonesboro	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$80,700.00	$184,700.00	56.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,292.55	$2,346.69	2.3%
Apartment Rent	$898.00	$949.00	5.4%

Transportation

Item	Jonesboro	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.20	$3.46	7.5%
Tire Balancing	$69.77	$59.92	16.4%

Utilities

Item	Jonesboro	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$134.81	$193.99	30.5%
Phone	$191.28	$192.25	0.5%

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.
Sunny Side, GA	213	85	15.3%
Forest Park, GA	19,884	85	14.6%
Conley, GA	6,645	87	13.3%
Lake City, GA	2,794	90	10.3%
Lithonia, GA	2,488	90	10.0%
Jonesboro, GA	5,428	86	13.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Blaine, WA	5,427	129	28.8%
Colby, KS	5,426	84	16.0%
New Hempstead, NY	5,426	165	65.1%
Windsor, QC	5,425	n/a
Memramcook, NB	5,432	n/a
Jonesboro, GA	5,428	86	13.9%

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 Jonesboro, GA