Cost Of Living in Lindale, 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	Lindale	Georgia	National
Cost of living	85	93	100
Goods & Services	99	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	94	100	100
Housing	60	86	100
Transportation	96	94	100
Utilities	80	86	100

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The cost of living in Lindale is 8% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Lindale is 15% lower than the national average
Lindale housing is 40% 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	$46,333	$3,861	$1,081	$1,390
Renters	$27,206	$2,267	$635	$816

A good indicator of the general affordability of housing in Lindale, GA, is the percentage of monthly income that should be spent on housing expenses, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). Generally speaking, no more than 28 percent of your total gross income should be spent on your housing expenses and not more than 36 percent of your gross income on total expenses, including debts. In Lindale, the median monthly income is $46,333 for those who own their own homes. Under the standard rule, that income level would allow for $1,081 to be budgeted for housing expenses each month, at the most. Renters, on the other hand, earn about $27,206, per the median income in the area. That would allow for renters to spend up to $635 on monthly rental expenses.

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	Lindale	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.83	$24.26	14.1%
Beauty Salon	$32.83	$45.56	27.9%
Toothpaste	$3.60	$3.70	2.8%
Shampoo	$1.22	$1.28	4.7%
Movie	$14.41	$12.13	18.7%
Bowling	$17.50	$18.00	2.8%

Groceries

Item	Lindale	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.78	$5.84	1.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	9.3%
Milk	$4.54	$4.67	2.8%
Potatoes	$5.24	$4.93	6.2%
Pizza	$11.13	$12.09	7.9%
Beer	$10.27	$10.41	1.4%

Health Care

Item	Lindale	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$151.92	$125.68	20.9%
Doctor	$92.83	$135.78	31.6%
Dentist	$82.67	$113.29	27.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.24	$10.65	3.9%
Lipitor	$472.05	$468.60	0.7%

Housing

Item	Lindale	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$82,900.00	$184,700.00	55.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,447.48	$2,346.69	38.3%
Apartment Rent	$916.00	$949.00	3.5%

Transportation

Item	Lindale	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.22	$3.46	7.0%
Tire Balancing	$47.47	$59.92	20.8%

Utilities

Item	Lindale	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$141.36	$193.99	27.1%
Phone	$192.75	$192.25	0.3%

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.
Lyerly, GA	487	77	22.5%
Kingston, GA	644	81	18.5%
Aragon, GA	1,571	85	15.3%
Cave Spring, GA	1,183	85	15.0%
Plainville, GA	384	83	16.9%
Lindale, GA	5,282	85	15.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Brady, TX	5,282	83	17.0%
Edenwold No. 158, SK	5,282	n/a
Fruitland, MD	5,281	102	2.0%
South Amherst, MA	5,283	124	24.3%
Quantico Base, VA	5,283	136	36.2%
Lindale, GA	5,282	85	15.1%

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 Lindale, GA