Cost Of Living in Newton, 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	Newton	Georgia	National
Cost of living	80	93	100
Goods & Services	97	97	100
Groceries	96	98	100
Health care	106	100	100
Housing	45	86	100
Transportation	97	94	100
Utilities	85	86	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Newton is 13% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Newton is 20% lower than the national average
Newton housing is 55% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$31,375	$2,615	$732	$941

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	Newton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.64	$24.26	2.5%
Beauty Salon	$35.60	$45.56	21.9%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.42	$1.28	11.1%
Movie	$12.02	$12.13	1.0%
Bowling	$16.50	$18.00	8.3%

Groceries

Item	Newton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.87	$5.84	0.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.0%
Milk	$4.56	$4.67	2.5%
Potatoes	$5.27	$4.93	6.8%
Pizza	$12.97	$12.09	7.3%
Beer	$11.26	$10.41	8.2%

Health Care

Item	Newton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$116.93	$125.68	7.0%
Doctor	$122.60	$135.78	9.7%
Dentist	$111.70	$113.29	1.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.73	$10.65	0.8%
Lipitor	$367.50	$468.60	21.6%

Housing

Item	Newton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$79,500.00	$184,700.00	57.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,152.45	$2,346.69	8.3%
Apartment Rent	$479.00	$949.00	49.5%

Transportation

Item	Newton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.37	$3.46	2.6%
Tire Balancing	$64.50	$59.92	7.6%

Utilities

Item	Newton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$189.14	$193.99	2.5%
Phone	$193.94	$192.25	0.9%

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.
Leary, GA	580	78	21.6%
Baconton, GA	1,024	81	18.9%
Pelham, GA	3,502	82	17.8%
Camilla, GA	5,087	83	17.5%
Putney, GA	2,805	86	14.2%
Newton, GA	575	80	19.7%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Tolani Lake, AZ	575	83	16.6%
Minnesota Lake, MN	575	86	13.5%
Irondale, MO	575	82	18.2%
Kelso, MO	575	94	6.4%
Wibaux, MT	575	89	11.4%
Newton, GA	575	80	19.7%

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 Newton, GA