Cost Of Living in Plainville, 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	Plainville	Georgia	National
Cost of living	83	93	100
Goods & Services	95	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	85	100	100
Housing	61	86	100
Transportation	83	94	100
Utilities	93	86	100

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The cost of living in Plainville is 10% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Plainville is 17% lower than the national average
Plainville housing is 39% 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	$40,000	$3,333	$933	$1,200
Renters	$34,167	$2,847	$797	$1,025

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	Plainville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.39	$24.26	7.7%
Beauty Salon	$68.33	$45.56	50.0%
Toothpaste	$3.72	$3.70	0.6%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	4.2%
Movie	$14.55	$12.13	19.9%
Bowling	$14.50	$18.00	19.4%

Groceries

Item	Plainville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.05	$5.84	13.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.48	$1.57	5.7%
Milk	$4.53	$4.67	3.1%
Potatoes	$5.44	$4.93	10.2%
Pizza	$12.62	$12.09	4.4%
Beer	$9.54	$10.41	8.4%

Health Care

Item	Plainville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$95.33	$125.68	24.1%
Doctor	$109.61	$135.78	19.3%
Dentist	$122.22	$113.29	7.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.29	$10.65	3.4%
Lipitor	$450.83	$468.60	3.8%

Housing

Item	Plainville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$95,000.00	$184,700.00	48.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,754.85	$2,346.69	25.2%
Apartment Rent	$775.00	$949.00	18.3%

Transportation

Item	Plainville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.22	$3.46	7.1%
Tire Balancing	$61.78	$59.92	3.1%

Utilities

Item	Plainville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$134.24	$193.99	30.8%
Phone	$188.43	$192.25	2.0%

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.
Kingston, GA	644	81	18.5%
Lindale, GA	5,282	85	15.1%
Resaca, GA	1,583	86	13.6%
Shannon, GA	2,056	89	11.4%
Calhoun, GA	17,088	90	10.2%
Plainville, GA	384	83	16.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Woodland, GA	384	80	19.9%
Pierce, ID	384	91	8.9%
Monroe Center, IL	384	87	12.8%
Olivet, IL	384	88	12.3%
Delphos, KS	384	77	23.1%
Plainville, GA	384	83	16.9%

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 Plainville, GA