Cost Of Living in Port Wentworth, 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	Port Wentworth	Georgia	National
Cost of living	102	93	100
Goods & Services	98	97	100
Groceries	102	98	100
Health care	109	100	100
Housing	112	86	100
Transportation	96	94	100
Utilities	90	86	100

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The cost of living in Port Wentworth is 10% higher than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Port Wentworth is 2% higher than the national average
Port Wentworth housing is 12% higher 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	$78,007	$6,501	$1,820	$2,340
Renters	$55,469	$4,622	$1,294	$1,664

The affordability of the housing market in Port Wentworth, GA as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Port Wentworth homeowners, the median income is $78,007. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,820 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $55,469. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,294 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Port Wentworth	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%

Groceries

Item	Port Wentworth	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%

Health Care

Item	Port Wentworth	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%

Housing

Item	Port Wentworth	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$185,400.00	$184,700.00	0.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,681.21	$2,346.69	28.4%
Apartment Rent	$1,325.00	$949.00	39.6%

Transportation

Item	Port Wentworth	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.33	$3.46	3.6%
Tire Balancing	$57.68	$59.92	3.7%

Utilities

Item	Port Wentworth	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.38	$193.99	15.8%
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.
Garden City, GA	8,957	92	8.1%
Bloomingdale, GA	2,801	93	6.7%
Springfield, GA	4,026	93	6.5%
Guyton, GA	2,463	95	4.7%
Savannah, GA	145,492	97	3.0%
Port Wentworth, GA	8,886	102	2.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Airway Heights, WA	8,885	104	3.9%
Waterford, CA	8,884	119	19.2%
Georgetown, SC	8,884	95	4.9%
Mahomet, IL	8,888	105	4.9%
Tremonton, UT	8,890	100	0.4%
Port Wentworth, GA	8,886	102	2.2%

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 Port Wentworth, GA