Cost Of Living in Porterdale, 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	Porterdale	Georgia	National
Cost of living	86	93	100
Goods & Services	100	97	100
Groceries	101	98	100
Health care	109	100	100
Housing	57	86	100
Transportation	99	94	100
Utilities	81	86	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Porterdale is 8% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Porterdale is 14% lower than the national average
Porterdale housing is 43% 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	$38,125	$3,177	$890	$1,144
Renters	$16,953	$1,413	$396	$509

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	Porterdale	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	Porterdale	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	Porterdale	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	Porterdale	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$78,900.00	$184,700.00	57.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,292.55	$2,346.69	2.3%
Apartment Rent	$869.00	$949.00	8.4%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Porterdale	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.
Lakeview Estates, GA	2,546	78	21.9%
Newborn, GA	817	87	12.8%
Mansfield, GA	533	87	12.8%
Oxford, GA	2,093	90	10.4%
Lithonia, GA	2,488	90	10.0%
Porterdale, GA	1,948	86	14.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Rector, AR	1,948	76	23.5%
Gorham, NH	1,948	96	4.1%
Rankin, PA	1,948	82	18.2%
Volga, SD	1,948	92	8.0%
Pukatawagan 198, MB	1,948	n/a
Porterdale, GA	1,948	86	14.3%

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 Porterdale, GA