Cost Of Living in Puryear, TN

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	Puryear	Tennessee	National
Cost of living	78	89	100
Goods & Services	94	94	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	87	88	100
Housing	46	80	100
Transportation	89	89	100
Utilities	86	93	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Puryear is 13% lower than the Tennessee average
The cost of living in Puryear is 22% lower than the national average
Puryear housing is 54% lower than the national average
Tennessee general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Tennessee state income tax is 100% 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	$38,274	$3,190	$893	$1,148
Renters	$25,972	$2,164	$606	$779

Tennessee Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Tennessee	7%	9.75%

Tennessee Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Tennessee	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Puryear	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.01	$24.26	1.0%
Beauty Salon	$33.55	$45.56	26.4%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.08	$1.28	15.9%
Movie	$11.93	$12.13	1.7%
Bowling	$12.50	$18.00	30.6%

Groceries

Item	Puryear	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.94	$5.84	1.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.54	$4.67	2.8%
Potatoes	$5.03	$4.93	1.9%
Pizza	$12.00	$12.09	0.7%
Beer	$9.74	$10.41	6.5%

Health Care

Item	Puryear	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$127.08	$125.68	1.1%
Doctor	$138.39	$135.78	1.9%
Dentist	$86.67	$113.29	23.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.10	$10.65	5.2%
Lipitor	$338.33	$468.60	27.8%

Housing

Item	Puryear	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$76,900.00	$184,700.00	58.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,691.70	$2,346.69	27.9%
Apartment Rent	$525.00	$949.00	44.7%

Transportation

Item	Puryear	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.15	$3.46	9.0%
Tire Balancing	$50.50	$59.92	15.7%

Utilities

Item	Puryear	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$148.29	$193.99	23.6%
Phone	$192.18	$192.25	0.0%

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.
Cottage Grove, TN	59	92	8.0%
Big Sandy, TN	628	77	22.8%
Sedalia, KY	345	79	21.4%
Hazel, KY	378	80	19.7%
Paris, TN	10,021	82	17.9%
Puryear, TN	696	78	21.9%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Aguanga, CA	696	114	14.0%
Suttons Bay, MI	696	113	13.2%
Mora, NM	696	98	2.1%
Goodwill, SD	696	83	16.7%
Dahlgren Center, VA	696	132	31.9%
Puryear, TN	696	78	21.9%

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 Puryear, TN