Cost Of Living in Sylvania, 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	Sylvania	Georgia	National
Cost of living	78	93	100
Goods & Services	92	97	100
Groceries	96	98	100
Health care	82	100	100
Housing	47	86	100
Transportation	89	94	100
Utilities	84	86	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Sylvania is 16% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Sylvania is 22% lower than the national average
Sylvania housing is 53% 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	$46,938	$3,912	$1,095	$1,408
Renters	$18,726	$1,561	$437	$562

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	Sylvania	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.67	$24.26	9.9%
Beauty Salon	$39.50	$45.56	13.3%
Toothpaste	$3.65	$3.70	1.3%
Shampoo	$1.13	$1.28	12.0%
Movie	$15.61	$12.13	28.7%
Bowling	$20.92	$18.00	16.2%

Groceries

Item	Sylvania	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.52	$5.84	5.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.53	$4.67	3.0%
Potatoes	$5.41	$4.93	9.6%
Pizza	$13.16	$12.09	8.9%
Beer	$10.06	$10.41	3.4%

Health Care

Item	Sylvania	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$69.88	$125.68	44.4%
Doctor	$179.92	$135.78	32.5%
Dentist	$199.00	$113.29	75.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.12	$10.65	5.0%
Lipitor	$496.43	$468.60	5.9%

Housing

Item	Sylvania	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$86,800.00	$184,700.00	53.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,929.91	$2,346.69	17.8%
Apartment Rent	$460.00	$949.00	51.5%

Transportation

Item	Sylvania	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.24	$3.46	6.3%
Tire Balancing	$52.38	$59.92	12.6%

Utilities

Item	Sylvania	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$149.68	$193.99	22.8%
Phone	$189.47	$192.25	1.4%

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.
Hiltonia, GA	363	75	25.1%
Rocky Ford, GA	212	77	22.9%
Newington, GA	386	89	11.4%
Sylvania, GA	2,327	78	22.4%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Rio Verde, AZ	2,327	166	65.8%
Long Valley, NJ	2,327	129	28.7%
Central Okanagan J, BC	2,327	n/a
Stevenson, AL	2,326	79	21.1%
Rangely, CO	2,326	96	4.0%
Sylvania, GA	2,327	78	22.4%

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 Sylvania, GA