Cost Of Living in Austell, 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	Austell	Georgia	National
Cost of living	96	93	100
Goods & Services	99	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	94	100	100
Housing	96	86	100
Transportation	96	94	100
Utilities	80	86	100

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The cost of living in Austell is 3% higher than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Austell is 4% lower than the national average
Austell housing is 4% 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	$47,493	$3,958	$1,108	$1,425
Renters	$45,179	$3,765	$1,054	$1,356

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Austell is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Austell has a median income of about $47,493 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,108 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $45,179. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,054 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Austell	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.83	$24.26	14.1%
Beauty Salon	$32.83	$45.56	27.9%
Toothpaste	$3.60	$3.70	2.8%
Shampoo	$1.22	$1.28	4.7%
Movie	$14.41	$12.13	18.7%
Bowling	$17.50	$18.00	2.8%

Groceries

Item	Austell	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.78	$5.84	1.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	9.3%
Milk	$4.54	$4.67	2.8%
Potatoes	$5.24	$4.93	6.2%
Pizza	$11.13	$12.09	7.9%
Beer	$10.27	$10.41	1.4%

Health Care

Item	Austell	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$151.92	$125.68	20.9%
Doctor	$92.83	$135.78	31.6%
Dentist	$82.67	$113.29	27.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.24	$10.65	3.9%
Lipitor	$472.05	$468.60	0.7%

Housing

Item	Austell	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$146,100.00	$184,700.00	20.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,447.48	$2,346.69	38.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,293.00	$949.00	36.2%

Transportation

Item	Austell	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.22	$3.46	7.0%
Tire Balancing	$47.47	$59.92	20.8%

Utilities

Item	Austell	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$141.36	$193.99	27.1%
Phone	$192.75	$192.25	0.3%

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.
Lithia Springs, GA	17,545	92	7.8%
Fair Oaks, GA	9,447	95	4.7%
Hapeville, GA	6,576	96	3.5%
East Point, GA	35,031	97	3.2%
Dallas, GA	13,680	96	4.4%
Austell, GA	7,783	96	4.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mantua, VA	7,784	182	81.9%
Joshua Tree, CA	7,786	105	4.8%
Navasota, TX	7,786	86	13.9%
Butner, NC	7,779	95	5.1%
Antigo, WI	7,779	77	22.7%
Austell, GA	7,783	96	4.3%

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 Austell, GA