Cost Of Living in Blue Ridge, 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	Blue Ridge	Georgia	National
Cost of living	92	93	100
Goods & Services	95	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	85	100	100
Housing	89	86	100
Transportation	83	94	100
Utilities	93	86	100

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The cost of living in Blue Ridge is 1% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Blue Ridge is 8% lower than the national average
Blue Ridge housing is 11% 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	$47,045	$3,920	$1,098	$1,411
Renters	$20,500	$1,708	$478	$615

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	Blue Ridge	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.39	$24.26	7.7%
Beauty Salon	$68.33	$45.56	50.0%
Toothpaste	$3.72	$3.70	0.6%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	4.2%
Movie	$14.55	$12.13	19.9%
Bowling	$14.50	$18.00	19.4%

Groceries

Item	Blue Ridge	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.05	$5.84	13.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.48	$1.57	5.7%
Milk	$4.53	$4.67	3.1%
Potatoes	$5.44	$4.93	10.2%
Pizza	$12.62	$12.09	4.4%
Beer	$9.54	$10.41	8.4%

Health Care

Item	Blue Ridge	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$95.33	$125.68	24.1%
Doctor	$109.61	$135.78	19.3%
Dentist	$122.22	$113.29	7.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.29	$10.65	3.4%
Lipitor	$450.83	$468.60	3.8%

Housing

Item	Blue Ridge	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$175,000.00	$184,700.00	5.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,754.85	$2,346.69	25.2%
Apartment Rent	$705.00	$949.00	25.7%

Transportation

Item	Blue Ridge	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.22	$3.46	7.1%
Tire Balancing	$61.78	$59.92	3.1%

Utilities

Item	Blue Ridge	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$134.24	$193.99	30.8%
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.
Epworth, GA	320	93	7.2%
Cherry Log, GA	0	93	7.2%
Mineral Bluff, GA	331	93	7.2%
McCaysville, GA	1,536	82	18.4%
Copperhill, TN	474	83	17.3%
Blue Ridge, GA	1,168	92	8.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Malaga, CA	1,168	109	8.5%
Pine Plains, NY	1,168	111	10.7%
Fort Loudon, PA	1,168	118	18.1%
Asotin, WA	1,168	104	4.5%
Boyceville, WI	1,168	93	7.1%
Blue Ridge, GA	1,168	92	8.4%

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 Blue Ridge, GA