Cost Of Living in Bowman, 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	Bowman	Georgia	National
Cost of living	82	93	100
Goods & Services	99	97	100
Groceries	100	98	100
Health care	97	100	100
Housing	48	86	100
Transportation	96	94	100
Utilities	81	86	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Bowman is 12% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Bowman is 18% lower than the national average
Bowman housing is 52% 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	$36,563	$3,047	$853	$1,097
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Bowman	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.24	$24.26	28.9%
Beauty Salon	$50.47	$45.56	10.8%
Toothpaste	$3.78	$3.70	2.2%
Shampoo	$1.35	$1.28	5.7%
Movie	$11.26	$12.13	7.2%
Bowling	$23.87	$18.00	32.6%

Groceries

Item	Bowman	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.77	$5.84	1.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	9.1%
Milk	$4.62	$4.67	1.0%
Potatoes	$5.17	$4.93	4.8%
Pizza	$13.21	$12.09	9.3%
Beer	$10.31	$10.41	0.9%

Health Care

Item	Bowman	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$82.73	$125.68	34.2%
Doctor	$125.00	$135.78	7.9%
Dentist	$119.40	$113.29	5.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.38	$10.65	2.5%
Lipitor	$481.75	$468.60	2.8%

Housing

Item	Bowman	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$77,100.00	$184,700.00	58.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,004.18	$2,346.69	14.6%
Apartment Rent	$583.00	$949.00	38.6%

Transportation

Item	Bowman	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.34	$3.46	3.4%
Tire Balancing	$57.12	$59.92	4.7%

Utilities

Item	Bowman	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$135.93	$193.99	29.9%
Phone	$189.93	$192.25	1.2%

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.
Eagle Grove, GA	0	96	3.9%
Dewy Rose, GA	160	96	3.9%
Elberton, GA	4,342	80	19.5%
Bowersville, GA	679	81	18.9%
Canon, GA	1,049	83	16.8%
Bowman, GA	876	82	18.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cherokee, AL	876	80	20.3%
Occidental, CA	876	225	124.7%
Stone Harbor, NJ	876	261	160.5%
Parker, SD	876	88	11.8%
Val-Brillant, QC	876	n/a
Bowman, GA	876	82	18.4%

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 Bowman, GA