Cost Of Living in Chatsworth, 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	Chatsworth	Georgia	National
Cost of living	90	93	100
Goods & Services	95	97	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	85	100	100
Housing	83	86	100
Transportation	83	94	100
Utilities	93	86	100

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The cost of living in Chatsworth is 3% lower than the Georgia average
The cost of living in Chatsworth is 10% lower than the national average
Chatsworth housing is 17% 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	$67,941	$5,662	$1,585	$2,038
Renters	$29,074	$2,423	$678	$872

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Chatsworth, GA, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Chatsworth homeowners, is $67,941. This would allow for a maximum of $1,585 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $29,074 which would result in a maximum of $678 to be spent on rental costs.

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	Chatsworth	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	Chatsworth	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	Chatsworth	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	Chatsworth	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$162,000.00	$184,700.00	12.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,754.85	$2,346.69	25.2%
Apartment Rent	$670.00	$949.00	29.4%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Chatsworth	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.
Resaca, GA	1,583	86	13.6%
Cohutta, GA	700	88	12.5%
Eton, GA	1,188	88	11.7%
Varnell, GA	2,371	89	11.4%
Tunnel Hill, GA	1,158	89	11.2%
Chatsworth, GA	4,247	90	10.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Thiells, NY	4,247	143	43.0%
Rivière-Rouge, QC	4,247	n/a
Pantops, VA	4,246	125	25.0%
Pecan Acres, TX	4,245	126	25.8%
Mountain Lakes, NJ	4,249	179	79.4%
Chatsworth, GA	4,247	90	10.3%

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 Chatsworth, GA