Cost Of Living in Decherd, TN

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	Decherd	Tennessee	National
Cost of living	86	89	100
Goods & Services	99	94	100
Groceries	99	98	100
Health care	93	88	100
Housing	57	80	100
Transportation	94	89	100
Utilities	98	93	100

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The cost of living in Decherd is 4% lower than the Tennessee average
The cost of living in Decherd is 14% lower than the national average
Decherd housing is 43% lower than the national average
Tennessee general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Tennessee state income tax is 100% 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	$38,750	$3,229	$904	$1,163
Renters	$23,809	$1,984	$556	$714

Tennessee Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Tennessee	7%	9.75%

Tennessee Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Tennessee	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Decherd	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.45	$24.26	0.8%
Beauty Salon	$52.50	$45.56	15.2%
Toothpaste	$3.85	$3.70	4.1%
Shampoo	$1.24	$1.28	3.4%
Movie	$12.52	$12.13	3.2%
Bowling	$22.78	$18.00	26.5%

Groceries

Item	Decherd	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.04	$5.84	3.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.42	$1.57	9.7%
Milk	$4.55	$4.67	2.6%
Potatoes	$5.33	$4.93	7.9%
Pizza	$12.16	$12.09	0.6%
Beer	$10.23	$10.41	1.7%

Health Care

Item	Decherd	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$104.06	$125.68	17.2%
Doctor	$130.44	$135.78	3.9%
Dentist	$113.33	$113.29	0.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.52	$10.65	1.2%
Lipitor	$367.22	$468.60	21.6%

Housing

Item	Decherd	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$91,200.00	$184,700.00	50.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,800.86	$2,346.69	23.3%
Apartment Rent	$725.00	$949.00	23.6%

Transportation

Item	Decherd	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.16	$3.46	8.7%
Tire Balancing	$61.19	$59.92	2.1%

Utilities

Item	Decherd	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$191.34	$193.99	1.4%
Phone	$188.01	$192.25	2.2%

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.
Pelham, TN	334	92	8.3%
Cowan, TN	1,477	79	21.0%
Huntland, TN	1,059	86	14.2%
Hillsboro, TN	338	85	15.5%
Estill Springs, TN	2,063	91	8.7%
Decherd, TN	2,862	86	14.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
North Browning, MT	2,862	80	19.6%
Coalfield, TN	2,861	87	13.3%
New Madrid, MO	2,863	80	19.7%
Oak Grove, VA	2,863	149	49.1%
Akron, NY	2,860	90	9.6%
Decherd, TN	2,862	86	14.0%

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 Decherd, TN