Cost Of Living in Ducktown, 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	Ducktown	Tennessee	National
Cost of living	89	89	100
Goods & Services	95	94	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	85	88	100
Housing	79	80	100
Transportation	83	89	100
Utilities	93	93	100

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The cost of living in Ducktown is 1% lower than the Tennessee average
The cost of living in Ducktown is 11% lower than the national average
Ducktown housing is 21% 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	$77,586	$6,466	$1,810	$2,328
Renters	$8,953	$746	$209	$269

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	Ducktown	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	Ducktown	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	Ducktown	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	Ducktown	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$168,200.00	$184,700.00	8.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,754.85	$2,346.69	25.2%
Apartment Rent	$479.00	$949.00	49.5%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Ducktown	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%
Mineral Bluff, GA	331	93	7.2%
McCaysville, GA	1,536	82	18.4%
Copperhill, TN	474	83	17.3%
Morganton, GA	297	86	13.9%
Ducktown, TN	561	89	11.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Houston Acres, KY	561	104	4.0%
Prinsburg, MN	561	97	2.8%
Whitefield, OK	561	82	17.7%
Fruitvale, TX	561	91	8.7%
Atlantic, VA	561	94	6.4%
Ducktown, TN	561	89	11.4%

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 Ducktown, TN