According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Clarkston has an overall cost of living index of 92 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Georgia, Clarkston has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than Georgia's index of 94.
The standard of living in Clarkston ranks as #2,060 most affordable out of the 6,522 places we measured in Georgia. By definition, that implies Clarkston ranks as the #4,346 most expensive place in the Peach State.
Living Expense | Clarkston | Georgia | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 92 | 94 | 100 | |
Services | 108 | 97 | 100 | |
Groceries | 104 | 99 | 100 | |
Health | 109 | 97 | 100 | |
Housing | 64 | 86 | 100 | |
Transportation | 108 | 97 | 100 | |
Utilities | 86 | 93 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Georgia, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Clarkston |
---|---|---|---|
Sandy Springs, GA | 107,072 | 131 | 1.4x |
Roswell, GA | 94,498 | 119 | 1.3x |
Johns Creek, GA | 83,999 | 126 | 1.4x |
Alpharetta, GA | 65,590 | 124 | 1.3x |
Dunwoody, GA | 49,371 | 128 | 1.4x |
Duluth, GA | 29,370 | 104 | 1.1x |
Decatur, GA | 24,002 | 125 | 1.4x |
Suwanee, GA | 19,743 | 115 | 1.2x |
North Druid Hills, GA | 18,002 | 120 | 1.3x |
North Decatur, GA | 16,701 | 112 | 1.2x |