According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Fort Oglethorpe has an overall cost of living index of 85 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Georgia, Fort Oglethorpe has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Georgia's index of 91.
The standard of living in Fort Oglethorpe ranks as #777 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Georgia. By definition, that implies Fort Oglethorpe ranks as the #5,642 most expensive place in the Peach State.
Living Expense | Fort Oglethorpe | Georgia | National Average | |
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Overall | 85 | 91 | 100 | |
Services | 95 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 103 | 95 | 100 | |
Health | 94 | 99 | 100 | |
Housing | 71 | 87 | 100 | |
Transportation | 91 | 98 | 100 | |
Utilities | 90 | 91 | 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.
Statistic | Fort Oglethorpe | Georgia | United States |
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Median Home Value | $133,500 | $190,200 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $643 | $1,042 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $40,564 | $61,224 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.3x | 3.1x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.19x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Fort Oglethorpe | Georgia |
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Shampoo | $0.9 | $1.06 |
Movie | $12.32 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $15.0 | $14.67 |
Item | Fort Oglethorpe | Georgia |
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Ground Beef | $4.62 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.22 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.15 | $2.05 |
Item | Fort Oglethorpe | Georgia |
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Haircut | $14.67 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $43.33 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $1.91 | $2.34 |
Item | Fort Oglethorpe | Georgia |
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Potatoes | $4.94 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $9.99 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.97 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $93.33 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $118.67 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $89.33 | $99.13 |
Item | Fort Oglethorpe | Georgia |
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Gasoline | $1.94 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $46.47 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $141.03 | $167.67 |
Phone | $184.96 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Fort Oglethorpe |
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Chattanooga, TN | 181,370 | 91 | 1.1x |
Dalton, GA | 33,515 | 88 | 1.0x |
East Ridge, TN | 21,187 | 88 | 1.0x |
Middle Valley, TN | 12,100 | 93 | 1.1x |
Red Bank, TN | 11,785 | 88 | 1.0x |
Collegedale, TN | 11,402 | 94 | 1.1x |
Signal Mountain, TN | 8,574 | 115 | 1.4x |
Harrison, TN | 8,485 | 91 | 1.1x |
Fairview, GA | 5,919 | 80 | 0.9x |