According to the most recent data on the cost of living, East Ridge has an overall cost of living index of 88 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Tennessee, East Ridge has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than Tennessee's index of 89.
The standard of living in East Ridge ranks as #1,278 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Tennessee. By definition, that implies East Ridge ranks as the #5,140 most expensive place in the Volunteer State.
Living Expense | East Ridge | Tennessee | National Average | |
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Overall | 88 | 89 | 100 | |
Services | 94 | 94 | 100 | |
Groceries | 102 | 91 | 100 | |
Health | 94 | 91 | 100 | |
Housing | 69 | 81 | 100 | |
Transportation | 91 | 86 | 100 | |
Utilities | 94 | 92 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Tennessee, 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 | East Ridge | Tennessee | United States |
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Median Home Value | $133,200 | $177,600 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $911 | $897 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $47,811 | $54,833 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.8x | 3.2x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.23x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | East Ridge | Tennessee |
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Shampoo | $0.9 | $1.06 |
Movie | $12.32 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $15.0 | $14.67 |
Item | East Ridge | Tennessee |
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Ground Beef | $4.62 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.22 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.15 | $2.05 |
Item | East Ridge | Tennessee |
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Haircut | $14.67 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $43.33 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $1.91 | $2.34 |
Item | East Ridge | Tennessee |
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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 | East Ridge | Tennessee |
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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. East Ridge |
---|---|---|---|
Chattanooga, TN | 181,370 | 91 | 1.0x |
Soddy-Daisy, TN | 13,510 | 85 | 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 |
Fort Oglethorpe, GA | 9,877 | 85 | 1.0x |
Signal Mountain, TN | 8,574 | 115 | 1.3x |
Harrison, TN | 8,485 | 91 | 1.0x |
South Cleveland, TN | 7,792 | 83 | 0.9x |
Fairview, GA | 5,919 | 80 | 0.9x |