According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Jefferson City has an overall cost of living index of 85 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Tennessee, Jefferson City has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than Tennessee's index of 89.
The standard of living in Jefferson City ranks as #777 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Tennessee. By definition, that implies Jefferson City ranks as the #5,642 most expensive place in the Volunteer State.
Living Expense | Jefferson City | Tennessee | National Average | |
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Overall | 85 | 89 | 100 | |
Services | 93 | 94 | 100 | |
Groceries | 95 | 91 | 100 | |
Health | 97 | 91 | 100 | |
Housing | 61 | 81 | 100 | |
Transportation | 84 | 86 | 100 | |
Utilities | 103 | 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 | Jefferson City | Tennessee | United States |
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Median Home Value | $133,800 | $177,600 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $628 | $897 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $43,158 | $54,833 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.1x | 3.2x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.17x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Jefferson City | Tennessee |
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Shampoo | $1.06 | $1.06 |
Movie | $11.99 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $6.33 | $14.67 |
Item | Jefferson City | Tennessee |
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Ground Beef | $3.99 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.04 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.01 | $2.05 |
Item | Jefferson City | Tennessee |
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Haircut | $12.22 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $25.0 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $1.9 | $2.34 |
Item | Jefferson City | Tennessee |
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Potatoes | $3.7 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $9.79 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.75 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $102.11 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $127.67 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $85.0 | $99.13 |
Item | Jefferson City | Tennessee |
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Gasoline | $2.12 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $26.55 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $171.34 | $167.67 |
Phone | $184.96 | $175.64 |