According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Signal Mountain has an overall cost of living index of 115 which is 1.1x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Tennessee, Signal Mountain has a cost of living index that's 1.3x higher than Tennessee's index of 89.
The standard of living in Signal Mountain ranks as #4,494 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Tennessee. By definition, that implies Signal Mountain ranks as the #1,925 most expensive place in the Volunteer State.
Living Expense | Signal Mountain | Tennessee | National Average | |
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Overall | 115 | 89 | 100 | |
Services | 95 | 94 | 100 | |
Groceries | 102 | 91 | 100 | |
Health | 94 | 91 | 100 | |
Housing | 171 | 81 | 100 | |
Transportation | 90 | 86 | 100 | |
Utilities | 93 | 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 | Signal Mountain | Tennessee | United States |
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Median Home Value | $338,100 | $177,600 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,841 | $897 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $109,611 | $54,833 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.1x | 3.2x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Signal Mountain | Tennessee |
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Shampoo | $0.9 | $1.06 |
Movie | $12.32 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $15.0 | $14.67 |
Item | Signal Mountain | Tennessee |
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Ground Beef | $4.62 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.22 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.15 | $2.05 |
Item | Signal Mountain | Tennessee |
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Haircut | $14.67 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $43.33 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $1.91 | $2.34 |
Item | Signal Mountain | 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 | Signal Mountain | 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. Signal Mountain |
---|---|---|---|
Chattanooga, TN | 181,370 | 91 | 0.8x |
East Ridge, TN | 21,187 | 88 | 0.8x |
Soddy-Daisy, TN | 13,510 | 85 | 0.7x |
Middle Valley, TN | 12,100 | 93 | 0.8x |
Red Bank, TN | 11,785 | 88 | 0.8x |
Collegedale, TN | 11,402 | 94 | 0.8x |
Fort Oglethorpe, GA | 9,877 | 85 | 0.7x |
Harrison, TN | 8,485 | 91 | 0.8x |
Fairview, GA | 5,919 | 80 | 0.7x |