Atlanta, TX Cost Of Living

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Updated: 2022-04-07
83
Atlanta's Overall Cost Of Living
0.8x
Lower Than The National Average
96 out of 405
In Texas
491 out of 6,412
In America
The cost of living index is set to 100 for the average place in America. An index above 100 means Atlanta is expensive, while a number below 100 means it's a relatively cheap place to live.

What is the cost of living in Atlanta, TX?

According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Atlanta has an overall cost of living index of 83 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.

Compared to only Texas, Atlanta has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Texas's index of 94.

The standard of living in Atlanta ranks as #491 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Texas. By definition, that implies Atlanta ranks as the #5,927 most expensive place in the Lone Star State.

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Atlanta Cost Of Living Vs. Texas

Living Expense Atlanta Texas National Average
Overall 83 94 100
Services 97 98 100
Groceries 95 89 100
Health 92 95 100
Housing 54 83 100
Transportation 81 89 100
Utilities 89 101 100
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Atlanta Cost of Living Vs. TX

Atlanta, TX Housing Cost Breakdown

Housing swings affordability the most between places in Texas, 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.

$95,000
Median Home Value
$743
Median Rent
$47,461
Median Income
Statistic Atlanta Texas United States
Median Home Value $95,000 $187,200 $229,800
Median Rent $743 $1,082 $1,096
Median Income $47,461 $63,826 $64,994
Home Value To Income 2.0x 2.9x 3.5x
Rent To Monthly Income 0.19x 0.2x 0.2x

Detailed Atlanta Services Costs Vs. Texas

Item Atlanta Texas
Shampoo $0.99 $1.06
Movie $8.49 $10.68
Bowling $12.33 $14.67

Detailed Atlanta Groceries Costs Vs. Texas

Item Atlanta Texas
Ground Beef $3.89 $4.22
Fried Chicken $1.02 $1.39
Milk $2.03 $2.05

Detailed Atlanta Health Costs Vs. Texas

Item Atlanta Texas
Haircut $14.67 $18.62
Beauty Salon $36.25 $39.05
Toothpaste $2.61 $2.34

Detailed Atlanta Transportation Costs Vs. Texas

Item Atlanta Texas
Potatoes $2.98 $3.29
Pizza $10.89 $10.62
Beer $9.26 $9.38
Optometrist $74.64 $108.57
Doctor $104.5 $116.17
Dentist $91.3 $99.13

Detailed Atlanta Utilities Costs Vs. Texas

Item Atlanta Texas
Gasoline $1.78 $2.22
Tire Balancing $37.89 $50.07
All Electricity $131.55 $167.67
Phone $184.73 $175.64

Atlanta SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
6
Education
7
Commute
8.5

Cost Of Living In Cities Around Atlanta

City Population Cost Of Living Vs. Atlanta
Shreveport, LA 189,890 88 1.1x
Texarkana, TX 36,733 83 1.0x
Texarkana, AR 29,864 83 1.0x
Marshall, TX 22,881 82 1.0x
Mount Pleasant, TX 17,058 83 1.0x
Red Chute, LA 6,619 92 1.1x

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