According to the most recent data on the cost of living, King George has an overall cost of living index of 114 which is 1.1x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Virginia, King George has a cost of living index that's 1.1x higher than Virginia's index of 107.
The standard of living in King George ranks as #4,428 most affordable out of the 6,522 places we measured in Virginia. By definition, that implies King George ranks as the #1,979 most expensive place in the Old Dominion.
Living Expense | King George | Virginia | National Average | |
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Overall | 114 | 107 | 100 | |
Services | 106 | 99 | 100 | |
Groceries | 126 | 96 | 100 | |
Health | 101 | 97 | 100 | |
Housing | 129 | 130 | 100 | |
Transportation | 103 | 90 | 100 | |
Utilities | 98 | 100 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Virginia, 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 | King George | Virginia | United States |
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Median Home Value | $276,100 | $273,100 | $217,500 |
Median Rent | $1,315 | $1,234 | $1,062 |
Median Income | $96,184 | $74,222 | $62,843 |
Home Value To Income | 2.9x | 3.7x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.16x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | King George | Virginia |
---|---|---|
Shampoo | $1.23 | $1.01 |
Movie | $12.45 | $10.72 |
Bowling | $19.83 | $13.86 |
Item | King George | Virginia |
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Ground Beef | $4.59 | $3.9 |
Fried Chicken | $1.69 | $1.4 |
Milk | $2.46 | $1.96 |
Item | King George | Virginia |
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Haircut | $24.5 | $17.49 |
Beauty Salon | $50.0 | $38.17 |
Toothpaste | $3.04 | $2.32 |
Item | King George | Virginia |
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Potatoes | $4.66 | $3.18 |
Pizza | $11.99 | $10.39 |
Beer | $10.99 | $9.23 |
Optometrist | $102.0 | $106.34 |
Doctor | $128.0 | $115.25 |
Dentist | $99.5 | $98.38 |
Item | King George | Virginia |
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Gasoline | $2.75 | $2.59 |
Tire Balancing | $49.0 | $48.9 |
All Electricity | $166.2 | $167.6 |
Phone | $175.14 | $163.42 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. King George |
---|---|---|---|
Bethesda, MD | 63,195 | 195 | 1.7x |
South Riding, VA | 31,515 | 155 | 1.4x |
Fredericksburg, VA | 28,622 | 122 | 1.1x |
Franklin Farm, VA | 18,321 | 169 | 1.5x |
Chevy Chase, MD | 9,622 | 202 | 1.8x |
Dunn Loring, VA | 9,158 | 182 | 1.6x |
Floris, VA | 8,291 | 179 | 1.6x |
South Run, VA | 6,243 | 192 | 1.7x |
Aquia Harbour, VA | 6,106 | 132 | 1.2x |
Crosspointe, VA | 5,727 | 189 | 1.7x |