Cost of Living

The Peoples Bank in Braselton. The EDC
office is located in The Peoples Bank building
at I-85, Exit 126 across from Chateau Elan.

Barrow County residents have access to big-city amenities, cultural opportunities and housing options that are second-to-none. At the same time, Barrow residents enjoy a cost of living that is well below the national average. With a median home price around $170,000, and median household income of more than $50,000, low tax burdens and reasonable costs of a variety of goods and services, more and more Barrow residents are finding that the good life is well within reach.

ACCRA Cost of Living Index (COLI)

The ACCRA Cost of Living Index measures relative price levels for consumer goods and services in participating areas. The average for all participating places, both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan, equals 100, and each participant's index is read as a percentage of the average for all places.