THE COST OF LIVING:

The cost of living in Maryville is substantially below the national average, as can be seen in the table below for the last quater of 2005 ( ACCRA ).

Composite Grocery Housing Utilities Transport Health Care Misc Goods
Asheville, NC 99.4 95.9 104.4 80.0 96.7 99.8 102.7
Atlanta, GA 97.4 94.9 94.3 87.3 109.7 100.4 100.2
Birmingham, AL 95.4 111.6 81.0 114.9 99.5 99.2 94.3
Charlotte, NC 92.4 101.8 77.7 74.8 108.6 108.0 100.3
Chattanooga, TN 91.6 103.3 84.4 92.0 95.7 93.0 92.0
Chicago, IL 117.4 119.0 133.5 110.9 112.1 108.2 107.6
Colunbia, SC 96.4 98.9 84.7 113.7 94.3 108.6 99.3
Dallas, TX 94.6 99.2 76.7 117.7 108.0 105.1 96.3
Greenville, SC 90.9 95.1 77.2 83.7 106.6 94.7 98.4
Huntsville, AL 89.9 93.3 76.0 84.0 105.9 90.6 97.6
Lexington, KY 94.9 96.5 85.2 105.8 94.4 99.2 98.7
Menphis, TN 94.4 96.8 85.2 83.5 99.6 100.6 102.2
Nashville, TN 94.7 103.0 77.8 106.0 116.0 97.8 96.5
New York, NY 204.3 139.6 375.4 139.6 110.5 128.0 138.0
Washington, DC 142.4 105.8 220.6 113.9 112.3 112.3 110.5
Maryville, TN 87.5 88.7 78.3 90.1 90.1 90.4 93.1