Atlanta, TX Advantages
Cost Savings Compared to Dallas and Houston
Atlanta, Texas business operating costs are
31 percent lower than Dallas,
28 percent lower than Houston.
Project Details for Following Comparison:
$ 7 million capital investment; 20 employees, 5 day operating week,
125,000 kwh electricity used per month; 7347 mcf natural gas used
per month; 100,000 gpd water usage; 150,000 gpd sewer usage
Total Cost of Doing Business for Example
Project
|
Total Annual Cost of Doing
Business
|
|
Location
|
Taxes
|
Labor
|
Elec./Nat. Gas
|
Water/Sewer
|
Total Annual
|
|
Atlanta, Texas
|
$71,306
|
$463,840
|
$1,034,412
|
$134,160
|
$1,703,718
|
|
Dallas
|
$76,604
|
$685,360
|
$1,600,434
|
$99,580
|
$2,461,978
|
|
Houston
|
$91,886
|
$671,840
|
$1,452,746
|
$214,760
|
$2,431,232
|
|
Property Taxes on $7 million
|
Property Taxes on $7 million
|
|
Location
|
City
|
County
|
Total
|
|
Atlanta, Texas
|
$ 38,168
|
$ 33,138
|
$ 71,306
|
|
Dallas
|
$ 45,594
|
$31,010
|
$ 76,604
|
|
Houston
|
$ 46,547
|
$ 45,339
|
$ 91,886
|
|
Cost of Labor Based on Average Weekly
Wage (not including taxes)
|
Cost of Labor Based on
Average Weekly Wage (not including taxes)
|
|
Location
|
Weekly Wage
|
20 employees
|
Annual Total
|
|
Atlanta, Texas
|
$446
|
$8,920
|
$463,840
|
|
Dallas
|
$659
|
$13,180
|
$ 685,360
|
|
Houston
|
$646
|
$ 12,920
|
$ 671,840
|
|
Cost of Electricity and Natural Gas
|
Cost of Electricity and
Natural Gas
|
|
Location
|
Electricity
1.5 Million KWH
|
Natural Gas
88,164 MCF
|
Annual Total
|
|
Atlanta, Texas
|
$792,612
|
$241,800
|
$1,034,412
|
|
Dallas
|
$1,224,000
|
$376,434
|
$1,600,434
|
|
Houston
|
$1,142,496
|
$310,250
|
$1,452,746
|
|
Cost of Water and Sewer - Commercial Rates
|
Cost of Water and Sewer
- Commercial Rates
|
|
Location
|
Water
100,000 gallons
per day
|
Sewer
150,000 gallons
per day
|
Annual Total
|
|
Atlanta, Texas
|
$246
|
$270
|
$134,160
|
|
Dallas
|
$146
|
$237
|
$ 99,580
|
|
Houston
|
$232
|
$594
|
$214,760
|
|
|
