Cost Of Living in Wedowee, AL

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Wedowee	Alabama	National
Cost of living	87	88	100
Goods & Services	91	96	100
Groceries	94	96	100
Health care	80	87	100
Housing	68	72	100
Transportation	92	91	100
Utilities	124	102	100

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The cost of living in Wedowee is 1% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Wedowee is 13% lower than the national average
Wedowee housing is 32% lower than the national average
Alabama general sales tax is 22% lower than the national average
Alabama state income tax is 23% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$40,469	$3,372	$944	$1,214
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Alabama Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Alabama	4%	13.5%

Alabama Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Alabama	2%	5%

Goods & Services

Item	Wedowee	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.56	$24.26	31.8%
Beauty Salon	$35.56	$45.56	22.0%
Toothpaste	$3.67	$3.70	0.9%
Shampoo	$1.28	$1.28	0.0%
Movie	$11.49	$12.13	5.3%
Bowling	$16.50	$18.00	8.3%

Groceries

Item	Wedowee	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.17	$5.84	11.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.56	$4.67	2.3%
Potatoes	$5.40	$4.93	9.4%
Pizza	$10.59	$12.09	12.4%
Beer	$10.17	$10.41	2.3%

Health Care

Item	Wedowee	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$83.34	$125.68	33.7%
Doctor	$98.98	$135.78	27.1%
Dentist	$81.53	$113.29	28.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.24	$10.65	3.8%
Lipitor	$483.70	$468.60	3.2%

Housing

Item	Wedowee	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$133,900.00	$184,700.00	27.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,405.24	$2,346.69	40.1%
Apartment Rent	$550.00	$949.00	42.0%

Transportation

Item	Wedowee	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.07	$3.46	11.3%
Tire Balancing	$59.63	$59.92	0.5%

Utilities

Item	Wedowee	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$270.14	$193.99	39.3%
Phone	$188.01	$192.25	2.2%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Morrison Crossroads, AL	216	96	4.3%
Delta, AL	118	96	4.3%
Graham, AL	84	96	4.3%
Abanda, AL	192	77	22.6%
Rock Mills, AL	434	79	21.2%
Wedowee, AL	854	87	12.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Black Rock, AR	854	76	24.0%
Robbinsville, NC	854	79	21.4%
Friendship, NY	854	78	21.6%
Taconic Shores, NY	854	106	5.9%
Keys, OK	854	90	10.3%
Wedowee, AL	854	87	12.6%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Wedowee, AL