Cost Of Living in Alcoa, TN

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	Alcoa	Tennessee	National
Cost of living	88	89	100
Goods & Services	89	94	100
Groceries	99	98	100
Health care	88	88	100
Housing	81	80	100
Transportation	89	89	100
Utilities	94	93	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Alcoa is 1% lower than the Tennessee average
The cost of living in Alcoa is 12% lower than the national average
Alcoa housing is 19% lower than the national average
Tennessee general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Tennessee state income tax is 100% 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	$57,500	$4,792	$1,342	$1,725
Renters	$40,133	$3,344	$936	$1,204

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Alcoa, TN, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Alcoa homeowners, is $57,500. This would allow for a maximum of $1,342 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $40,133 which would result in a maximum of $936 to be spent on rental costs.

Tennessee Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Tennessee	7%	9.75%

Tennessee Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Tennessee	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Alcoa	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.07	$24.26	29.7%
Beauty Salon	$42.00	$45.56	7.8%
Toothpaste	$3.69	$3.70	0.4%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.9%
Movie	$12.31	$12.13	1.5%
Bowling	$21.60	$18.00	20.0%

Groceries

Item	Alcoa	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.73	$5.84	1.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.42	$1.57	9.5%
Milk	$4.67	$4.67	0.0%
Potatoes	$5.03	$4.93	2.0%
Pizza	$11.42	$12.09	5.5%
Beer	$10.06	$10.41	3.3%

Health Care

Item	Alcoa	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$92.00	$125.68	26.8%
Doctor	$112.00	$135.78	17.5%
Dentist	$92.27	$113.29	18.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.49	$10.65	1.6%
Lipitor	$517.33	$468.60	10.4%

Housing

Item	Alcoa	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$145,100.00	$184,700.00	21.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,886.05	$2,346.69	19.6%
Apartment Rent	$816.00	$949.00	14.0%

Transportation

Item	Alcoa	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.11	$3.46	10.3%
Tire Balancing	$52.80	$59.92	11.9%

Utilities

Item	Alcoa	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$173.24	$193.99	10.7%
Phone	$192.18	$192.25	0.0%

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.
Eagleton Village, TN	5,809	87	12.5%
Knoxville, TN	187,487	89	11.5%
Friendsville, TN	1,050	89	10.6%
Vonore, TN	1,931	90	9.8%
Seymour, TN	15,444	93	7.0%
Alcoa, TN	9,809	88	11.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
East Rockaway, NY	9,810	155	54.9%
Cody, WY	9,810	110	9.8%
Benton Harbor, MI	9,806	78	21.7%
Inwood, NY	9,804	150	49.9%
Scotchtown, NY	9,814	109	8.5%
Alcoa, TN	9,809	88	11.8%

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 Alcoa, TN