Cost Of Living in Chatom, 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	Chatom	Alabama	National
Cost of living	90	88	100
Goods & Services	97	96	100
Groceries	97	96	100
Health care	106	87	100
Housing	76	72	100
Transportation	93	91	100
Utilities	89	102	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Chatom is 2% higher than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Chatom is 10% lower than the national average
Chatom housing is 24% 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	$71,250	$5,938	$1,662	$2,138
Renters	$13,750	$1,146	$321	$413

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	Chatom	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.75	$24.26	2.0%
Beauty Salon	$45.72	$45.56	0.4%
Toothpaste	$3.59	$3.70	3.0%
Shampoo	$1.17	$1.28	8.4%
Movie	$10.62	$12.13	12.4%
Bowling	$17.33	$18.00	3.7%

Groceries

Item	Chatom	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.76	$5.84	1.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.74	$1.57	10.7%
Milk	$4.55	$4.67	2.5%
Potatoes	$5.16	$4.93	4.6%
Pizza	$11.24	$12.09	7.0%
Beer	$9.16	$10.41	12.0%

Health Care

Item	Chatom	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$122.28	$125.68	2.7%
Doctor	$128.94	$135.78	5.0%
Dentist	$138.76	$113.29	22.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.07	$10.65	5.4%
Lipitor	$491.22	$468.60	4.8%

Housing

Item	Chatom	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$156,700.00	$184,700.00	15.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,663.88	$2,346.69	29.1%
Apartment Rent	$538.00	$949.00	43.3%

Transportation

Item	Chatom	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.08	$3.46	11.0%
Tire Balancing	$60.67	$59.92	1.2%

Utilities

Item	Chatom	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$162.85	$193.99	16.1%
Phone	$187.62	$192.25	2.4%

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.
Tibbie, AL	39	96	4.5%
St. Stephens, AL	174	93	7.3%
State Line, MS	722	76	23.7%
Fruitdale, AL	228	76	23.6%
Vinegar Bend, AL	351	79	21.5%
Chatom, AL	975	90	10.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cripple Creek, CO	975	97	2.8%
Tioga, ND	975	96	4.0%
Grimsley, TN	975	82	17.5%
Vega, TX	975	84	16.0%
Entiat, WA	975	114	13.5%
Chatom, AL	975	90	10.2%

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 Chatom, AL