Cost Of Living in Daviston, 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	Daviston	Alabama	National
Cost of living	85	88	100
Goods & Services	98	96	100
Groceries	97	96	100
Health care	92	87	100
Housing	54	72	100
Transportation	92	91	100
Utilities	110	102	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Daviston is 4% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Daviston is 15% lower than the national average
Daviston housing is 46% 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	$48,750	$4,063	$1,137	$1,463
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	Daviston	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.67	$24.26	10.7%
Beauty Salon	$43.83	$45.56	3.8%
Toothpaste	$3.73	$3.70	0.7%
Shampoo	$1.15	$1.28	9.9%
Movie	$13.16	$12.13	8.5%
Bowling	$20.00	$18.00	11.1%

Groceries

Item	Daviston	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.64	$5.84	3.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.51	$4.67	3.5%
Potatoes	$5.41	$4.93	9.6%
Pizza	$12.32	$12.09	2.0%
Beer	$10.54	$10.41	1.2%

Health Care

Item	Daviston	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$77.08	$125.68	38.7%
Doctor	$100.56	$135.78	25.9%
Dentist	$118.89	$113.29	4.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.18	$10.65	4.4%
Lipitor	$501.36	$468.60	7.0%

Housing

Item	Daviston	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$85,400.00	$184,700.00	53.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,756.90	$2,346.69	25.1%
Apartment Rent	$675.00	$949.00	28.9%

Transportation

Item	Daviston	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.12	$3.46	9.7%
Tire Balancing	$56.77	$59.92	5.3%

Utilities

Item	Daviston	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$227.80	$193.99	17.4%
Phone	$189.16	$192.25	1.6%

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.
Penton, AL	53	98	1.9%
Abanda, AL	192	77	22.6%
Wadley, AL	802	81	19.4%
Goldville, AL	47	82	17.7%
Jacksons' Gap, AL	642	84	16.4%
Daviston, AL	207	85	15.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Dell, AR	207	78	21.8%
Phippsburg, CO	207	99	0.5%
Woodside, DE	207	99	0.9%
Banner, IL	207	80	19.6%
New Salem, IL	207	79	20.6%
Daviston, AL	207	85	15.2%

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 Daviston, AL