Cost Of Living in Lynn, 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	Lynn	Alabama	National
Cost of living	78	88	100
Goods & Services	95	96	100
Groceries	96	96	100
Health care	81	87	100
Housing	41	72	100
Transportation	88	91	100
Utilities	98	102	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Lynn is 12% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Lynn is 22% lower than the national average
Lynn housing is 59% 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	$37,058	$3,088	$865	$1,112
Renters	$11,125	$927	$260	$334

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	Lynn	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.56	$24.26	31.8%
Beauty Salon	$43.94	$45.56	3.6%
Toothpaste	$3.76	$3.70	1.6%
Shampoo	$1.11	$1.28	13.1%
Movie	$11.52	$12.13	5.0%
Bowling	$18.22	$18.00	1.2%

Groceries

Item	Lynn	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.55	$5.84	5.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.1%
Milk	$4.52	$4.67	3.2%
Potatoes	$5.42	$4.93	9.9%
Pizza	$11.35	$12.09	6.1%
Beer	$10.33	$10.41	0.8%

Health Care

Item	Lynn	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$86.78	$125.68	31.0%
Doctor	$88.83	$135.78	34.6%
Dentist	$91.06	$113.29	19.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.10	$10.65	5.2%
Lipitor	$496.37	$468.60	5.9%

Housing

Item	Lynn	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$53,900.00	$184,700.00	70.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,674.56	$2,346.69	28.6%
Apartment Rent	$635.00	$949.00	33.1%

Transportation

Item	Lynn	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.08	$3.46	10.9%
Tire Balancing	$51.25	$59.92	14.5%

Utilities

Item	Lynn	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$172.88	$193.99	10.9%
Phone	$213.41	$192.25	11.0%

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.
Natural Bridge, AL	8	91	9.0%
Eldridge, AL	125	79	21.2%
Nauvoo, AL	129	81	19.0%
Brilliant, AL	1,235	76	23.6%
Carbon Hill, AL	1,354	81	18.6%
Lynn, AL	832	78	22.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Columbia, AL	832	85	15.4%
Edgewater, AL	832	82	18.1%
Minor, AL	832	88	11.9%
Oppelo, AR	832	80	20.2%
Rolling Hills CDP, CA	832	134	33.9%
Lynn, AL	832	78	22.3%

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 Lynn, AL