Cost Of Living in Marbury, 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	Marbury	Alabama	National
Cost of living	84	88	100
Goods & Services	91	96	100
Groceries	97	96	100
Health care	80	87	100
Housing	63	72	100
Transportation	92	91	100
Utilities	104	102	100

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The cost of living in Marbury is 5% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Marbury is 16% lower than the national average
Marbury housing is 37% 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	$63,846	$5,321	$1,490	$1,916
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	Marbury	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.07	$24.26	4.9%
Beauty Salon	$43.53	$45.56	4.5%
Toothpaste	$3.65	$3.70	1.5%
Shampoo	$1.31	$1.28	2.0%
Movie	$9.44	$12.13	22.2%
Bowling	$12.00	$18.00	33.3%

Groceries

Item	Marbury	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.97	$5.84	2.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.55	$4.67	2.7%
Potatoes	$5.20	$4.93	5.3%
Pizza	$11.39	$12.09	5.7%
Beer	$10.73	$10.41	3.1%

Health Care

Item	Marbury	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$93.60	$125.68	25.5%
Doctor	$104.44	$135.78	23.1%
Dentist	$73.11	$113.29	35.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.24	$10.65	3.9%
Lipitor	$514.17	$468.60	9.7%

Housing

Item	Marbury	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$116,700.00	$184,700.00	36.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,788.13	$2,346.69	23.8%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Marbury	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.18	$3.46	8.0%
Tire Balancing	$54.09	$59.92	9.7%

Utilities

Item	Marbury	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$201.74	$193.99	4.0%
Phone	$200.70	$192.25	4.4%

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.
Billingsley, AL	148	93	6.5%
Elmore, AL	1,334	81	18.5%
Clanton, AL	8,719	86	14.0%
Coosada, AL	935	90	9.9%
Pine Level, AL	3,621	91	9.3%
Marbury, AL	2,040	84	15.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Venice, IL	2,040	78	21.6%
Lebanon, NJ	2,040	130	30.2%
Oak Hill, FL	2,041	102	2.1%
Hoschton, GA	2,039	107	7.0%
Kingsbury, NV	2,041	154	53.9%
Marbury, AL	2,040	84	15.6%

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 Marbury, AL