Cost Of Living in Atmore, 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	Atmore	Alabama	National
Cost of living	83	88	100
Goods & Services	97	96	100
Groceries	97	96	100
Health care	106	87	100
Housing	54	72	100
Transportation	93	91	100
Utilities	89	102	100

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The cost of living in Atmore is 6% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Atmore is 17% lower than the national average
Atmore 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	$33,304	$2,775	$777	$999
Renters	$11,228	$936	$262	$337

The affordability of the housing market in Atmore, AL as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Atmore homeowners, the median income is $33,304. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $777 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $11,228. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $262 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Atmore	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	Atmore	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	Atmore	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	Atmore	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$96,100.00	$184,700.00	48.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,663.88	$2,346.69	29.1%
Apartment Rent	$546.00	$949.00	42.5%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Atmore	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.
Century, FL	1,998	80	19.5%
Flomaton, AL	1,945	80	20.0%
Perdido, AL	660	90	10.0%
Atmore, AL	9,269	83	17.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Westphalia, MD	9,269	136	36.1%
Aransas Pass, TX	9,269	93	7.0%
Marlton, MD	9,270	127	27.1%
Stansbury Park, UT	9,271	123	23.3%
Yelm, WA	9,262	123	22.5%
Atmore, AL	9,269	83	17.0%

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 Atmore, AL