Cost Of Living in Cottonwood, 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	Cottonwood	Alabama	National
Cost of living	82	88	100
Goods & Services	105	96	100
Groceries	95	96	100
Health care	94	87	100
Housing	47	72	100
Transportation	89	91	100
Utilities	83	102	100

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The cost of living in Cottonwood is 7% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Cottonwood is 18% lower than the national average
Cottonwood housing is 53% 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	$28,281	$2,357	$660	$849
Renters	$20,000	$1,667	$467	$600

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	Cottonwood	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.34	$24.26	12.0%
Beauty Salon	$52.41	$45.56	15.0%
Toothpaste	$3.71	$3.70	0.3%
Shampoo	$1.17	$1.28	8.4%
Movie	$12.99	$12.13	7.1%
Bowling	$20.00	$18.00	11.1%

Groceries

Item	Cottonwood	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.17	$5.84	5.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.50	$4.67	3.8%
Potatoes	$5.20	$4.93	5.4%
Pizza	$12.56	$12.09	3.9%
Beer	$10.49	$10.41	0.8%

Health Care

Item	Cottonwood	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$107.95	$125.68	14.1%
Doctor	$106.49	$135.78	21.6%
Dentist	$113.85	$113.29	0.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.06	$10.65	5.6%
Lipitor	$510.84	$468.60	9.0%

Housing

Item	Cottonwood	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$82,400.00	$184,700.00	55.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,585.50	$2,346.69	32.4%
Apartment Rent	$508.00	$949.00	46.5%

Transportation

Item	Cottonwood	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.20	$3.46	7.5%
Tire Balancing	$47.55	$59.92	20.6%

Utilities

Item	Cottonwood	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$142.23	$193.99	26.7%
Phone	$188.01	$192.25	2.2%

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.
Jacob City, FL	257	81	19.4%
Gordon, AL	258	81	19.3%
Bascom, FL	99	82	17.7%
Webb, AL	1,437	83	16.8%
Campbellton, FL	208	84	16.4%
Cottonwood, AL	1,133	82	17.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Steele, AL	1,133	82	18.1%
Wickes, AR	1,133	85	15.1%
Fairmead, CA	1,133	99	1.1%
Puxico, MO	1,133	78	21.8%
Lake Telemark, NJ	1,133	125	24.7%
Cottonwood, AL	1,133	82	17.9%

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 Cottonwood, AL