Cost Of Living in Greenville, 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	Greenville	Alabama	National
Cost of living	85	88	100
Goods & Services	91	96	100
Groceries	97	96	100
Health care	80	87	100
Housing	64	72	100
Transportation	92	91	100
Utilities	104	102	100

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The cost of living in Greenville is 4% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Greenville is 15% lower than the national average
Greenville housing is 36% 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	$50,898	$4,242	$1,188	$1,527
Renters	$23,639	$1,970	$552	$709

The affordability of the housing market in Greenville, 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 Greenville homeowners, the median income is $50,898. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,188 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $23,639. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $552 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	Greenville	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	Greenville	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	Greenville	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	Greenville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$116,300.00	$184,700.00	37.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,788.13	$2,346.69	23.8%
Apartment Rent	$641.00	$949.00	32.5%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Greenville	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.
Fort Deposit, AL	1,770	76	24.2%
Georgiana, AL	1,597	78	22.5%
Greenville, AL	7,478	85	15.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hillcrest, NY	7,478	141	41.0%
Belen, NM	7,476	88	12.2%
Villa Hills, KY	7,475	104	4.4%
Robinwood, MD	7,482	115	15.4%
Albertville, MN	7,483	105	5.1%
Greenville, AL	7,478	85	15.3%

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 Greenville, AL