Cost Of Living in New Site, 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	New Site	Alabama	National
Cost of living	90	88	100
Goods & Services	98	96	100
Groceries	97	96	100
Health care	92	87	100
Housing	73	72	100
Transportation	92	91	100
Utilities	110	102	100

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The cost of living in New Site is 2% higher than the Alabama average
The cost of living in New Site is 10% lower than the national average
New Site housing is 27% 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	$56,591	$4,716	$1,320	$1,698
Renters	$48,438	$4,037	$1,130	$1,453

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	New Site	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.67	$24.26	10.7%
Beauty Salon	$43.83	$45.56	3.8%
Toothpaste	$3.73	$3.70	0.7%
Shampoo	$1.15	$1.28	9.9%
Movie	$13.16	$12.13	8.5%
Bowling	$20.00	$18.00	11.1%

Groceries

Item	New Site	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.64	$5.84	3.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.51	$4.67	3.5%
Potatoes	$5.41	$4.93	9.6%
Pizza	$12.32	$12.09	2.0%
Beer	$10.54	$10.41	1.2%

Health Care

Item	New Site	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$77.08	$125.68	38.7%
Doctor	$100.56	$135.78	25.9%
Dentist	$118.89	$113.29	4.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.18	$10.65	4.4%
Lipitor	$501.36	$468.60	7.0%

Housing

Item	New Site	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$131,300.00	$184,700.00	28.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,756.90	$2,346.69	25.1%
Apartment Rent	$725.00	$949.00	23.6%

Transportation

Item	New Site	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.12	$3.46	9.7%
Tire Balancing	$56.77	$59.92	5.3%

Utilities

Item	New Site	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$227.80	$193.99	17.4%
Phone	$189.16	$192.25	1.6%

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.
Ray, AL	466	98	1.9%
Millerville, AL	389	96	4.3%
Abanda, AL	192	77	22.6%
Hackneyville, AL	331	78	21.8%
Wadley, AL	802	81	19.4%
New Site, AL	810	90	9.5%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Brantleyville, AL	810	77	22.6%
Wittmann, AZ	810	124	23.8%
Honalo, HI	810	181	81.4%
Alden, IA	810	85	15.2%
Lake Victoria, MI	810	111	10.6%
New Site, AL	810	90	9.5%

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 New Site, AL