Cost Of Living in Pelham, TN

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	Pelham	Tennessee	National
Cost of living	92	89	100
Goods & Services	90	94	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	92	88	100
Housing	n/a	80	100
Transportation	88	89	100
Utilities	93	93	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Pelham is 3% higher than the Tennessee average
The cost of living in Pelham is 8% lower than the national average
Pelham housing is 12% lower than the national average
Tennessee general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Tennessee state income tax is 100% 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	$51,458	$4,288	$1,201	$1,544
Renters	$148,272	$12,356	$3,459	$4,449

Tennessee Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Tennessee	7%	9.75%

Tennessee Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Tennessee	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Pelham	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.80	$24.26	22.5%
Beauty Salon	$48.40	$45.56	6.2%
Toothpaste	$3.66	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.27	$1.28	0.8%
Movie	$12.57	$12.13	3.6%
Bowling	$16.47	$18.00	8.5%

Groceries

Item	Pelham	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.63	$5.84	3.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	8.9%
Milk	$4.49	$4.67	3.9%
Potatoes	$5.17	$4.93	4.8%
Pizza	$11.66	$12.09	3.6%
Beer	$10.02	$10.41	3.8%

Health Care

Item	Pelham	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$112.00	$125.68	10.9%
Doctor	$129.61	$135.78	4.5%
Dentist	$96.50	$113.29	14.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.39	$10.65	2.4%
Lipitor	$465.03	$468.60	0.8%

Housing

Item	Pelham	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,008.10	$2,346.69	14.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Pelham	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.09	$3.46	10.6%
Tire Balancing	$50.87	$59.92	15.1%

Utilities

Item	Pelham	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$170.16	$193.99	12.3%
Phone	$192.18	$192.25	0.0%

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.
Viola, TN	141	92	8.3%
Beersheba Springs, TN	761	92	8.3%
Altamont, TN	998	77	23.3%
Coalmont, TN	852	78	22.3%
Cowan, TN	1,477	79	21.0%
Pelham, TN	334	92	8.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Eckley, CO	334	88	12.2%
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Crawfordsville, IA	334	85	15.4%
Letts, IA	334	85	15.5%
Bazine, KS	334	76	23.7%
Pelham, TN	334	92	8.3%

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 Pelham, TN