Index | Steele | Alabama | National |
Cost of living | 82 | 88 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 91 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 94 | 96 | 100 |
Health care | 80 | 87 | 100 |
Housing | 50 | 72 | 100 |
Transportation | 92 | 91 | 100 |
Utilities | 124 | 102 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $61,811 | $5,151 | $1,442 | $1,855 |
Renters | $32,031 | $2,669 | $747 | $961 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Alabama | 4% | 13.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Alabama | 2% | 5% |
Item | Steele | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $16.56 | $24.26 | 31.8% |
Beauty Salon | $35.56 | $45.56 | 22.0% |
Toothpaste | $3.67 | $3.70 | 0.9% |
Shampoo | $1.28 | $1.28 | 0.0% |
Movie | $11.49 | $12.13 | 5.3% |
Bowling | $16.50 | $18.00 | 8.3% |
Item | Steele | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.17 | $5.84 | 11.5% |
Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.57 | 6.2% |
Milk | $4.56 | $4.67 | 2.3% |
Potatoes | $5.40 | $4.93 | 9.4% |
Pizza | $10.59 | $12.09 | 12.4% |
Beer | $10.17 | $10.41 | 2.3% |
Item | Steele | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $83.34 | $125.68 | 33.7% |
Doctor | $98.98 | $135.78 | 27.1% |
Dentist | $81.53 | $113.29 | 28.0% |
Ibuprofen | $10.24 | $10.65 | 3.8% |
Lipitor | $483.70 | $468.60 | 3.2% |
Item | Steele | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $77,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 58.1% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,405.24 | $2,346.69 | 40.1% |
Apartment Rent | $645.00 | $949.00 | 32.0% |
Item | Steele | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.07 | $3.46 | 11.3% |
Tire Balancing | $59.63 | $59.92 | 0.5% |
Item | Steele | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $270.14 | $193.99 | 39.3% |
Phone | $188.01 | $192.25 | 2.2% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Gallant, AL | 877 | 80 | 20.1% |
Gadsden, AL | 35,224 | 82 | 17.7% |
Attalla, AL | 5,885 | 83 | 17.4% |
Ragland, AL | 1,795 | 83 | 17.4% |
Walnut Grove, AL | 875 | 83 | 17.3% |
Steele, AL | 1,133 | 82 | 18.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Cottonwood, AL | 1,133 | 82 | 17.9% |
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% |
Steele, AL | 1,133 | 82 | 18.1% |