Index | Sylvania | Alabama | National |
Cost of living | 79 | 88 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 90 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 96 | 100 |
Health care | 92 | 87 | 100 |
Housing | 51 | 72 | 100 |
Transportation | 88 | 91 | 100 |
Utilities | 93 | 102 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $55,250 | $4,604 | $1,289 | $1,658 |
Renters | $22,067 | $1,839 | $515 | $662 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Alabama | 4% | 13.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Alabama | 2% | 5% |
Item | Sylvania | 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% |
Item | Sylvania | 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% |
Item | Sylvania | 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% |
Item | Sylvania | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $86,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 53.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,008.10 | $2,346.69 | 14.4% |
Apartment Rent | $565.00 | $949.00 | 40.5% |
Item | Sylvania | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.09 | $3.46 | 10.6% |
Tire Balancing | $50.87 | $59.92 | 15.1% |
Item | Sylvania | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $170.16 | $193.99 | 12.3% |
Phone | $192.18 | $192.25 | 0.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Valley Head, AL | 904 | 77 | 23.4% |
Dutton, AL | 506 | 82 | 18.5% |
Shiloh, AL | 373 | 83 | 17.5% |
Lookout Mountain, AL | 1,528 | 79 | 21.0% |
Powell, AL | 1,071 | 84 | 15.5% |
Sylvania, AL | 2,386 | 79 | 20.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Antlers, OK | 2,386 | 89 | 11.0% |
Kenly, NC | 2,385 | 88 | 12.0% |
Shadow Lake, WA | 2,385 | 147 | 47.0% |
Horse Cave, KY | 2,387 | 79 | 21.2% |
Warson Woods, MO | 2,387 | 132 | 32.0% |
Sylvania, AL | 2,386 | 79 | 20.6% |