Cost Of Living in Town Creek, 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	Town Creek	Alabama	National
Cost of living	80	88	100
Goods & Services	90	96	100
Groceries	94	96	100
Health care	83	87	100
Housing	53	72	100
Transportation	90	91	100
Utilities	95	102	100

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The cost of living in Town Creek is 10% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Town Creek is 20% lower than the national average
Town Creek housing is 47% 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	$46,667	$3,889	$1,089	$1,400
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Town Creek	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.13	$24.26	29.4%
Beauty Salon	$32.58	$45.56	28.5%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	0.9%
Shampoo	$1.04	$1.28	19.0%
Movie	$13.50	$12.13	11.2%
Bowling	$17.50	$18.00	2.8%

Groceries

Item	Town Creek	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.67	$5.84	2.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.49	$4.67	4.0%
Potatoes	$5.06	$4.93	2.5%
Pizza	$9.73	$12.09	19.5%
Beer	$10.23	$10.41	1.7%

Health Care

Item	Town Creek	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$80.87	$125.68	35.7%
Doctor	$90.50	$135.78	33.3%
Dentist	$94.28	$113.29	16.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.04	$10.65	5.8%
Lipitor	$519.93	$468.60	11.0%

Housing

Item	Town Creek	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$96,100.00	$184,700.00	48.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,703.27	$2,346.69	27.4%
Apartment Rent	$522.00	$949.00	45.0%

Transportation

Item	Town Creek	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.14	$3.46	9.4%
Tire Balancing	$52.00	$59.92	13.2%

Utilities

Item	Town Creek	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$180.93	$193.99	6.7%
Phone	$186.22	$192.25	3.1%

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.
North Courtland, AL	783	78	22.2%
Leighton, AL	789	76	23.8%
Courtland, AL	896	79	20.7%
Moulton, AL	3,237	82	18.4%
Hatton, AL	59	81	18.8%
Town Creek, AL	943	80	20.4%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cascade-Chipita Park, CO	943	124	23.8%
Waldo, FL	943	85	15.2%
Dexter, GA	943	83	17.0%
Elk Run Heights, IA	943	87	13.2%
Brownsville, KY	943	88	12.5%
Town Creek, AL	943	80	20.4%

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 Town Creek, AL