Cost Of Living In Brookwood, AL

Brookwood cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Brookwood	Alabama	National
Cost of living index	87	89	100
Index	Brookwood	Alabama	National
Goods & Services index	89	96	100
Groceries index	98	97	100
Health care index	87	87	100
Housing index	75	73	100
Transportation index	91	92	100
Utilities index	101	104	100

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The cost of living in Brookwood is 2% lower than the Alabama average.
The cost of living in Brookwood is 13% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Brookwood is 25% lower than the national average.
Alabama general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average.
Alabama state income tax is 10% 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	$52,031	$4,336	$1,214	$1,561
Renters	$44,375	$3,698	$1,035	$1,331

Alabama Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Alabama	4%	10%

Alabama Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Alabama	2%	5%

Goods & Services

Item	Brookwood	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.22	$15.56	2.2%
Beauty Salon	$31.39	$36.11	13.1%
Toothpaste	$2.41	$2.47	2.4%
Shampoo	$0.89	$0.96	7.4%
Movie	$10.38	$10.13	2.5%
Bowling	$4.79	$4.74	1.2%

Groceries

Item	Brookwood	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.21	$3.98	5.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.31	$1.41	7.1%
Milk	$2.67	$2.06	29.4%
Potatoes	$4.31	$2.98	44.5%
Pizza	$10.00	$9.47	5.6%
Beer	$7.57	$8.79	13.9%

Health Care

Item	Brookwood	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$117.45	$101.04	16.2%
Doctor	$94.06	$107.44	12.5%
Dentist	$70.00	$90.42	22.6%
Ibuprofen	$6.86	$9.28	26.0%
Lipitor	$417.02	$426.50	2.2%

Housing

Item	Brookwood	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$123,000.00	$175,700.00	30.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$830.92	$1,133.23	26.7%
Apartment Rent	$800.00	$920.00	13.0%

Transportation

Item	Brookwood	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.84	$1.99	7.7%
Tire Balancing	$40.67	$45.76	11.1%

Utilities

Item	Brookwood	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$184.28	$163.81	12.5%
Phone	$24.33	$28.39	14.3%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
North Johns, AL	212	78	-22%
West Blocton, AL	1,566	79	-21%
Holt, AL	3,812	82	-18%
Woodstock, AL	1,785	83	-17%
Coaling, AL	1,778	89	-11%
Brookwood, AL	1,918	87	-13%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hudson, IL	1,918	95	-5%
Custer, SD	1,918	89	-11%
Kentland, IN	1,918	86	-14%
North Eastham, MA	1,917	158	58%
White Island Shores, MA	1,917	121	21%
Brookwood, AL	1,918	87	-13%

Source: The Brookwood, AL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Brookwood, AL Cost of Living