Glen Allen, AL Cost Of Living

Glen Allen 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	Glen Allen	Alabama	National
Cost of living index	73	89	100
Index	Glen Allen	Alabama	National
Goods & Services index	92	96	100
Groceries index	96	97	100
Health care index	84	86	100
Housing index	28	72	100
Transportation index	91	91	100
Utilities index	101	108	100

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The cost of living in Glen Allen is 18% lower than the Alabama average.
The cost of living in Glen Allen is 27% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Glen Allen is 72% 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	$26,818	$2,235	$626	$805
Renters	$13,083	$1,090	$305	$393

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	Glen Allen	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.33	$16.09	4.7%
Beauty Salon	$34.18	$37.33	8.4%
Toothpaste	$3.52	$2.45	43.7%
Shampoo	$0.84	$1.00	16.0%
Movie	$10.49	$10.28	2.1%
Bowling	$5.28	$4.93	7.1%

Groceries

Item	Glen Allen	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.01	$3.80	5.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.26	$1.40	9.6%
Milk	$2.26	$2.01	12.4%
Potatoes	$5.16	$3.01	71.4%
Pizza	$8.49	$9.89	14.1%
Beer	$8.14	$8.90	8.6%

Health Care

Item	Glen Allen	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$116.33	$102.16	13.9%
Doctor	$86.11	$108.36	20.5%
Dentist	$71.22	$92.53	23.0%
Ibuprofen	$5.96	$9.28	35.8%
Lipitor	$432.03	$425.82	1.5%

Housing

Item	Glen Allen	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$50,800.00	$184,700.00	72.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$972.83	$1,202.44	19.1%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Glen Allen	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.01	$2.24	10.3%
Tire Balancing	$43.49	$46.29	6.1%

Utilities

Item	Glen Allen	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$190.76	$165.96	14.9%
Phone	$24.33	$28.68	15.2%

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.
Eldridge, AL	146	75	-25%
Carbon Hill, AL	1,739	75	-25%
Brilliant, AL	1,049	77	-23%
Kansas, AL	202	77	-23%
Nauvoo, AL	169	77	-23%
Glen Allen, AL	474	73	-27%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lattimore, NC	474	86	-14%
Glencoe, OK	474	81	-19%
Idaho City, ID	474	86	-14%
Patton Village, CA	474	91	-9%
Sorrel, LA	474	78	-22%
Glen Allen, AL	474	73	-27%

Source: The Glen Allen, AL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Glen Allen, AL Cost of Living