| Index | Bayou La Batre | Alabama | National |
| Cost of living | 83 | 89 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 94 | 95 | 100 |
| Groceries | 98 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care | 112 | 91 | 100 |
| Housing | 51 | 74 | 100 |
| Transportation | 91 | 90 | 100 |
| Utilities | 105 | 98 | 100 |


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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $74,608 | $6,217 | $1,741 | $2,238 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Alabama | 4% | 13.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Alabama | 2% | 5% |
| Item | Bayou La Batre | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $23.04 | $27.62 | 16.6% |
| Beauty Salon | $40.83 | $51.11 | 20.1% |
| Toothpaste | $4.02 | $4.09 | 1.8% |
| Shampoo | $1.65 | $1.54 | 7.0% |
| Movie | $12.87 | $12.88 | 0.1% |
| Yoga | $20.00 | $19.66 | 1.7% |
| Item | Bayou La Batre | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.65 | $7.70 | 0.7% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.38 | $1.66 | 17.0% |
| Milk | $4.78 | $4.73 | 1.0% |
| Potatoes | $5.61 | $5.26 | 6.7% |
| Pizza | $12.47 | $12.76 | 2.3% |
| Beer | $10.36 | $10.55 | 1.8% |
| Item | Bayou La Batre | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $135.51 | $140.06 | 3.2% |
| Doctor | $134.17 | $153.82 | 12.8% |
| Dentist | $152.89 | $123.15 | 24.2% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.52 | $11.73 | 1.8% |
| Lipitor | $29.32 | $23.61 | 24.2% |
| Item | Bayou La Batre | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $145,259.00 | $326,622.00 | 55.5% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,780.11 | $2,480.25 | 28.2% |
| Apartment Rent | $976.00 | $1,444.00 | 32.4% |
| Item | Bayou La Batre | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.89 | $3.06 | 5.3% |
| Tire Balancing | $54.51 | $65.21 | 16.4% |
| Item | Bayou La Batre | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $237.88 | $220.12 | 8.1% |
| Phone | $193.60 | $195.71 | 1.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Helena, MS | 819 | 85 | 14.6% |
| Belle Fontaine, AL | 514 | 88 | 12.2% |
| Tillmans Corner, AL | 17,980 | 89 | 11.1% |
| Theodore, AL | 6,256 | 89 | 10.7% |
| Grand Bay, AL | 3,977 | 92 | 8.1% |
| Bayou La Batre, AL | 2,388 | 83 | 16.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Collinsville, AL | 2,388 | 78 | 22.2% |
| Rio Verde, AZ | 2,388 | 162 | 61.8% |
| Crimora, VA | 2,388 | 94 | 6.5% |
| Southworth, WA | 2,388 | 147 | 46.7% |
| Graysville, AL | 2,387 | 86 | 13.7% |
| Bayou La Batre, AL | 2,388 | 83 | 16.9% |