Belle Fontaine, AL Cost Of Living

Belle Fontaine 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	Belle Fontaine	Alabama	National
Cost of living index	91	89	100
Index	Belle Fontaine	Alabama	National
Goods & Services index	97	96	100
Groceries index	99	97	100
Health care index	94	86	100
Housing index	72	72	100
Transportation index	97	91	100
Utilities index	114	108	100

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The cost of living in Belle Fontaine is 2% higher than the Alabama average.
The cost of living in Belle Fontaine is 9% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Belle Fontaine is 28% 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	$53,917	$4,493	$1,258	$1,618
Renters	$7,121	$593	$166	$214

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	Belle Fontaine	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.27	$16.09	11.3%
Beauty Salon	$41.08	$37.33	10.0%
Toothpaste	$2.00	$2.45	18.3%
Shampoo	$0.95	$1.00	5.1%
Movie	$11.58	$10.28	12.6%
Bowling	$4.89	$4.93	0.9%

Groceries

Item	Belle Fontaine	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.76	$3.80	1.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.29	$1.40	7.4%
Milk	$2.30	$2.01	14.6%
Potatoes	$3.37	$3.01	11.8%
Pizza	$8.98	$9.89	9.2%
Beer	$8.72	$8.90	2.0%

Health Care

Item	Belle Fontaine	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$131.92	$102.16	29.1%
Doctor	$95.27	$108.36	12.1%
Dentist	$78.64	$92.53	15.0%
Ibuprofen	$9.44	$9.28	1.8%
Lipitor	$444.98	$425.82	4.5%

Housing

Item	Belle Fontaine	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$132,700.00	$184,700.00	28.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$881.46	$1,202.44	26.7%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Belle Fontaine	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.08	$2.24	7.5%
Tire Balancing	$48.60	$46.29	5.0%

Utilities

Item	Belle Fontaine	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$196.00	$165.96	18.1%
Phone	$31.67	$28.68	10.4%

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.
Bayou La Batre, AL	2,532	86	-14%
Tillmans Corner, AL	18,620	90	-10%
Theodore, AL	6,221	90	-10%
Mobile, AL	193,717	91	-9%
Grand Bay, AL	3,841	92	-8%
Belle Fontaine, AL	649	91	-9%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wickliffe, KY	649	84	-16%
Lake Petersburg, IL	649	106	6%
Fleming-Neon, KY	649	79	-21%
Fonda, NY	649	87	-13%
Riverview, VA	649	87	-13%
Belle Fontaine, AL	649	91	-9%

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

Belle Fontaine, AL Cost of Living