Belle Fontaine, Alabama Cost Of Living

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Overall 10%

Goods & Services 0%

Housing 28%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from C2ER in January, 2021; this is the most current data available.

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	Belle Fontaine	Alabama	National
Cost of living	90	89	100
Goods & Services	100	97	100
Groceries	97	96	100
Health care	102	91	100
Housing	72	72	100
Transportation	93	93	100
Utilities	99	102	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Belle Fontaine is 1% higher than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Belle Fontaine is 10% lower than the national average
Belle Fontaine housing is 28% lower than the national average
Alabama general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average
Alabama state income tax is 19% 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	$16.60	$18.62	10.9%
Beauty Salon	$36.90	$39.05	5.5%
Toothpaste	$1.84	$2.34	21.6%
Shampoo	$1.01	$1.06	4.4%
Movie	$11.99	$10.68	12.2%
Bowling	$18.00	$14.67	22.7%

Groceries

Item	Belle Fontaine	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.15	$4.22	1.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.23	$1.39	11.3%
Milk	$2.47	$2.05	20.7%
Potatoes	$3.49	$3.29	6.0%
Pizza	$9.81	$10.62	7.6%
Beer	$9.62	$9.38	2.6%

Health Care

Item	Belle Fontaine	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$127.10	$108.57	17.1%
Doctor	$104.19	$116.17	10.3%
Dentist	$107.84	$99.13	8.8%
Ibuprofen	$9.24	$9.68	4.5%
Lipitor	$481.83	$466.92	3.2%

Housing

Item	Belle Fontaine	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$132,700.00	$184,700.00	28.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$743.05	$1,197.42	37.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Belle Fontaine	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.01	$2.22	9.8%
Tire Balancing	$48.10	$50.07	3.9%

Utilities

Item	Belle Fontaine	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$164.41	$167.67	1.9%
Phone	$181.81	$175.64	3.5%

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	85	-15%
Tillmans Corner, AL	18,620	89	-11%
Theodore, AL	6,221	89	-11%
Mobile, AL	193,717	90	-10%
Grand Bay, AL	3,841	91	-9%
Belle Fontaine, AL	649	90	-10%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Riverview, VA	649	84	-16%
Alto, CA	649	287	187%
Wickliffe, KY	649	78	-22%
Lake Petersburg, IL	649	106	6%
Fleming-Neon, KY	649	76	-24%
Belle Fontaine, AL	649	90	-10%

Source: The Belle Fontaine, AL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2020.