| Index | Blue Ridge | Alabama | National |
| Cost of living | 109 | 88 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 91 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 97 | 96 | 100 |
| Health care | 80 | 87 | 100 |
| Housing | 146 | 72 | 100 |
| Transportation | 92 | 91 | 100 |
| Utilities | 104 | 102 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $103,667 | $8,639 | $2,419 | $3,110 |
| 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 | Blue Ridge | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $23.07 | $24.26 | 4.9% |
| Beauty Salon | $43.53 | $45.56 | 4.5% |
| Toothpaste | $3.65 | $3.70 | 1.5% |
| Shampoo | $1.31 | $1.28 | 2.0% |
| Movie | $9.44 | $12.13 | 22.2% |
| Bowling | $12.00 | $18.00 | 33.3% |
| Item | Blue Ridge | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.97 | $5.84 | 2.2% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.57 | 6.2% |
| Milk | $4.55 | $4.67 | 2.7% |
| Potatoes | $5.20 | $4.93 | 5.3% |
| Pizza | $11.39 | $12.09 | 5.7% |
| Beer | $10.73 | $10.41 | 3.1% |
| Item | Blue Ridge | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $93.60 | $125.68 | 25.5% |
| Doctor | $104.44 | $135.78 | 23.1% |
| Dentist | $73.11 | $113.29 | 35.5% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.24 | $10.65 | 3.9% |
| Lipitor | $514.17 | $468.60 | 9.7% |
| Item | Blue Ridge | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $268,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 45.6% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,788.13 | $2,346.69 | 23.8% |
| Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
| Item | Blue Ridge | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.18 | $3.46 | 8.0% |
| Tire Balancing | $54.09 | $59.92 | 9.7% |
| Item | Blue Ridge | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $201.74 | $193.99 | 4.0% |
| Phone | $200.70 | $192.25 | 4.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Elmore, AL | 1,334 | 81 | 18.5% |
| Eclectic, AL | 1,184 | 84 | 15.9% |
| Montgomery, AL | 199,054 | 88 | 12.2% |
| Wetumpka, AL | 8,282 | 90 | 10.1% |
| Coosada, AL | 935 | 90 | 9.9% |
| Blue Ridge, AL | 1,353 | 109 | 9.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| East Griffin, GA | 1,353 | 83 | 16.7% |
| Central City, IL | 1,353 | 79 | 20.9% |
| Cannelton, IN | 1,353 | 83 | 17.2% |
| Oxford, IN | 1,353 | 84 | 15.7% |
| Contoocook, NH | 1,353 | 119 | 19.3% |
| Blue Ridge, AL | 1,353 | 109 | 9.1% |
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