Cost Of Living in Cherokee, AL

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20%

Overall NAT. AVG.

10%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

47%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Cherokee	Alabama	National
Cost of living	80	88	100
Goods & Services	90	96	100
Groceries	94	96	100
Health care	83	87	100
Housing	53	72	100
Transportation	90	91	100
Utilities	95	102	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Cherokee is 10% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Cherokee is 20% lower than the national average
Cherokee housing is 47% lower than the national average
Alabama general sales tax is 22% lower than the national average
Alabama state income tax is 23% 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	$40,313	$3,359	$941	$1,210
Renters	$28,571	$2,381	$667	$857

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	Cherokee	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.13	$24.26	29.4%
Beauty Salon	$32.58	$45.56	28.5%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	0.9%
Shampoo	$1.04	$1.28	19.0%
Movie	$13.50	$12.13	11.2%
Bowling	$17.50	$18.00	2.8%

Groceries

Item	Cherokee	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.67	$5.84	2.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.49	$4.67	4.0%
Potatoes	$5.06	$4.93	2.5%
Pizza	$9.73	$12.09	19.5%
Beer	$10.23	$10.41	1.7%

Health Care

Item	Cherokee	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$80.87	$125.68	35.7%
Doctor	$90.50	$135.78	33.3%
Dentist	$94.28	$113.29	16.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.04	$10.65	5.8%
Lipitor	$519.93	$468.60	11.0%

Housing

Item	Cherokee	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$77,100.00	$184,700.00	58.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,703.27	$2,346.69	27.4%
Apartment Rent	$765.00	$949.00	19.4%

Transportation

Item	Cherokee	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.14	$3.46	9.4%
Tire Balancing	$52.00	$59.92	13.2%

Utilities

Item	Cherokee	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$180.93	$193.99	6.7%
Phone	$186.22	$192.25	3.1%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Tishomingo, MS	466	76	23.7%
Waterloo, AL	137	76	23.6%
Iuka, MS	2,961	78	22.2%
Tuscumbia, AL	8,445	83	16.7%
Cherokee, AL	876	80	20.3%

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Cherokee, AL	876	80	20.3%