Chickasaw, Alabama Cost Of Living

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17%

Overall NAT. AVG.

8%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

44%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Chickasaw	Alabama	National
Cost of living	83	88	100
Goods & Services	92	94	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	106	91	100
Housing	56	72	100
Transportation	95	93	100
Utilities	99	101	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Chickasaw is 6% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Chickasaw is 17% lower than the national average
Chickasaw housing is 44% lower than the national average
Alabama general sales tax is 22% lower than the national average
Alabama state income tax is 11% 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	$43,162	$3,597	$1,007	$1,295
Renters	$16,487	$1,374	$385	$495

The affordability of the housing market in Chickasaw, AL as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Chickasaw homeowners, the median income is $43,162. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,007 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $16,487. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $385 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Chickasaw	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.20	$20.27	15.2%
Beauty Salon	$29.66	$40.39	26.6%
Toothpaste	$1.70	$2.36	28.1%
Shampoo	$0.98	$1.08	9.0%
Movie	$11.89	$10.99	8.2%
Bowling	$14.78	$15.49	4.6%

Groceries

Item	Chickasaw	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.33	$4.30	0.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.40	0.7%
Milk	$2.61	$2.20	18.6%
Potatoes	$3.18	$3.22	1.3%
Pizza	$9.24	$10.74	13.9%
Beer	$9.94	$9.60	3.5%

Health Care

Item	Chickasaw	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$130.76	$109.73	19.2%
Doctor	$112.98	$118.34	4.5%
Dentist	$113.09	$100.94	12.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.24	$9.93	3.1%
Lipitor	$475.29	$469.53	1.2%

Housing

Item	Chickasaw	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$78,200.00	$184,700.00	57.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$739.14	$1,229.62	39.9%
Apartment Rent	$838.00	$949.00	11.7%

Transportation

Item	Chickasaw	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.56	$2.71	5.7%
Tire Balancing	$49.24	$51.86	5.0%

Utilities

Item	Chickasaw	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$169.16	$170.84	1.0%
Phone	$185.19	$187.18	1.1%

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.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Chunchula, AL	192	95	5.0%
Prichard, AL	22,340	81	19.5%
Axis, AL	992	85	14.8%
Tillmans Corner, AL	18,620	86	13.7%
Mobile, AL	193,717	88	12.5%
Chickasaw, AL	5,955	83	16.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Stettler, AB	5,955	n/a
Lake Mathews, CA	5,956	130	29.8%
Air Force Academy, CO	5,957	121	20.6%
Homeland Park, SC	5,952	83	17.4%
South Hooksett, NH	5,958	116	16.2%
Chickasaw, AL	5,955	83	16.7%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.