| Index | Coats Bend | Alabama | National |
| Cost of living | 85 | 88 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 91 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 94 | 96 | 100 |
| Health care | 80 | 87 | 100 |
| Housing | 61 | 72 | 100 |
| Transportation | 92 | 91 | 100 |
| Utilities | 124 | 102 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $41,600 | $3,467 | $971 | $1,248 |
| Renters | $30,278 | $2,523 | $706 | $908 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Alabama | 4% | 13.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Alabama | 2% | 5% |
| Item | Coats Bend | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $16.56 | $24.26 | 31.8% |
| Beauty Salon | $35.56 | $45.56 | 22.0% |
| Toothpaste | $3.67 | $3.70 | 0.9% |
| Shampoo | $1.28 | $1.28 | 0.0% |
| Movie | $11.49 | $12.13 | 5.3% |
| Bowling | $16.50 | $18.00 | 8.3% |
| Item | Coats Bend | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.17 | $5.84 | 11.5% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.57 | 6.2% |
| Milk | $4.56 | $4.67 | 2.3% |
| Potatoes | $5.40 | $4.93 | 9.4% |
| Pizza | $10.59 | $12.09 | 12.4% |
| Beer | $10.17 | $10.41 | 2.3% |
| Item | Coats Bend | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $83.34 | $125.68 | 33.7% |
| Doctor | $98.98 | $135.78 | 27.1% |
| Dentist | $81.53 | $113.29 | 28.0% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.24 | $10.65 | 3.8% |
| Lipitor | $483.70 | $468.60 | 3.2% |
| Item | Coats Bend | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $103,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 44.2% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,405.24 | $2,346.69 | 40.1% |
| Apartment Rent | $692.00 | $949.00 | 27.1% |
| Item | Coats Bend | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.07 | $3.46 | 11.3% |
| Tire Balancing | $59.63 | $59.92 | 0.5% |
| Item | Coats Bend | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $270.14 | $193.99 | 39.3% |
| Phone | $188.01 | $192.25 | 2.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Collinsville, AL | 2,312 | 79 | 20.6% |
| Tidmore Bend, AL | 1,060 | 81 | 19.2% |
| Gadsden, AL | 35,224 | 82 | 17.7% |
| Ballplay, AL | 1,522 | 83 | 17.4% |
| Attalla, AL | 5,885 | 83 | 17.4% |
| Coats Bend, AL | 1,063 | 85 | 14.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Alakanuk, AK | 1,063 | 102 | 2.2% |
| Kootenai, ID | 1,063 | 108 | 8.3% |
| Rio Grande, OH | 1,063 | 91 | 8.7% |
| Two Borders, MB | 1,063 | n/a | |
| Alberta Beach, AB | 1,063 | n/a | |
| Coats Bend, AL | 1,063 | 85 | 14.7% |
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