| Index | Colony | Alabama | National |
| Cost of living | 79 | 89 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 95 | 95 | 100 |
| Groceries | 100 | 98 | 100 |
| Health care | 90 | 91 | 100 |
| Housing | 38 | 74 | 100 |
| Transportation | 89 | 90 | 100 |
| Utilities | 104 | 98 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $60,750 | $5,063 | $1,417 | $1,823 |
| Renters | $70,410 | $5,868 | $1,643 | $2,113 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Alabama | 4% | 13.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Alabama | 2% | 5% |
| Item | Colony | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $25.08 | $27.62 | 9.2% |
| Beauty Salon | $43.89 | $51.11 | 14.1% |
| Toothpaste | $4.03 | $4.09 | 1.5% |
| Shampoo | $1.65 | $1.54 | 7.0% |
| Movie | $13.46 | $12.88 | 4.5% |
| Yoga | $15.33 | $19.66 | 22.0% |
| Item | Colony | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.63 | $7.70 | 1.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.47 | $1.66 | 11.6% |
| Milk | $4.78 | $4.73 | 1.0% |
| Potatoes | $5.51 | $5.26 | 4.8% |
| Pizza | $11.86 | $12.76 | 7.1% |
| Beer | $10.30 | $10.55 | 2.4% |
| Item | Colony | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $108.30 | $140.06 | 22.7% |
| Doctor | $124.17 | $153.82 | 19.3% |
| Dentist | $130.47 | $123.15 | 5.9% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.47 | $11.73 | 2.2% |
| Lipitor | $17.13 | $23.61 | 27.4% |
| Item | Colony | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $124,466.00 | $326,622.00 | 61.9% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,970.45 | $2,480.25 | 20.6% |
| Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $1,444.00 | 100.0% |
| Item | Colony | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.79 | $3.06 | 8.7% |
| Tire Balancing | $55.34 | $65.21 | 15.1% |
| Item | Colony | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $237.08 | $220.12 | 7.7% |
| Phone | $193.60 | $195.71 | 1.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Sipsey, AL | 299 | 81 | 19.1% |
| Trafford, AL | 544 | 84 | 16.2% |
| County Line, AL | 308 | 85 | 15.2% |
| Dora, AL | 2,507 | 85 | 15.0% |
| Warrior, AL | 3,316 | 85 | 14.8% |
| Colony, AL | 304 | 79 | 21.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Dyess, AR | 304 | 75 | 25.2% |
| Monterey Park Tract, CA | 304 | 114 | 13.8% |
| Morganton, GA | 304 | 89 | 10.7% |
| Fertile, IA | 304 | 87 | 13.2% |
| Goose Lake, IA | 304 | 85 | 14.6% |
| Colony, AL | 304 | 79 | 21.2% |
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