Creola, Alabama Cost Of Living

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Overall 12%

Goods & Services 8%

Housing 30%

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	Creola	Alabama	National
Cost of living	88	88	100
Goods & Services	92	94	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	106	91	100
Housing	70	72	100
Transportation	95	93	100
Utilities	99	101	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Creola is 1% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Creola is 12% lower than the national average
Creola housing is 30% lower than the national average
Alabama general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average
Alabama state income tax is 19% 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	$60,469	$5,039	$1,411	$1,814
Renters	$30,179	$2,515	$704	$905

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	Creola	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	Creola	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	Creola	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	Creola	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$115,000.00	$184,700.00	37.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$739.14	$1,229.62	39.9%
Apartment Rent	$838.00	$949.00	11.7%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Creola	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%
Bucks, AL	51	95	5.0%
Prichard, AL	22,340	81	19.5%
Mount Vernon, AL	1,329	82	17.8%
Gulfcrest, AL	242	82	17.6%
Creola, AL	1,712	88	12.5%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Nokesville, VA	1,712	137	37.1%
Yamaska, QC	1,712	n/a
Thompson-Nicola J (Copper Desert Country), BC	1,712	n/a
Hawthorne, FL	1,711	90	9.6%
Atkins, IA	1,713	98	2.0%
Creola, AL	1,712	88	12.5%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.