East Brewton, Alabama Cost Of Living

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Overall 16%

Goods & Services 6%

Housing 51%

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	East Brewton	Alabama	National
Cost of living	84	88	100
Goods & Services	95	94	100
Groceries	96	98	100
Health care	94	91	100
Housing	49	72	100
Transportation	95	93	100
Utilities	120	101	100

Key findings

The cost of living in East Brewton is 5% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in East Brewton is 16% lower than the national average
East Brewton housing is 51% 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	$36,196	$3,016	$845	$1,086
Renters	$19,435	$1,620	$453	$583

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	East Brewton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.33	$20.27	10.2%
Beauty Salon	$41.11	$40.39	1.8%
Toothpaste	$2.57	$2.36	9.1%
Shampoo	$0.88	$1.08	18.2%
Movie	$11.31	$10.99	2.9%
Bowling	$12.61	$15.49	18.6%

Groceries

Item	East Brewton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.79	$4.30	11.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.36	$1.40	2.8%
Milk	$3.45	$2.20	56.6%
Potatoes	$4.47	$3.22	38.7%
Pizza	$10.62	$10.74	1.1%
Beer	$9.85	$9.60	2.6%

Health Care

Item	East Brewton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$70.41	$109.73	35.8%
Doctor	$94.42	$118.34	20.2%
Dentist	$99.60	$100.94	1.3%
Ibuprofen	$11.97	$9.93	20.5%
Lipitor	$493.34	$469.53	5.1%

Housing

Item	East Brewton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$83,400.00	$184,700.00	54.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,068.84	$1,229.62	13.1%
Apartment Rent	$550.00	$949.00	42.0%

Transportation

Item	East Brewton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.86	$2.71	5.6%
Tire Balancing	$40.98	$51.86	21.0%

Utilities

Item	East Brewton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$226.81	$170.84	32.8%
Phone	$192.15	$187.18	2.7%

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.
Cobbtown, FL	32	98	1.6%
Castleberry, AL	494	77	23.0%
Century, FL	1,415	81	19.3%
Pine Level, FL	216	81	18.8%
Fidelis, FL	107	82	17.7%
East Brewton, AL	2,830	84	16.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Many, LA	2,830	84	15.6%
Villano Beach, FL	2,829	118	18.5%
Luzerne, PA	2,829	87	12.9%
Sherwood, WI	2,829	100	0.4%
Lula, GA	2,831	90	9.6%
East Brewton, AL	2,830	84	16.4%

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