Evergreen, Alabama Cost Of Living

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Overall 17%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 54%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Evergreen	Alabama	National
Cost of living	83	89	100
Goods & Services	96	98	100
Groceries	102	96	100
Health care	98	91	100
Housing	46	72	100
Transportation	94	91	100
Utilities	119	103	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Evergreen is 7% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Evergreen is 17% lower than the national average
Evergreen housing is 54% 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	$47,826	$3,986	$1,116	$1,435
Renters	$11,050	$921	$258	$332

To approximate the cost of living and the housing affordability in Evergreen, AL, we can look at the percentage of income that is available to be spent on monthly housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). To stay on the safe side, a consumer should not spend more than 28% of his or her gross income on housing-related expenses and costs and not more than 36% of income on all expenses and debts. Homeowners in Evergreen have a median income of $47,826. Therefore, the amount that a consumer should spend on housing costs should be no more than $1,116 per month to avoid calamity and poverty. The renters in the city have an income of about $11,050, which would make their monthly maximum allowable rental costs $258.

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	Evergreen	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.25	$17.49	38.7%
Beauty Salon	$36.00	$38.17	5.7%
Toothpaste	$2.72	$2.32	17.2%
Shampoo	$0.89	$1.01	12.0%
Movie	$9.25	$10.72	13.7%
Bowling	$13.20	$13.86	4.8%

Groceries

Item	Evergreen	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.71	$3.90	4.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.49	$1.40	6.8%
Milk	$2.72	$1.96	38.6%
Potatoes	$4.21	$3.18	32.3%
Pizza	$9.78	$10.39	5.9%
Beer	$9.74	$9.23	5.5%

Health Care

Item	Evergreen	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$76.25	$106.34	28.3%
Doctor	$86.00	$115.25	25.4%
Dentist	$101.80	$98.38	3.5%
Ibuprofen	$13.04	$9.26	40.8%
Lipitor	$504.89	$466.47	8.2%

Housing

Item	Evergreen	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$78,500.00	$184,700.00	57.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,202.55	$1,273.32	5.6%
Apartment Rent	$500.00	$949.00	47.3%

Transportation

Item	Evergreen	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.52	$2.59	2.7%
Tire Balancing	$44.22	$48.90	9.6%

Utilities

Item	Evergreen	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$221.13	$167.60	31.9%
Phone	$184.74	$163.42	13.0%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Castleberry, AL	494	78	-22%
McKenzie, AL	473	77	-23%
Georgiana, AL	1,681	79	-21%
Evergreen, AL	3,783	83	-17%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Basalt, CO	3,783	146	46%
Hansville, WA	3,783	132	32%
Shallotte, NC	3,784	101	1%
Nome, AK	3,782	131	31%
Yellow Springs, OH	3,784	101	1%
Evergreen, AL	3,783	83	-17%

Source: The Evergreen, AL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.