| Index | Fairview | Alabama | National |
| Cost of living | 90 | 88 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 95 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 96 | 96 | 100 |
| Health care | 81 | 87 | 100 |
| Housing | 82 | 72 | 100 |
| Transportation | 88 | 91 | 100 |
| Utilities | 98 | 102 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $52,500 | $4,375 | $1,225 | $1,575 |
| Renters | $20,313 | $1,693 | $474 | $609 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Alabama | 4% | 13.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Alabama | 2% | 5% |
| Item | Fairview | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $16.56 | $24.26 | 31.8% |
| Beauty Salon | $43.94 | $45.56 | 3.6% |
| Toothpaste | $3.76 | $3.70 | 1.6% |
| Shampoo | $1.11 | $1.28 | 13.1% |
| Movie | $11.52 | $12.13 | 5.0% |
| Bowling | $18.22 | $18.00 | 1.2% |
| Item | Fairview | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.55 | $5.84 | 5.0% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.41 | $1.57 | 10.1% |
| Milk | $4.52 | $4.67 | 3.2% |
| Potatoes | $5.42 | $4.93 | 9.9% |
| Pizza | $11.35 | $12.09 | 6.1% |
| Beer | $10.33 | $10.41 | 0.8% |
| Item | Fairview | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $86.78 | $125.68 | 31.0% |
| Doctor | $88.83 | $135.78 | 34.6% |
| Dentist | $91.06 | $113.29 | 19.6% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.10 | $10.65 | 5.2% |
| Lipitor | $496.37 | $468.60 | 5.9% |
| Item | Fairview | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $168,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 8.8% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,674.56 | $2,346.69 | 28.6% |
| Apartment Rent | $578.00 | $949.00 | 39.1% |
| Item | Fairview | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.08 | $3.46 | 10.9% |
| Tire Balancing | $51.25 | $59.92 | 14.5% |
| Item | Fairview | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $172.88 | $193.99 | 10.9% |
| Phone | $213.41 | $192.25 | 11.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Baileyton, AL | 1,012 | 82 | 17.7% |
| East Point, AL | 363 | 82 | 17.6% |
| Susan Moore, AL | 947 | 85 | 14.6% |
| Falkville, AL | 1,382 | 84 | 16.5% |
| Blountsville, AL | 2,009 | 87 | 12.9% |
| Fairview, AL | 657 | 90 | 9.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Niantic, IL | 657 | 75 | 24.6% |
| Canton, KS | 657 | 84 | 15.7% |
| Hill City, MN | 657 | 88 | 11.9% |
| Doe Run, MO | 657 | 75 | 25.5% |
| Ramona, OK | 657 | 83 | 17.4% |
| Fairview, AL | 657 | 90 | 9.8% |
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