Goshen, Alabama Cost Of Living

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Overall 18%

Goods & Services 3%

Housing 50%

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	Goshen	Alabama	National
Cost of living	82	89	100
Goods & Services	97	98	100
Groceries	100	96	100
Health care	83	91	100
Housing	50	72	100
Transportation	92	91	100
Utilities	100	103	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Goshen is 8% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Goshen is 18% lower than the national average
Goshen housing is 50% 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	$48,125	$4,010	$1,123	$1,444
Renters	$38,750	$3,229	$904	$1,163

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	Goshen	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.20	$17.49	1.7%
Beauty Salon	$44.60	$38.17	16.8%
Toothpaste	$1.90	$2.32	18.1%
Shampoo	$0.93	$1.01	8.1%
Movie	$8.53	$10.72	20.5%
Bowling	$15.00	$13.86	8.2%

Groceries

Item	Goshen	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.21	$3.90	17.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.40	1.0%
Milk	$2.40	$1.96	22.3%
Potatoes	$3.66	$3.18	15.0%
Pizza	$10.89	$10.39	4.8%
Beer	$9.69	$9.23	5.0%

Health Care

Item	Goshen	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$86.00	$106.34	19.1%
Doctor	$94.00	$115.25	18.4%
Dentist	$65.00	$98.38	33.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.60	$9.26	14.5%
Lipitor	$476.07	$466.47	2.1%

Housing

Item	Goshen	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$73,800.00	$184,700.00	60.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,108.92	$1,273.32	12.9%
Apartment Rent	$703.00	$949.00	25.9%

Transportation

Item	Goshen	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.40	$2.59	7.5%
Tire Balancing	$46.59	$48.90	4.7%

Utilities

Item	Goshen	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$168.77	$167.60	0.7%
Phone	$178.98	$163.42	9.5%

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.

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Dozier, AL	339	78	-22%
Petrey, AL	56	80	-20%
Glenwood, AL	220	80	-20%
Brantley, AL	903	81	-19%
Rutledge, AL	318	81	-19%
Goshen, AL	343	82	-18%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Center Point, IN	343	87	-13%
Garland, TN	343	81	-19%
Friesland, WI	343	90	-10%
King Salmon, AK	343	122	22%
Burnt Ranch, CA	343	119	19%
Goshen, AL	343	82	-18%

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

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