Cost Of Living in Goshen, AL

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16%

Overall NAT. AVG.

9%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

39%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	84	88	100
Goods & Services	91	96	100
Groceries	97	96	100
Health care	80	87	100
Housing	61	72	100
Transportation	92	91	100
Utilities	104	102	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Goshen is 5% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Goshen is 16% lower than the national average
Goshen housing is 39% lower than the national average
Alabama general sales tax is 22% lower than the national average
Alabama state income tax is 23% 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	$40,750	$3,396	$951	$1,223
Renters	$23,750	$1,979	$554	$713

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	$23.07	$24.26	4.9%
Beauty Salon	$43.53	$45.56	4.5%
Toothpaste	$3.65	$3.70	1.5%
Shampoo	$1.31	$1.28	2.0%
Movie	$9.44	$12.13	22.2%
Bowling	$12.00	$18.00	33.3%

Groceries

Item	Goshen	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.97	$5.84	2.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.55	$4.67	2.7%
Potatoes	$5.20	$4.93	5.3%
Pizza	$11.39	$12.09	5.7%
Beer	$10.73	$10.41	3.1%

Health Care

Item	Goshen	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$93.60	$125.68	25.5%
Doctor	$104.44	$135.78	23.1%
Dentist	$73.11	$113.29	35.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.24	$10.65	3.9%
Lipitor	$514.17	$468.60	9.7%

Housing

Item	Goshen	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$96,300.00	$184,700.00	47.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,788.13	$2,346.69	23.8%
Apartment Rent	$783.00	$949.00	17.5%

Transportation

Item	Goshen	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.18	$3.46	8.0%
Tire Balancing	$54.09	$59.92	9.7%

Utilities

Item	Goshen	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$201.74	$193.99	4.0%
Phone	$200.70	$192.25	4.4%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Glenwood, AL	254	72	28.3%
Petrey, AL	60	77	22.7%
Rutledge, AL	411	78	21.6%
Dozier, AL	464	79	20.9%
Brantley, AL	1,042	81	19.2%
Goshen, AL	222	84	16.2%

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