| Index | Greensboro | Alabama | National |
| Cost of living | 79 | 88 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 93 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 98 | 96 | 100 |
| Health care | 100 | 87 | 100 |
| Housing | 48 | 72 | 100 |
| Transportation | 89 | 91 | 100 |
| Utilities | 88 | 102 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $45,221 | $3,768 | $1,055 | $1,357 |
| Renters | $18,813 | $1,568 | $439 | $564 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Alabama | 4% | 13.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Alabama | 2% | 5% |
| Item | Greensboro | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $21.50 | $24.26 | 11.4% |
| Beauty Salon | $41.67 | $45.56 | 8.6% |
| Toothpaste | $3.75 | $3.70 | 1.4% |
| Shampoo | $1.20 | $1.28 | 6.0% |
| Movie | $10.68 | $12.13 | 12.0% |
| Bowling | $15.56 | $18.00 | 13.6% |
| Item | Greensboro | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.63 | $5.84 | 3.6% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.86 | $1.57 | 18.0% |
| Milk | $4.51 | $4.67 | 3.4% |
| Potatoes | $5.04 | $4.93 | 2.2% |
| Pizza | $10.90 | $12.09 | 9.8% |
| Beer | $9.12 | $10.41 | 12.4% |
| Item | Greensboro | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $113.80 | $125.68 | 9.5% |
| Doctor | $114.75 | $135.78 | 15.5% |
| Dentist | $140.00 | $113.29 | 23.6% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.05 | $10.65 | 5.6% |
| Lipitor | $412.25 | $468.60 | 12.0% |
| Item | Greensboro | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $76,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 58.6% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,831.01 | $2,346.69 | 22.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $612.00 | $949.00 | 35.5% |
| Item | Greensboro | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.06 | $3.46 | 11.6% |
| Tire Balancing | $53.14 | $59.92 | 11.3% |
| Item | Greensboro | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $157.72 | $193.99 | 18.7% |
| Phone | $187.08 | $192.25 | 2.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Akron, AL | 269 | 71 | 29.3% |
| Newbern, AL | 221 | 76 | 24.2% |
| Demopolis, AL | 6,724 | 86 | 13.6% |
| Greensboro, AL | 2,956 | 79 | 20.6% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Valley View, PA | 2,956 | 103 | 2.7% |
| Normandin, QC | 2,956 | n/a | |
| Edgewood, FL | 2,955 | 108 | 7.8% |
| Shenandoah, TX | 2,955 | 115 | 15.0% |
| Winchester, CA | 2,957 | 126 | 26.2% |
| Greensboro, AL | 2,956 | 79 | 20.6% |
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