Cost Of Living in Heath, AL

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24%

Overall NAT. AVG.

4%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

62%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from C2ER in January, 2026; 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	Heath	Alabama	National
Cost of living	76	89	100
Goods & Services	96	95	100
Groceries	96	98	100
Health care	93	91	100
Housing	38	74	100
Transportation	89	90	100
Utilities	78	98	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Heath is 14% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Heath is 24% lower than the national average
Heath housing is 62% 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	$50,640	$4,220	$1,182	$1,519
Renters	$79,126	$6,594	$1,846	$2,374

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	Heath	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.49	$27.62	4.1%
Beauty Salon	$57.59	$51.11	12.7%
Toothpaste	$4.01	$4.09	2.0%
Shampoo	$1.45	$1.54	6.0%
Movie	$11.90	$12.88	7.6%
Yoga	$11.69	$19.66	40.5%

Groceries

Item	Heath	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$7.54	$7.70	2.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.45	$1.66	12.8%
Milk	$4.54	$4.73	4.1%
Potatoes	$5.39	$5.26	2.5%
Pizza	$12.03	$12.76	5.7%
Beer	$10.23	$10.55	3.0%

Health Care

Item	Heath	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$93.77	$140.06	33.0%
Doctor	$152.65	$153.82	0.8%
Dentist	$128.31	$123.15	4.2%
Ibuprofen	$11.46	$11.73	2.3%
Lipitor	$16.40	$23.61	30.5%

Housing

Item	Heath	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$129,611.00	$326,622.00	60.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,533.40	$2,480.25	38.2%
Apartment Rent	$506.00	$1,444.00	65.0%

Transportation

Item	Heath	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.79	$3.06	8.7%
Tire Balancing	$54.50	$65.21	16.4%

Utilities

Item	Heath	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$142.48	$220.12	35.3%
Phone	$193.75	$195.71	1.0%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Red Level, AL	372	79	20.5%
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Dozier, AL	473	80	19.8%
Gantt, AL	178	79	20.6%
River Falls, AL	570	80	20.1%
Heath, AL	299	76	23.8%

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