Holly Pond, Alabama Cost Of Living

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Overall 14%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 35%

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	Holly Pond	Alabama	National
Cost of living	86	89	100
Goods & Services	95	98	100
Groceries	95	96	100
Health care	85	91	100
Housing	65	72	100
Transportation	88	91	100
Utilities	103	103	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Holly Pond is 4% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Holly Pond is 14% lower than the national average
Holly Pond housing is 35% 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	$47,500	$3,958	$1,108	$1,425
Renters	$18,542	$1,545	$433	$556

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	Holly Pond	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$11.33	$17.49	35.2%
Beauty Salon	$33.50	$38.17	12.2%
Toothpaste	$2.00	$2.32	13.8%
Shampoo	$0.93	$1.01	8.1%
Movie	$10.79	$10.72	0.6%
Bowling	$17.50	$13.86	26.3%

Groceries

Item	Holly Pond	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.18	$3.90	7.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.53	$1.40	9.6%
Milk	$1.85	$1.96	5.7%
Potatoes	$2.32	$3.18	27.1%
Pizza	$9.49	$10.39	8.7%
Beer	$9.39	$9.23	1.7%

Health Care

Item	Holly Pond	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$91.00	$106.34	14.4%
Doctor	$88.33	$115.25	23.4%
Dentist	$75.50	$98.38	23.3%
Ibuprofen	$8.72	$9.26	5.8%
Lipitor	$499.25	$466.47	7.0%

Housing

Item	Holly Pond	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$126,800.00	$184,700.00	31.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$850.72	$1,273.32	33.2%
Apartment Rent	$550.00	$949.00	42.0%

Transportation

Item	Holly Pond	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.34	$2.59	9.7%
Tire Balancing	$42.67	$48.90	12.7%

Utilities

Item	Holly Pond	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$178.22	$167.60	6.3%
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.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Joppa, AL	467	85	-15%
Garden City, AL	461	79	-21%
East Point, AL	133	82	-18%
Hanceville, AL	3,223	80	-20%
Snead, AL	710	87	-13%
Holly Pond, AL	1,146	86	-14%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Rome City, IN	1,146	95	-5%
Edison, GA	1,146	80	-20%
Plattekill, NY	1,146	123	23%
Kersey, PA	1,146	87	-13%
Summerland, CA	1,146	211	111%
Holly Pond, AL	1,146	86	-14%

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

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