Hueytown, Alabama Cost Of Living

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Overall 10%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 33%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Hueytown	Alabama	National
Cost of living	90	88	100
Goods & Services	101	94	100
Groceries	96	98	100
Health care	98	91	100
Housing	67	72	100
Transportation	97	93	100
Utilities	101	101	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Hueytown is 2% higher than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Hueytown is 10% lower than the national average
Hueytown housing is 33% 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	$50,135	$4,178	$1,170	$1,504
Renters	$31,260	$2,605	$729	$938

The affordability of the housing market in Hueytown, AL as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Hueytown homeowners, the median income is $50,135. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,170 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $31,260. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $729 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Hueytown	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.36	$20.27	19.3%
Beauty Salon	$35.78	$40.39	11.4%
Toothpaste	$2.24	$2.36	4.9%
Shampoo	$0.90	$1.08	16.4%
Movie	$12.68	$10.99	15.4%
Bowling	$14.44	$15.49	6.8%

Groceries

Item	Hueytown	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.55	$4.30	5.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.59	$1.40	13.6%
Milk	$2.06	$2.20	6.6%
Potatoes	$2.98	$3.22	7.3%
Pizza	$9.72	$10.74	9.5%
Beer	$9.50	$9.60	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Hueytown	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$92.19	$109.73	16.0%
Doctor	$89.17	$118.34	24.7%
Dentist	$121.47	$100.94	20.3%
Ibuprofen	$8.69	$9.93	12.5%
Lipitor	$458.85	$469.53	2.3%

Housing

Item	Hueytown	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$112,600.00	$184,700.00	39.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,052.65	$1,229.62	14.4%
Apartment Rent	$774.00	$949.00	18.4%

Transportation

Item	Hueytown	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.46	$2.71	9.2%
Tire Balancing	$55.79	$51.86	7.6%

Utilities

Item	Hueytown	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$176.43	$170.84	3.3%
Phone	$185.19	$187.18	1.1%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cardiff, AL	58	99	0.7%
Lipscomb, AL	2,437	81	18.8%
Mulga, AL	967	81	18.5%
North Johns, AL	252	82	17.8%
Brighton, AL	2,868	83	17.1%
Hueytown, AL	15,797	90	10.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wilkinsburg, PA	15,797	90	10.5%
Parkway, CA	15,798	106	5.8%
Groves, TX	15,798	87	13.1%
Talladega, AL	15,793	79	20.7%
Walnut Park, CA	15,791	128	27.7%
Hueytown, AL	15,797	90	10.3%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.