| Index | Lake View | Alabama | National |
| Cost of living index | 98 | 89 | 100 |
| Index | Lake View | Alabama | National |
| Goods & Services index | 88 | 98 | 100 |
| Groceries index | 88 | 96 | 100 |
| Health care index | 88 | 91 | 100 |
| Housing index | 116 | 72 | 100 |
| Transportation index | 92 | 91 | 100 |
| Utilities index | 103 | 103 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $81,042 | $6,754 | $1,891 | $2,432 |
| Renters | $47,404 | $3,950 | $1,106 | $1,422 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Alabama | 4% | 13.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Alabama | 2% | 5% |
| Item | Lake View | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $16.33 | $17.49 | 6.6% |
| Beauty Salon | $35.00 | $38.17 | 8.3% |
| Toothpaste | $1.71 | $2.32 | 26.3% |
| Shampoo | $0.78 | $1.01 | 22.9% |
| Movie | $11.91 | $10.72 | 11.1% |
| Bowling | $15.00 | $13.86 | 8.2% |
| Item | Lake View | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $3.89 | $3.90 | 0.3% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.17 | $1.40 | 16.2% |
| Milk | $1.75 | $1.96 | 10.8% |
| Potatoes | $2.73 | $3.18 | 14.2% |
| Pizza | $9.79 | $10.39 | 5.8% |
| Beer | $8.65 | $9.23 | 6.3% |
| Item | Lake View | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $109.00 | $106.34 | 2.5% |
| Doctor | $80.00 | $115.25 | 30.6% |
| Dentist | $93.50 | $98.38 | 5.0% |
| Ibuprofen | $7.98 | $9.26 | 13.8% |
| Lipitor | $457.00 | $466.47 | 2.0% |
| Item | Lake View | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $188,200.00 | $184,700.00 | 1.9% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $955.18 | $1,273.32 | 25.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,420.00 | $949.00 | 49.6% |
| Item | Lake View | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.32 | $2.59 | 10.6% |
| Tire Balancing | $48.33 | $48.90 | 1.2% |
| Item | Lake View | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $179.60 | $167.60 | 7.2% |
| Phone | $178.98 | $163.42 | 9.5% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Brantleyville, AL | 1,110 | 73 | -27% |
| Lipscomb, AL | 2,437 | 75 | -25% |
| North Johns, AL | 252 | 76 | -24% |
| Brighton, AL | 2,868 | 77 | -23% |
| West Blocton, AL | 1,334 | 77 | -23% |
| Lake View, AL | 2,801 | 98 | -2% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| McLeansboro, IL | 2,801 | 81 | -19% |
| Wolf Point, MT | 2,801 | 90 | -10% |
| Koloa, HI | 2,800 | 172 | 72% |
| Caledonia, MN | 2,799 | 91 | -9% |
| Charleston, AR | 2,799 | 79 | -21% |
| Lake View, AL | 2,801 | 98 | -2% |