Second Creek, Alabama Cost Of Living

Buy Rent

D

Overall 6%

Goods & Services 7%

Housing 13%

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	Second Creek	Mobile	Alabama
Cost of living	106	93	89
Goods & Services	107	107	98
Groceries	101	101	96
Health care	109	109	91
Housing	113	70	72
Transportation	94	94	91
Utilities	102	102	103

Key findings

The cost of living in Second Creek is 19% higher than the Mobile average
The cost of living in Second Creek is 6% higher than the national average
Second Creek housing is 13% higher 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

Most Affordable Places to Live in and Around Second Creek

See all the best places to live around Second Creek

Compare Mobile, AL Cost of Living

See all Second Creek poll results

The best places in Alabama

Here are the best places to live in Alabama

Check out the 10 safest cities in Alabama

Top 10 cities in Alabama with the best education system

10 Best cities in Alabama for employment

Salary Calculator

This is how much you would need to earn in

Price difference in compared to

Cost of living index
Goods & Services index
Groceries index
Health care index
Housing index
Transportation index
Utilities index

Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Household	$90,562	$7,547	$2,113	$2,717

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	Mobile	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.00	$17.49	14.2%
Beauty Salon	$37.75	$38.17	1.1%
Toothpaste	$1.71	$2.32	26.3%
Shampoo	$0.83	$1.01	18.0%
Movie	$12.51	$10.72	16.7%
Bowling	$18.00	$13.86	29.9%

Groceries

Item	Mobile	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.58	$3.90	17.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.28	$1.40	8.3%
Milk	$2.40	$1.96	22.3%
Potatoes	$4.20	$3.18	32.0%
Pizza	$9.79	$10.39	5.8%
Beer	$9.47	$9.23	2.6%

Health Care

Item	Mobile	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$134.60	$106.34	26.6%
Doctor	$117.00	$115.25	1.5%
Dentist	$113.50	$98.38	15.4%
Ibuprofen	$9.98	$9.26	7.8%
Lipitor	$493.71	$466.47	5.8%

Housing

Item	Mobile	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$119,500.00	$184,700.00	35.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$890.75	$1,273.32	30.0%
Apartment Rent	$783.00	$949.00	17.5%

Transportation

Item	Mobile	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.41	$2.59	7.2%
Tire Balancing	$47.74	$48.90	2.4%

Utilities

Item	Mobile	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$174.87	$167.60	4.3%
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.
Prichard, AL	22,340	86	-14%
Chickasaw, AL	5,955	89	-11%
Tillmans Corner, AL	18,620	92	-8%
Theodore, AL	6,221	93	-7%
Belle Fontaine, AL	649	94	-6%
Mobile, AL	193,717	93	-7%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Grand Rapids, MI	193,887	88	-12%
Sunrise Manor, NV	192,873	90	-10%
Salt Lake City, UT	191,446	106	6%
Spring Valley, NV	190,661	100	0%
Augusta, GA	196,784	87	-13%
Mobile, AL	193,717	93	-7%

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

Second Creek, Mobile, AL Cost of Living

Find real estate listings

Find rental listings