Second Creek, AL Cost Of Living

Second Creek cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Second Creek	Mobile	Alabama
Cost of living index	104	91	89
Index	Second Creek	Mobile	Alabama
Goods & Services index	97	97	96
Groceries index	99	99	97
Health care index	94	94	86
Housing index	113	70	72
Transportation index	97	97	91
Utilities index	114	114	108

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The cost of living in Second Creek is 16% higher than the Mobile average.
The cost of living in Second Creek is 4% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Second Creek is 13% higher than the national average.
Alabama general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average.
Alabama state income tax is 10% 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)
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	$14.27	$16.09	11.3%
Beauty Salon	$41.08	$37.33	10.0%
Toothpaste	$2.00	$2.45	18.3%
Shampoo	$0.95	$1.00	5.1%
Movie	$11.58	$10.28	12.6%
Bowling	$4.89	$4.93	0.9%

Groceries

Item	Mobile	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.76	$3.80	1.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.29	$1.40	7.4%
Milk	$2.30	$2.01	14.6%
Potatoes	$3.37	$3.01	11.8%
Pizza	$8.98	$9.89	9.2%
Beer	$8.72	$8.90	2.0%

Health Care

Item	Mobile	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$131.92	$102.16	29.1%
Doctor	$95.27	$108.36	12.1%
Dentist	$78.64	$92.53	15.0%
Ibuprofen	$9.44	$9.28	1.8%
Lipitor	$444.98	$425.82	4.5%

Housing

Item	Mobile	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$119,500.00	$184,700.00	35.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$881.46	$1,202.44	26.7%
Apartment Rent	$783.00	$949.00	17.5%

Transportation

Item	Mobile	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.08	$2.24	7.5%
Tire Balancing	$48.60	$46.29	5.0%

Utilities

Item	Mobile	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$196.00	$165.96	18.1%
Phone	$31.67	$28.68	10.4%

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	84	-16%
Chickasaw, AL	5,955	87	-13%
Tillmans Corner, AL	18,620	90	-10%
Theodore, AL	6,221	90	-10%
Belle Fontaine, AL	649	91	-9%
Mobile, AL	193,717	91	-9%

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	91	-9%
Salt Lake City, UT	191,446	105	5%
Spring Valley, NV	190,661	101	1%
Augusta, GA	196,784	87	-13%
Mobile, AL	193,717	91	-9%

Source: The Second Creek, Mobile, AL cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Second Creek, Mobile, AL Cost of Living