| Index | Second Creek | Mobile | Alabama |
| Cost of living | 99 | 86 | 88 |
| Goods & Services | 90 | 90 | 95 |
| Groceries | 101 | 101 | 97 |
| Health care | 99 | 99 | 89 |
| Housing | 113 | 70 | 72 |
| Transportation | 86 | 86 | 90 |
| Utilities | 99 | 99 | 101 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $41,349 | $3,446 | $965 | $1,241 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Alabama | 4% | 13.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Alabama | 2% | 5% |
| Item | Mobile | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $18.00 | $22.08 | 18.5% |
| Beauty Salon | $33.75 | $42.88 | 21.3% |
| Toothpaste | $1.80 | $2.57 | 29.8% |
| Shampoo | $1.00 | $1.15 | 13.3% |
| Movie | $12.34 | $11.51 | 7.3% |
| Bowling | $15.39 | $16.62 | 7.4% |
| Item | Mobile | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $4.94 | $4.98 | 0.8% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.70 | $1.58 | 7.1% |
| Milk | $2.78 | $2.42 | 14.9% |
| Potatoes | $3.74 | $3.54 | 5.7% |
| Pizza | $9.77 | $11.49 | 15.0% |
| Beer | $10.30 | $10.04 | 2.6% |
| Item | Mobile | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $122.89 | $117.76 | 4.4% |
| Doctor | $107.50 | $125.34 | 14.2% |
| Dentist | $112.66 | $107.52 | 4.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.22 | $10.26 | 0.4% |
| Lipitor | $499.73 | $459.24 | 8.8% |
| Item | Mobile | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $134,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 27.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,000.63 | $1,697.41 | 41.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $873.00 | $949.00 | 8.0% |
| Item | Mobile | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.61 | $3.85 | 6.1% |
| Tire Balancing | $40.20 | $57.01 | 29.5% |
| Item | Mobile | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $177.26 | $177.27 | 0.0% |
| Phone | $185.85 | $189.62 | 2.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Prichard, AL | 21,618 | 79 | 20.6% |
| Chickasaw, AL | 5,757 | 82 | 17.8% |
| Tillmans Corner, AL | 17,419 | 85 | 14.9% |
| Theodore, AL | 6,039 | 86 | 14.4% |
| Belle Fontaine, AL | 498 | 87 | 13.1% |
| Mobile, AL | 189,994 | 86 | 13.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Shreveport, LA | 189,890 | 93 | 6.8% |
| Cape Coral, FL | 189,633 | 104 | 3.8% |
| McKinney, TX | 191,197 | 118 | 18.3% |
| Frisco, TX | 188,387 | 128 | 27.8% |
| Tempe, AZ | 191,607 | 102 | 2.2% |
| Mobile, AL | 189,994 | 86 | 13.7% |
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