Spring Valley, Alabama Cost Of Living

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Overall 5%

Goods & Services 8%

Housing 6%

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	Spring Valley	Mobile	Alabama
Cost of living	95	88	88
Goods & Services	92	92	94
Groceries	97	97	98
Health care	106	106	91
Housing	94	70	72
Transportation	95	95	93
Utilities	99	99	101

Key findings

The cost of living in Spring Valley is 7% higher than the Mobile average
The cost of living in Spring Valley is 5% lower than the national average
Spring Valley housing is 6% 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)
Household	$51,777	$4,315	$1,208	$1,553

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	$17.20	$20.27	15.2%
Beauty Salon	$29.66	$40.39	26.6%
Toothpaste	$1.70	$2.36	28.1%
Shampoo	$0.98	$1.08	9.0%
Movie	$11.89	$10.99	8.2%
Bowling	$14.78	$15.49	4.6%

Groceries

Item	Mobile	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.33	$4.30	0.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.40	0.7%
Milk	$2.61	$2.20	18.6%
Potatoes	$3.18	$3.22	1.3%
Pizza	$9.24	$10.74	13.9%
Beer	$9.94	$9.60	3.5%

Health Care

Item	Mobile	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$130.76	$109.73	19.2%
Doctor	$112.98	$118.34	4.5%
Dentist	$113.09	$100.94	12.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.24	$9.93	3.1%
Lipitor	$475.29	$469.53	1.2%

Housing

Item	Mobile	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$119,500.00	$184,700.00	35.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$739.14	$1,229.62	39.9%
Apartment Rent	$783.00	$949.00	17.5%

Transportation

Item	Mobile	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.56	$2.71	5.7%
Tire Balancing	$49.24	$51.86	5.0%

Utilities

Item	Mobile	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$169.16	$170.84	1.0%
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.
Prichard, AL	22,340	81	19.5%
Chickasaw, AL	5,955	83	16.7%
Tillmans Corner, AL	18,620	86	13.7%
Theodore, AL	6,221	87	13.2%
Belle Fontaine, AL	649	88	12.0%
Mobile, AL	193,717	88	12.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Grand Rapids, MI	193,887	89	10.6%
Sunrise Manor, NV	192,873	93	7.0%
Salt Lake City, UT	191,446	108	7.5%
Spring Valley, NV	190,661	103	2.9%
Augusta, GA	196,784	81	18.6%
Mobile, AL	193,717	88	12.5%

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

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