Penton, AL Cost Of Living

Penton 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	Penton	Alabama	National
Cost of living index	86	89	100
Index	Penton	Alabama	National
Goods & Services index	95	96	100
Groceries index	96	97	100
Health care index	100	86	100
Housing index	61	72	100
Transportation index	112	91	100
Utilities index	87	108	100

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The cost of living in Penton is 4% lower than the Alabama average.
The cost of living in Penton is 14% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Penton is 39% lower 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)
Owners	$30,863	$2,572	$720	$926
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Penton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$9.85	$16.09	38.7%
Beauty Salon	$40.32	$37.33	8.0%
Toothpaste	$2.62	$2.45	7.0%
Shampoo	$1.67	$1.00	67.2%
Movie	$10.78	$10.28	4.9%
Bowling	$4.12	$4.93	16.5%

Groceries

Item	Penton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.70	$3.80	2.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.27	$1.40	9.2%
Milk	$2.03	$2.01	1.0%
Potatoes	$2.87	$3.01	4.6%
Pizza	$8.66	$9.89	12.4%
Beer	$8.35	$8.90	6.2%

Health Care

Item	Penton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$75.39	$102.16	26.2%
Doctor	$139.84	$108.36	29.1%
Dentist	$78.43	$92.53	15.2%
Ibuprofen	$9.00	$9.28	3.0%
Lipitor	$404.39	$425.82	5.0%

Housing

Item	Penton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$113,200.00	$184,700.00	38.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$831.40	$1,202.44	30.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Penton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.19	$2.24	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$66.19	$46.29	43.0%

Utilities

Item	Penton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$145.53	$165.96	12.3%
Phone	$25.14	$28.68	12.4%

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.
Standing Rock, AL	71	97	-3%
Abanda, AL	151	97	-3%
Camp Hill, AL	956	78	-22%
Rock Mills, AL	558	77	-23%
Daviston, AL	232	82	-18%
Penton, AL	172	86	-14%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Miller, NE	172	73	-27%
Tenakee Springs, AK	172	127	27%
Onaway, ID	172	95	-5%
Drakesville, IA	172	77	-23%
Matoaka, WV	172	81	-19%
Penton, AL	172	86	-14%

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

Penton, AL Cost of Living