Pine Ridge, Alabama Cost Of Living

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Overall 22%

Goods & Services 7%

Housing 59%

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	Pine Ridge	Alabama	National
Cost of living	78	88	100
Goods & Services	93	94	100
Groceries	99	98	100
Health care	97	91	100
Housing	41	72	100
Transportation	91	93	100
Utilities	88	101	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Pine Ridge is 12% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Pine Ridge is 22% lower than the national average
Pine Ridge housing is 59% 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)
Owners	$35,781	$2,982	$835	$1,074
Renters	$22,500	$1,875	$525	$675

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	Pine Ridge	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.20	$20.27	25.0%
Beauty Salon	$41.67	$40.39	3.1%
Toothpaste	$1.94	$2.36	17.9%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.08	13.0%
Movie	$12.00	$10.99	9.2%
Bowling	$15.40	$15.49	0.6%

Groceries

Item	Pine Ridge	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.48	$4.30	4.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.20	$1.40	14.2%
Milk	$2.19	$2.20	0.6%
Potatoes	$4.34	$3.22	34.8%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.74	7.0%
Beer	$9.99	$9.60	4.1%

Health Care

Item	Pine Ridge	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$95.33	$109.73	13.1%
Doctor	$121.47	$118.34	2.6%
Dentist	$92.00	$100.94	8.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.00	$9.93	0.7%
Lipitor	$490.37	$469.53	4.4%

Housing

Item	Pine Ridge	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$66,300.00	$184,700.00	64.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,098.91	$1,229.62	10.6%
Apartment Rent	$504.00	$949.00	46.9%

Transportation

Item	Pine Ridge	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.48	$2.71	8.6%
Tire Balancing	$47.20	$51.86	9.0%

Utilities

Item	Pine Ridge	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$134.42	$170.84	21.3%
Phone	$189.02	$187.18	1.0%

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.
Lakeview, AL	133	96	4.3%
Broomtown, AL	122	94	6.2%
Collinsville, AL	1,943	76	23.8%
Henagar, AL	2,280	80	20.3%
Powell, AL	1,127	82	18.2%
Pine Ridge, AL	204	78	22.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cantwell, AK	204	119	19.3%
Bakerhill, AL	204	78	21.8%
Bear Valley, CA	204	118	18.3%
Sierra City, CA	204	122	22.3%
Little Creek, DE	204	99	0.9%
Pine Ridge, AL	204	78	22.3%

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