| Index | Ragland | Alabama | National |
| Cost of living | 83 | 88 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 91 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 94 | 96 | 100 |
| Health care | 80 | 87 | 100 |
| Housing | 52 | 72 | 100 |
| Transportation | 92 | 91 | 100 |
| Utilities | 124 | 102 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $53,125 | $4,427 | $1,240 | $1,594 |
| Renters | $13,798 | $1,150 | $322 | $414 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Alabama | 4% | 13.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Alabama | 2% | 5% |
| Item | Ragland | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $16.56 | $24.26 | 31.8% |
| Beauty Salon | $35.56 | $45.56 | 22.0% |
| Toothpaste | $3.67 | $3.70 | 0.9% |
| Shampoo | $1.28 | $1.28 | 0.0% |
| Movie | $11.49 | $12.13 | 5.3% |
| Bowling | $16.50 | $18.00 | 8.3% |
| Item | Ragland | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.17 | $5.84 | 11.5% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.57 | 6.2% |
| Milk | $4.56 | $4.67 | 2.3% |
| Potatoes | $5.40 | $4.93 | 9.4% |
| Pizza | $10.59 | $12.09 | 12.4% |
| Beer | $10.17 | $10.41 | 2.3% |
| Item | Ragland | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $83.34 | $125.68 | 33.7% |
| Doctor | $98.98 | $135.78 | 27.1% |
| Dentist | $81.53 | $113.29 | 28.0% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.24 | $10.65 | 3.8% |
| Lipitor | $483.70 | $468.60 | 3.2% |
| Item | Ragland | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $102,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 44.6% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,405.24 | $2,346.69 | 40.1% |
| Apartment Rent | $418.00 | $949.00 | 56.0% |
| Item | Ragland | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.07 | $3.46 | 11.3% |
| Tire Balancing | $59.63 | $59.92 | 0.5% |
| Item | Ragland | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $270.14 | $193.99 | 39.3% |
| Phone | $188.01 | $192.25 | 2.2% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| West End-Cobb Town, AL | 3,492 | 80 | 20.1% |
| Steele, AL | 1,133 | 82 | 18.1% |
| Odenville, AL | 3,705 | 91 | 8.9% |
| Ashville, AL | 2,309 | 90 | 9.5% |
| Glencoe, AL | 5,125 | 91 | 8.6% |
| Ragland, AL | 1,795 | 83 | 17.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Franklin Furnace, OH | 1,795 | 86 | 14.0% |
| Kerens, TX | 1,795 | 90 | 9.9% |
| Maysville, GA | 1,796 | 92 | 8.5% |
| Battle Ground, IN | 1,796 | 99 | 1.2% |
| Annandale, NJ | 1,794 | 143 | 43.3% |
| Ragland, AL | 1,795 | 83 | 17.4% |
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