Reform, Alabama Cost Of Living

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Overall 18%

Goods & Services 1%

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	Reform	Alabama	National
Cost of living	82	88	100
Goods & Services	101	94	100
Groceries	96	98	100
Health care	98	91	100
Housing	41	72	100
Transportation	97	93	100
Utilities	101	101	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Reform is 7% lower than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Reform is 18% lower than the national average
Reform 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	$50,625	$4,219	$1,181	$1,519
Renters	$11,941	$995	$279	$358

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	Reform	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.36	$20.27	19.3%
Beauty Salon	$35.78	$40.39	11.4%
Toothpaste	$2.24	$2.36	4.9%
Shampoo	$0.90	$1.08	16.4%
Movie	$12.68	$10.99	15.4%
Bowling	$14.44	$15.49	6.8%

Groceries

Item	Reform	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.55	$4.30	5.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.59	$1.40	13.6%
Milk	$2.06	$2.20	6.6%
Potatoes	$2.98	$3.22	7.3%
Pizza	$9.72	$10.74	9.5%
Beer	$9.50	$9.60	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Reform	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$92.19	$109.73	16.0%
Doctor	$89.17	$118.34	24.7%
Dentist	$121.47	$100.94	20.3%
Ibuprofen	$8.69	$9.93	12.5%
Lipitor	$458.85	$469.53	2.3%

Housing

Item	Reform	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$77,300.00	$184,700.00	58.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,052.65	$1,229.62	14.4%
Apartment Rent	$367.00	$949.00	61.3%

Transportation

Item	Reform	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.46	$2.71	9.2%
Tire Balancing	$55.79	$51.86	7.6%

Utilities

Item	Reform	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$176.43	$170.84	3.3%
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.
Macedonia, AL	155	89	10.9%
Ethelsville, AL	171	73	27.2%
Millport, AL	1,056	74	25.7%
Kennedy, AL	436	76	24.2%
Carrollton, AL	1,082	80	20.4%
Reform, AL	1,763	82	18.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Munfordville, KY	1,763	85	15.2%
Calabash, NC	1,763	96	4.4%
St. Stephen, SC	1,763	90	10.1%
Nooksack, WA	1,763	113	13.4%
Pleasantville, IA	1,762	83	17.2%
Reform, AL	1,763	82	18.2%

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