Smiths Station, Alabama Cost Of Living

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Overall 7%

Goods & Services 2%

Housing 21%

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	Smiths Station	Alabama	National
Cost of living	93	88	100
Goods & Services	99	94	100
Groceries	103	98	100
Health care	97	91	100
Housing	79	72	100
Transportation	95	93	100
Utilities	103	101	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Smiths Station is 6% higher than the Alabama average
The cost of living in Smiths Station is 7% lower than the national average
Smiths Station housing is 21% 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	$58,387	$4,866	$1,362	$1,752
Renters	$34,646	$2,887	$808	$1,039

A good indicator of the general affordability of housing in Smiths Station, AL, is the percentage of monthly income that should be spent on housing expenses, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). Generally speaking, no more than 28 percent of your total gross income should be spent on your housing expenses and not more than 36 percent of your gross income on total expenses, including debts. In Smiths Station, the median monthly income is $58,387 for those who own their own homes. Under the standard rule, that income level would allow for $1,362 to be budgeted for housing expenses each month, at the most. Renters, on the other hand, earn about $34,646, per the median income in the area. That would allow for renters to spend up to $808 on monthly rental expenses.

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	Smiths Station	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.61	$20.27	6.6%
Beauty Salon	$40.11	$40.39	0.7%
Toothpaste	$2.22	$2.36	5.8%
Shampoo	$1.16	$1.08	8.1%
Movie	$12.16	$10.99	10.6%
Bowling	$19.72	$15.49	27.3%

Groceries

Item	Smiths Station	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.19	$4.30	20.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.40	15.1%
Milk	$2.11	$2.20	4.4%
Potatoes	$3.61	$3.22	12.2%
Pizza	$9.53	$10.74	11.2%
Beer	$9.93	$9.60	3.5%

Health Care

Item	Smiths Station	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$74.67	$109.73	32.0%
Doctor	$103.33	$118.34	12.7%
Dentist	$110.89	$100.94	9.9%
Ibuprofen	$11.51	$9.93	15.9%
Lipitor	$433.54	$469.53	7.7%

Housing

Item	Smiths Station	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$134,500.00	$184,700.00	27.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,010.36	$1,229.62	17.8%
Apartment Rent	$882.00	$949.00	7.1%

Transportation

Item	Smiths Station	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.43	$2.71	10.2%
Tire Balancing	$54.29	$51.86	4.7%

Utilities

Item	Smiths Station	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.60	$170.84	6.9%
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.
Ladonia, AL	3,036	87	13.3%
Phenix City, AL	36,990	91	9.0%
Columbus, GA	200,303	93	6.6%
Smiths Station, AL	5,235	93	6.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Swartz, LA	5,235	87	13.0%
Jonesborough, TN	5,234	90	9.6%
Glenwood, IA	5,233	89	10.5%
Winfield, IN	5,233	118	17.7%
The Pas, MB	5,233	n/a
Smiths Station, AL	5,235	93	6.7%

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