| Index | Stevenson | Alabama | National |
| Cost of living | 79 | 88 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 90 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 97 | 96 | 100 |
| Health care | 92 | 87 | 100 |
| Housing | 49 | 72 | 100 |
| Transportation | 88 | 91 | 100 |
| Utilities | 93 | 102 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $64,688 | $5,391 | $1,509 | $1,941 |
| Renters | $25,668 | $2,139 | $599 | $770 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Alabama | 4% | 13.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Alabama | 2% | 5% |
| Item | Stevenson | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $18.80 | $24.26 | 22.5% |
| Beauty Salon | $48.40 | $45.56 | 6.2% |
| Toothpaste | $3.66 | $3.70 | 1.1% |
| Shampoo | $1.27 | $1.28 | 0.8% |
| Movie | $12.57 | $12.13 | 3.6% |
| Bowling | $16.47 | $18.00 | 8.5% |
| Item | Stevenson | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.63 | $5.84 | 3.5% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.43 | $1.57 | 8.9% |
| Milk | $4.49 | $4.67 | 3.9% |
| Potatoes | $5.17 | $4.93 | 4.8% |
| Pizza | $11.66 | $12.09 | 3.6% |
| Beer | $10.02 | $10.41 | 3.8% |
| Item | Stevenson | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $112.00 | $125.68 | 10.9% |
| Doctor | $129.61 | $135.78 | 4.5% |
| Dentist | $96.50 | $113.29 | 14.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.39 | $10.65 | 2.4% |
| Lipitor | $465.03 | $468.60 | 0.8% |
| Item | Stevenson | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $88,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 51.9% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,008.10 | $2,346.69 | 14.4% |
| Apartment Rent | $484.00 | $949.00 | 49.0% |
| Item | Stevenson | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.09 | $3.46 | 10.6% |
| Tire Balancing | $50.87 | $59.92 | 15.1% |
| Item | Stevenson | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $170.16 | $193.99 | 12.3% |
| Phone | $192.18 | $192.25 | 0.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Bridgeport, AL | 2,235 | 75 | 25.4% |
| Orme, TN | 58 | 77 | 23.5% |
| South Pittsburg, TN | 3,038 | 80 | 19.8% |
| Hollywood, AL | 981 | 86 | 14.2% |
| Ider, AL | 606 | 82 | 18.3% |
| Stevenson, AL | 2,326 | 79 | 21.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Rangely, CO | 2,326 | 96 | 4.0% |
| Sneads Ferry, NC | 2,326 | 98 | 2.5% |
| Middleport, OH | 2,326 | 80 | 19.6% |
| Rio Verde, AZ | 2,327 | 166 | 65.8% |
| Sylvania, GA | 2,327 | 78 | 22.4% |
| Stevenson, AL | 2,326 | 79 | 21.1% |
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