| Index | Sweet Water | Alabama | National |
| Cost of living | 82 | 88 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 93 | 96 | 100 |
| Groceries | 98 | 96 | 100 |
| Health care | 100 | 87 | 100 |
| Housing | 58 | 72 | 100 |
| Transportation | 89 | 91 | 100 |
| Utilities | 88 | 102 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $57,083 | $4,757 | $1,332 | $1,713 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Alabama | 4% | 13.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Alabama | 2% | 5% |
| Item | Sweet Water | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $21.50 | $24.26 | 11.4% |
| Beauty Salon | $41.67 | $45.56 | 8.6% |
| Toothpaste | $3.75 | $3.70 | 1.4% |
| Shampoo | $1.20 | $1.28 | 6.0% |
| Movie | $10.68 | $12.13 | 12.0% |
| Bowling | $15.56 | $18.00 | 13.6% |
| Item | Sweet Water | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.63 | $5.84 | 3.6% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.86 | $1.57 | 18.0% |
| Milk | $4.51 | $4.67 | 3.4% |
| Potatoes | $5.04 | $4.93 | 2.2% |
| Pizza | $10.90 | $12.09 | 9.8% |
| Beer | $9.12 | $10.41 | 12.4% |
| Item | Sweet Water | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $113.80 | $125.68 | 9.5% |
| Doctor | $114.75 | $135.78 | 15.5% |
| Dentist | $140.00 | $113.29 | 23.6% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.05 | $10.65 | 5.6% |
| Lipitor | $412.25 | $468.60 | 12.0% |
| Item | Sweet Water | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $106,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 42.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,831.01 | $2,346.69 | 22.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
| Item | Sweet Water | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.06 | $3.46 | 11.6% |
| Tire Balancing | $53.14 | $59.92 | 11.3% |
| Item | Sweet Water | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $157.72 | $193.99 | 18.7% |
| Phone | $187.08 | $192.25 | 2.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Putnam, AL | 54 | 93 | 7.3% |
| Pennington, AL | 620 | 73 | 26.7% |
| Myrtlewood, AL | 111 | 74 | 25.8% |
| Thomaston, AL | 415 | 74 | 25.6% |
| Linden, AL | 1,838 | 81 | 19.4% |
| Sweet Water, AL | 213 | 82 | 17.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Nanwalek, AK | 213 | 106 | 6.2% |
| Ruth, CA | 213 | 128 | 27.7% |
| Westside, CA | 213 | 116 | 15.6% |
| Rye, CO | 213 | 95 | 4.7% |
| Sunny Side, GA | 213 | 85 | 15.3% |
| Sweet Water, AL | 213 | 82 | 17.8% |
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