According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Mountain Brook has an overall cost of living index of 145 which is 1.4x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Alabama, Mountain Brook has a cost of living index that's 1.6x higher than Alabama's index of 90.
The standard of living in Mountain Brook ranks as #5,724 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Alabama. By definition, that implies Mountain Brook ranks as the #694 most expensive place in the Heart of Dixie.
Living Expense | Mountain Brook | Alabama | National Average | |
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Overall | 145 | 90 | 100 | |
Services | 100 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 95 | 98 | 100 | |
Health | 93 | 92 | 100 | |
Housing | 246 | 73 | 100 | |
Transportation | 96 | 91 | 100 | |
Utilities | 102 | 103 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Alabama, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Mountain Brook | Alabama | United States |
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Median Home Value | $666,500 | $149,600 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,627 | $811 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $152,646 | $52,035 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 4.4x | 2.9x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.13x | 0.19x | 0.2x |
Item | Mountain Brook | Alabama |
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Shampoo | $0.88 | $1.06 |
Movie | $12.74 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $15.0 | $14.67 |
Item | Mountain Brook | Alabama |
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Ground Beef | $4.35 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.38 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.92 | $2.05 |
Item | Mountain Brook | Alabama |
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Haircut | $16.76 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $33.83 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $1.8 | $2.34 |
Item | Mountain Brook | Alabama |
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Potatoes | $3.0 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $9.76 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.12 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $95.8 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $77.78 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $106.79 | $99.13 |
Item | Mountain Brook | Alabama |
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Gasoline | $2.03 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $50.9 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $172.23 | $167.67 |
Phone | $181.81 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Mountain Brook |
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Birmingham, AL | 210,928 | 87 | 0.6x |
Hoover, AL | 85,386 | 110 | 0.8x |
Vestavia Hills, AL | 34,482 | 117 | 0.8x |
Bessemer, AL | 26,063 | 84 | 0.6x |
Homewood, AL | 25,170 | 112 | 0.8x |
Trussville, AL | 22,590 | 106 | 0.7x |
Center Point, AL | 15,971 | 90 | 0.6x |
Hueytown, AL | 15,446 | 91 | 0.6x |
Chelsea, AL | 13,599 | 107 | 0.7x |
Irondale, AL | 13,068 | 91 | 0.6x |