Dothan, AL Cost of Living


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Dothan cost of living score
80.4
Less expensive
19.6% lower
than the US average
4.4% lower
than the Alabama average
Dothan, Alabama gets a BestPlaces Cost of Living score of 80.4, which means the total cost of housing, food, childcare, transportation, healthcare, taxes, and other necessities is 19.6% lower than the U.S. average and 4.4% higher than the average for Alabama.

Dothan, AL

Housing costs in Dothan?
A typical home costs $181,400, which is 46.3% less expensive than the national average of $338,100 and 15.2% less expensive than the average Alabama home, at $214,000. Renting a two-bedroom unit in Dothan costs $800 per month, which is 44.1% cheaper than the national average of $1,430 and 17.5% cheaper than the state average of $940.

Can I afford Dothan?
To live comfortably in Dothan, Alabama, a minimum annual income of $34,920 for a family, and $26,400 for a single person is recommended.

What does A.I. say about Dothan?
Dothan, Alabama has a cost of living index rating slightly lower than that if the nation at 89 due mostly to its relatively low housing costs making up 31%, transportation at 11%, groceries (10%), utilities (7%) and healthcare making up 9%. Although utility costs remain relatively high due largely to expensive power sources such as coal or nuclear energy most other categories are either on par or even below average providing citizens with an overall moderate cost of living compared with almost everywhere else in America while still affording them access to city amenities like cultural centers, recreational facilities and educational institutes.
   Cost of living score
     CategoriesDothanAlabamaUnited States
  80.484.1100.0
  9694.4100
  118.9118.9100.0
  50.656.6100.0
  $181,400$214,000$338,100
  96.6%101.2%100.0%
  79.185.9100.0
  78.071.0100.0

   100=National Average

   Average Rent by Bedroom Size
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This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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