Calhoun County · Alabama · South · 22k residents
Oxford, AL: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Oxford: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Alabama median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,008/wk. Alabama's corporate income tax rate is 6.5%. Commercial electricity averages 13.6¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,008/wk
Corporate income tax
6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
24.8%
Commercial electricity
13.6¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Oxford's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
32/100
Cooling
Ranks Oxford's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $170,900 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $150 |
| Property tax rate | 0.4% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $617/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $854/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.41% |
| Sales tax | 9.3% |
| Corporate income tax | 6.5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,008/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.8% |
| Commercial electricity | 13.6¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 25.0/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $99,260 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $72,730 |
| Wage: General manager | $98,540 |
| Wage: Customer service | $36,190 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $29,810 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $50,550 |
| Wage: Electrician | $54,200 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $29,400 |
| Cost of living index | 76 |
| Groceries index | 97 |
| Utilities | $190/mo |
| Transit pass | $45/mo |
| Gas price | $2.95/gal |
| Healthcare index | 92 |
| Childcare (per child) | $750/mo |
| Median household income | $74,268 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9% |
| Population | 22k |
| Crime index | 55/100 |
| School rating | 4.3/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 89/100 |
| Avg. commute | 25 min |
| Sunny days / year | 215 days |
| July high | 90°F |
| January low | 34°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +1.8% |
| Home price MoM | -0.1% |
| Rent YoY | +3.2% |
| Rent MoM | -0.3% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -0.8% |
| Building permits YoY | -1.0% |
| Ocean coast | 225 mi |
| Big lake | 55 mi |
| Mountains | 8 mi |
| Major airport | 53 mi |
| Ski resort | 196 mi |
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- Is Oxford a good place to run a business?
- Alabama's corporate income tax rate is 6.5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,008/wk; commercial electricity averages 13.6¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Oxford, AL?
- Oxford indexes at 76 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $854/mo and a acs median home value of $170,900.
- How much does a house cost in Oxford?
- The acs median home value in Oxford is $170,900 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Oxford?
- A two-bedroom in Oxford rents for about $854/mo.