Jackson County · Alabama · South · 16k residents
Scottsboro, AL: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Scottsboro: 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 $997/wk. Alabama's corporate income tax rate is 6.5%. Commercial electricity averages 13.6¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$997/wk
Corporate income tax
6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
22.6%
Commercial electricity
13.6¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Scottsboro's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
24/100
Cooling
Ranks Scottsboro'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 | $190,400 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $150 |
| Property tax rate | 0.4% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $547/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $834/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.41% |
| Sales tax | 9.3% |
| Corporate income tax | 6.5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $997/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 22.6% |
| Commercial electricity | 13.6¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 23.1/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $122,540 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $77,080 |
| Wage: General manager | $111,790 |
| Wage: Customer service | $38,400 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $34,290 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $52,120 |
| Wage: Electrician | $55,690 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $30,040 |
| 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 | $53,929 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9% |
| Population | 16k |
| Crime index | 55/100 |
| School rating | 4.3/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 79/100 |
| Avg. commute | 25 min |
| Sunny days / year | 215 days |
| July high | 89°F |
| January low | 29°F |
| Annual snowfall | 1 in |
| Home price YoY | +1.6% |
| Home price MoM | +0.2% |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -2.1% |
| Building permits YoY | -6.7% |
| Ocean coast | 297 mi |
| Big lake | 123 mi |
| Mountains | 46 mi |
| Major airport | 41 mi |
| Ski resort | 159 mi |
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- Is Scottsboro 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 $997/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 Scottsboro, AL?
- Scottsboro indexes at 76 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $834/mo and a acs median home value of $190,400.
- How much does a house cost in Scottsboro?
- The acs median home value in Scottsboro is $190,400 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Scottsboro?
- A two-bedroom in Scottsboro rents for about $834/mo.