Alabama Cost of Living by County
Compare annual cost of living, median household income, affordability, and major expense drivers across Alabama counties. These estimates are based on a single adult household with no children. Cost rank for each county in Alabama are rated from highest modeled total costs to lowest.
Counties tracked:
67Across AlabamaMedian Household Income:
$69,752In AlabamaMedian Annual Cost:
$42,820Across AlabamaMost Expensive County:
Shelby County, AL $55,507Most Affordable County:
Dallas County, AL$39,795State National Rank
#5Most affordable state across the U.S.Out of 50 states plus D.C.Autauga County, AL
Cost Rank: 5 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$49,533
Median Household Income:
$83,452
Cost / Income ratio :
59.4%
Biggest category: Transport$13,462
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Baldwin County, AL
Cost Rank: 2 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$50,619
Median Household Income:
$92,918
Cost / Income ratio :
54.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,514
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Barbour County, AL
Cost Rank: 64 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$40,467
Median Household Income:
$60,474
Cost / Income ratio :
66.9%
Biggest category: Transport$12,842
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, AL
Bibb County, AL
Cost Rank: 15 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$44,960
Median Household Income:
$67,222
Cost / Income ratio :
66.9%
Biggest category: Transport$14,254
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Blount County, AL
Cost Rank: 26 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,507
Median Household Income:
$76,388
Cost / Income ratio :
57.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,956
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Bullock County, AL
Cost Rank: 30 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,287
Median Household Income:
$45,975
Cost / Income ratio :
94.2%
Biggest category: Transport$14,653
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Butler County, AL
Cost Rank: 32 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,195
Median Household Income:
$64,429
Cost / Income ratio :
67.0%
Biggest category: Transport$14,811
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Calhoun County, AL
Cost Rank: 25 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,585
Median Household Income:
$71,552
Cost / Income ratio :
60.9%
Biggest category: Transport$12,916
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Chambers County, AL
Cost Rank: 23 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$44,001
Median Household Income:
$63,313
Cost / Income ratio :
69.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,380
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Cherokee County, AL
Cost Rank: 53 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,499
Median Household Income:
$66,392
Cost / Income ratio :
62.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,548
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Chilton County, AL
Cost Rank: 21 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$44,133
Median Household Income:
$74,137
Cost / Income ratio :
59.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,715
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Choctaw County, AL
Cost Rank: 46 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,968
Median Household Income:
$65,982
Cost / Income ratio :
63.6%
Biggest category: Transport$14,175
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Clarke County, AL
Cost Rank: 55 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,378
Median Household Income:
$72,578
Cost / Income ratio :
57.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,830
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Clay County, AL
Cost Rank: 51 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,531
Median Household Income:
$61,750
Cost / Income ratio :
67.3%
Biggest category: Transport$14,091
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Cleburne County, AL
Cost Rank: 40 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,392
Median Household Income:
$76,694
Cost / Income ratio :
55.3%
Biggest category: Transport$13,645
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Coffee County, AL
Cost Rank: 31 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,217
Median Household Income:
$79,929
Cost / Income ratio :
54.1%
Biggest category: Transport$13,532
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Colbert County, AL
Cost Rank: 28 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,447
Median Household Income:
$70,711
Cost / Income ratio :
61.4%
Biggest category: Transport$12,915
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Conecuh County, AL
Cost Rank: 43 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,146
Median Household Income:
$55,625
Cost / Income ratio :
75.8%
Biggest category: Transport$14,417
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Coosa County, AL
Cost Rank: 37 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,736
Median Household Income:
$68,369
Cost / Income ratio :
62.5%
Biggest category: Transport$14,208
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Covington County, AL
Cost Rank: 48 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,685
Median Household Income:
$65,570
Cost / Income ratio :
63.6%
Biggest category: Transport$13,864
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Crenshaw County, AL
Cost Rank: 27 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,505
Median Household Income:
$66,523
Cost / Income ratio :
65.4%
Biggest category: Transport$14,774
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Cullman County, AL
Cost Rank: 19 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$44,349
Median Household Income:
$76,098
Cost / Income ratio :
58.3%
Biggest category: Transport$13,732
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Dale County, AL
Cost Rank: 38 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,633
Median Household Income:
$69,752
Cost / Income ratio :
61.1%
Biggest category: Transport$13,267
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Dallas County, AL
Cost Rank: 67 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$39,795
Median Household Income:
$52,752
Cost / Income ratio :
75.4%
Biggest category: Transport$12,313
Cheaper Alternatives:
DeKalb County, AL
Cost Rank: 49 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,625
Median Household Income:
$60,315
Cost / Income ratio :
69.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,898
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Elmore County, AL
Cost Rank: 11 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$46,927
Median Household Income:
$91,529
Cost / Income ratio :
51.3%
Biggest category: Transport$13,703
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Escambia County, AL
Cost Rank: 61 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,066
Median Household Income:
$60,428
Cost / Income ratio :
68.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,592
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Etowah County, AL
Cost Rank: 42 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,274
Median Household Income:
$67,790
Cost / Income ratio :
62.4%
Biggest category: Transport$13,044
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Fayette County, AL
Cost Rank: 54 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,485
Median Household Income:
$71,884
Cost / Income ratio :
57.7%
Biggest category: Transport$13,988
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Franklin County, AL
Cost Rank: 45 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,994
Median Household Income:
$66,038
Cost / Income ratio :
63.6%
Biggest category: Transport$14,482
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Geneva County, AL
Cost Rank: 34 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,820
Median Household Income:
$63,658
Cost / Income ratio :
67.3%
Biggest category: Transport$13,750
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Greene County, AL
Cost Rank: 12 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$46,766
Median Household Income:
$43,606
Cost / Income ratio :
107.2%
Biggest category: Transport$13,574
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Hale County, AL
Cost Rank: 18 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$44,408
Median Household Income:
$71,159
Cost / Income ratio :
62.4%
Biggest category: Transport$14,014
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Henry County, AL
Cost Rank: 29 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,393
Median Household Income:
$79,127
Cost / Income ratio :
54.8%
Biggest category: Transport$14,524
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Houston County, AL
Cost Rank: 22 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$44,057
Median Household Income:
$73,929
Cost / Income ratio :
59.6%
Biggest category: Transport$12,851
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Jackson County, AL
Cost Rank: 58 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,267
Median Household Income:
$63,025
Cost / Income ratio :
65.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,352
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Jefferson County, AL
Cost Rank: 6 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$48,855
Median Household Income:
$85,260
Cost / Income ratio :
57.3%
Biggest category: Housing$11,893
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Lamar County, AL
Cost Rank: 36 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,759
Median Household Income:
$60,000
Cost / Income ratio :
71.3%
Biggest category: Transport$13,907
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Lauderdale County, AL
Cost Rank: 41 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,358
Median Household Income:
$79,112
Cost / Income ratio :
53.5%
Biggest category: Transport$12,789
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Lawrence County, AL
Cost Rank: 35 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,761
Median Household Income:
$77,233
Cost / Income ratio :
55.4%
Biggest category: Transport$13,933
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Lee County, AL
Cost Rank: 10 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$47,396
Median Household Income:
$88,725
Cost / Income ratio :
53.4%
Biggest category: Transport$12,798
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Limestone County, AL
Cost Rank: 7 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$48,751
Median Household Income:
$101,284
Cost / Income ratio :
48.1%
Biggest category: Transport$14,894
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Lowndes County, AL
Cost Rank: 62 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$40,983
Median Household Income:
$50,041
Cost / Income ratio :
81.9%
Biggest category: Transport$13,572
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Macon County, AL
Cost Rank: 47 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,808
Median Household Income:
$54,493
Cost / Income ratio :
76.7%
Biggest category: Transport$12,782
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Madison County, AL
Cost Rank: 4 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$49,789
Median Household Income:
$107,322
Cost / Income ratio :
46.4%
Biggest category: Transport$13,167
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Marengo County, AL
Cost Rank: 57 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,288
Median Household Income:
$72,769
Cost / Income ratio :
56.7%
Biggest category: Transport$13,550
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Marion County, AL
Cost Rank: 66 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$40,139
Median Household Income:
$66,826
Cost / Income ratio :
60.1%
Biggest category: Transport$13,825
Cheaper Alternatives:
Marshall County, AL
Cost Rank: 56 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,349
Median Household Income:
$76,314
Cost / Income ratio :
54.2%
Biggest category: Transport$13,453
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Mobile County, AL
Cost Rank: 16 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$44,774
Median Household Income:
$74,098
Cost / Income ratio :
60.4%
Biggest category: Transport$12,175
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Monroe County, AL
Cost Rank: 63 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$40,801
Median Household Income:
$60,895
Cost / Income ratio :
67.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,314
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Montgomery County, AL
Cost Rank: 14 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$45,257
Median Household Income:
$72,355
Cost / Income ratio :
62.5%
Biggest category: Transport$11,912
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Morgan County, AL
Cost Rank: 17 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$44,504
Median Household Income:
$82,280
Cost / Income ratio :
54.1%
Biggest category: Transport$12,999
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Perry County, AL
Cost Rank: 50 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,552
Median Household Income:
$37,930
Cost / Income ratio :
109.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,673
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Pickens County, AL
Cost Rank: 33 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,982
Median Household Income:
$61,582
Cost / Income ratio :
69.8%
Biggest category: Transport$13,766
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Pike County, AL
Cost Rank: 13 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$45,524
Median Household Income:
$71,889
Cost / Income ratio :
63.3%
Biggest category: Transport$13,721
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Randolph County, AL
Cost Rank: 52 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,520
Median Household Income:
$68,045
Cost / Income ratio :
61.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,848
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Russell County, AL
Cost Rank: 20 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$44,239
Median Household Income:
$61,896
Cost / Income ratio :
71.5%
Biggest category: Transport$12,395
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Shelby County, AL
Cost Rank: 1 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$55,507
Median Household Income:
$115,789
Cost / Income ratio :
47.9%
Biggest category: Housing$14,162
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
St. Clair County, AL
Cost Rank: 3 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$50,394
Median Household Income:
$91,091
Cost / Income ratio :
55.3%
Biggest category: Transport$13,997
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Sumter County, AL
Cost Rank: 39 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,512
Median Household Income:
$47,521
Cost / Income ratio :
89.5%
Biggest category: Transport$12,876
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Talladega County, AL
Cost Rank: 65 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$40,157
Median Household Income:
$68,513
Cost / Income ratio :
58.6%
Biggest category: Transport$12,882
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, AL
Tallapoosa County, AL
Cost Rank: 44 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$42,140
Median Household Income:
$70,461
Cost / Income ratio :
59.8%
Biggest category: Transport$13,344
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Tuscaloosa County, AL
Cost Rank: 8 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$48,418
Median Household Income:
$86,287
Cost / Income ratio :
56.1%
Biggest category: Transport$12,974
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Walker County, AL
Cost Rank: 60 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,174
Median Household Income:
$72,089
Cost / Income ratio :
57.1%
Biggest category: Transport$13,387
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Washington County, AL
Cost Rank: 9 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$47,698
Median Household Income:
$84,911
Cost / Income ratio :
56.2%
Biggest category: Transport$14,829
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Wilcox County, AL
Cost Rank: 24 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$43,812
Median Household Income:
$54,517
Cost / Income ratio :
80.4%
Biggest category: Transport$13,572
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
Winston County, AL
Cost Rank: 59 / 67Modeled annual cost:
$41,260
Median Household Income:
$64,579
Cost / Income ratio :
63.9%
Biggest category: Transport$13,876
Cheaper Alternatives: Dallas County, ALMarion County, AL
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