Cost of living in Altoona, Alabama
Simple answer
Typical rent is $380 a month.
Altoona is a town in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $43,056 a year.
- People
- 1,252
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $380
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $43,056
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $114,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $975
- Gadsden, AL MSA
Altoona, Alabama has about 1,252 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $114,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Etowah County is $975 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Altoona. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Gadsden, AL metro area, prices sit at 85.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Alabama taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Altoona's exact store tax.
Some places in Alabama add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.07% of income. That is not a Altoona bill.
In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Altoona's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Alabama in the table we use.
Among 290 places we list in Alabama with a rent figure, 288 have higher typical rent than Altoona.
Nearby places
- Susan Moore
Typical rent $917
Compare with Altoona - Snead
Typical rent $631
Compare with Altoona - Douglas
Typical rent $905
Compare with Altoona - Steele
Typical rent $739
Compare with Altoona - Attalla
Typical rent $743
Compare with Altoona - Carlisle-Rockledge
Typical rent $550
Compare with Altoona - Oneonta
Typical rent $638
Compare with Altoona - Boaz
Typical rent $663
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Alabama
Bigger places in Alabama
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.