Cost of living in Ardmore, Alabama
Simple answer
Typical rent is $714 a month.
Ardmore is a town in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $50,352 a year.
- People
- 1,384
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $714
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $50,352
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $216,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,341
- Huntsville, AL MSA
Ardmore, Alabama has about 1,384 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $216,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Limestone County is $1,341 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Ardmore. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Huntsville, AL metro area, prices sit at 93.1 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 Ardmore'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 Ardmore bill.
In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Ardmore'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, 215 have higher typical rent than Ardmore.
Nearby places
- Harvest
Typical rent $1,236
Compare with Ardmore - Park City
Typical rent $795
Compare with Ardmore - Hazel Green
Typical rent $992
Compare with Ardmore - Athens
Typical rent $899
Compare with Ardmore - Meridianville
Typical rent $1,348
Compare with Ardmore - Pulaski
Typical rent $835
Compare with Ardmore - Fayetteville
Typical rent $779
Compare with Ardmore - Madison
Typical rent $1,453
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.