Cost of living in Ashford, Alabama
Simple answer
Typical rent is $994 a month.
Ashford is a city in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $65,341 a year.
- People
- 2,447
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $994
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $65,341
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $180,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $966
- Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Ashford, Alabama has about 2,447 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $180,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Houston County is $966 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Ashford. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Dothan, AL metro area, prices sit at 83.8 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 Ashford'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 Ashford bill.
In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Ashford'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, 100 have higher typical rent than Ashford.
Nearby places
- Cowarts
Typical rent $902
Compare with Ashford - Webb
Typical rent $780
Compare with Ashford - Kinsey
Typical rent $1,053
Compare with Ashford - Dothan
Typical rent $960
Compare with Ashford - Rehobeth
Typical rent $976
Compare with Ashford - Headland
Typical rent $822
Compare with Ashford - Taylor
Typical rent $1,046
- Malone
Typical rent $684
Compare with Ashford
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.