Cost of living in Attalla, Alabama
Attalla, Alabama has about 5,775 people. Typical rent is $743 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $59,215 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #6 in Alabama on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $743 a month.
Attalla is a city in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $59,215 a year.
- People
- 5,775
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $743
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $59,215
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $126,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $975
- Gadsden, AL MSA
Attalla, Alabama has about 5,775 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $126,100.
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 Attalla. 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 Attalla'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 Attalla bill.
In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Attalla'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, 201 have higher typical rent than Attalla.
Nearby places
- Rainbow City
Typical rent $1,048
Compare with Attalla - Steele
Typical rent $739
Compare with Attalla - Gadsden
Typical rent $808
Compare with Attalla - Southside
Typical rent $1,184
Compare with Attalla - Carlisle-Rockledge
Typical rent $550
Compare with Attalla - Glencoe
Typical rent $736
Compare with Attalla - Altoona
Typical rent $380
Compare with Attalla - Tidmore Bend
Typical rent $1,257
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.