Cost of living in Brighton, Alabama
Simple answer
Typical rent is $656 a month.
Brighton is a city in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $38,221 a year.
- People
- 3,079
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $656
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $38,221
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $70,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,375
- Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Brighton, Alabama has about 3,079 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $70,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jefferson County is $1,375 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Brighton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Birmingham, AL metro area, prices sit at 91.6 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 Brighton'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 Brighton bill.
In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Brighton'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, 236 have higher typical rent than Brighton.
Nearby places
- Lipscomb
Typical rent $1,044
Compare with Brighton - Midfield
Typical rent $1,244
Compare with Brighton - Fairfield
Typical rent $1,008
Compare with Brighton - Pleasant Grove
Typical rent $1,400
Compare with Brighton - Hueytown
Typical rent $1,304
Compare with Brighton - Bessemer
Typical rent $961
Compare with Brighton - Concord
Typical rent $775
Compare with Brighton - Homewood
Typical rent $1,463
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.