Cost of living in Chickasaw, Alabama
Simple answer
Typical rent is $960 a month.
Chickasaw is a city in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $46,559 a year.
- People
- 6,332
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $960
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $46,559
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $117,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,139
- Mobile, AL MSA
Chickasaw, Alabama has about 6,332 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $117,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Mobile County is $1,139 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Chickasaw. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Mobile, AL metro area, prices sit at 88.1 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 Chickasaw'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 Chickasaw bill.
In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Chickasaw'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, 112 have higher typical rent than Chickasaw.
Nearby places
- Prichard
Typical rent $922
Compare with Chickasaw - Saraland
Typical rent $1,060
Compare with Chickasaw - Satsuma
Typical rent $1,300
Compare with Chickasaw - Mobile
Typical rent $1,068
Compare with Chickasaw - Creola
Typical rent $959
Compare with Chickasaw - Semmes
Typical rent $1,057
Compare with Chickasaw - Spanish Fort
Typical rent $1,390
Compare with Chickasaw - Tillmans Corner
Typical rent $908
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.