Cost of living in Clanton, Alabama
Simple answer
Typical rent is $869 a month.
Clanton is a city in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $47,520 a year.
- People
- 8,958
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $869
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $47,520
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $166,300
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,038
- Chilton County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Clanton, Alabama has about 8,958 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $166,300.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Chilton County is $1,038 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Clanton. 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 Clanton'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 Clanton bill.
In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Clanton'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, 149 have higher typical rent than Clanton.
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Typical rent $1,140
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Typical rent $1,601
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- Deatsville
Typical rent $1,394
- Holtville
Typical rent $954
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.