Cost of living in Dothan, Alabama
Simple answer
Typical rent is $960 a month.
Dothan is a city in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $55,792 a year.
- People
- 71,514
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $960
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $55,792
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $194,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $966
- Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Dothan, Alabama has about 71,514 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $194,000.
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 Dothan. 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 Dothan'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 Dothan bill.
In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Dothan'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 Dothan.
Nearby places
- Cowarts
Typical rent $902
Compare with Dothan - Kinsey
Typical rent $1,053
Compare with Dothan - Taylor
Typical rent $1,046
Compare with Dothan - Webb
Typical rent $780
Compare with Dothan - Midland City
Typical rent $609
Compare with Dothan - Rehobeth
Typical rent $976
Compare with Dothan - Headland
Typical rent $822
Compare with Dothan - Malvern
Typical rent $906
Compare with Dothan
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.