Cost of living in Elba, Alabama
Simple answer
Typical rent is $653 a month.
Elba is a city in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $44,792 a year.
- People
- 3,468
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $653
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $44,792
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $114,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,098
- Coffee County, AL
Elba, Alabama has about 3,468 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $114,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Coffee County is $1,098 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Elba. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Alabama's prices sit at 88.8 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Alabama taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Elba'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 Elba bill.
In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Elba'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, 238 have higher typical rent than Elba.
Nearby places
- New Brockton
Typical rent $627
Compare with Elba - Opp
Typical rent $720
Compare with Elba - Enterprise
Typical rent $1,098
Compare with Elba - Level Plains
Typical rent $1,057
Compare with Elba - Samson
Typical rent $762
Compare with Elba - Fort Rucker
Typical rent $1,441
Compare with Elba - Daleville
Typical rent $864
- Luverne
Typical rent $629
Compare with Elba
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.