Cost of living in Glencoe, Alabama
Simple answer
Typical rent is $736 a month.
Glencoe is a city in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $68,517 a year.
- People
- 5,353
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $736
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $68,517
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $206,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $975
- Gadsden, AL MSA
Glencoe, Alabama has about 5,353 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $206,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Etowah County is $975 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Glencoe. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Gadsden, AL metro area, prices sit at 85.7 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 Glencoe'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 Glencoe bill.
In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Glencoe'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, 205 have higher typical rent than Glencoe.
Nearby places
- Hokes BluffCompare with Glencoe
- Tidmore Bend
Typical rent $1,257
Compare with Glencoe - Gadsden
Typical rent $808
Compare with Glencoe - Southside
Typical rent $1,184
Compare with Glencoe - Rainbow City
Typical rent $1,048
Compare with Glencoe - Coats BendCompare with Glencoe
- Attalla
Typical rent $743
Compare with Glencoe - Lookout Mountain
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.