Cost of living in Grayson Valley, Alabama
Grayson Valley, Alabama has about 6,077 people. Typical rent is $1,312 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $64,597 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #105 in Alabama on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,312 a month.
Grayson Valley is a Census community, not a separate city government in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $64,597 a year.
- People
- 6,077
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,312
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $64,597
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $148,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,375
- Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Grayson Valley, Alabama has about 6,077 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $148,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jefferson County is $1,375 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Grayson Valley. 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 Grayson Valley'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 Grayson Valley bill.
In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Grayson Valley'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, 38 have higher typical rent than Grayson Valley.
Nearby places
- Center Point
Typical rent $1,218
Compare with Grayson Valley - Clay
Typical rent $2,240
Compare with Grayson Valley - Pinson
Typical rent $1,509
Compare with Grayson Valley - Trussville
Typical rent $1,711
Compare with Grayson Valley - Irondale
Typical rent $1,320
Compare with Grayson Valley - Leeds
Typical rent $1,058
Compare with Grayson Valley - Tarrant
Typical rent $985
- Argo
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.