Cost of living in Gulf Shores, Alabama
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,483 a month.
Gulf Shores is a city in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $78,188 a year.
- People
- 16,401
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,483
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $78,188
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $382,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,434
- Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA
Gulf Shores, Alabama has about 16,401 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $382,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Baldwin County is $1,434 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Gulf Shores. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area, prices sit at 94.7 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 Gulf Shores'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 Gulf Shores bill.
In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Gulf Shores'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, 19 have higher typical rent than Gulf Shores.
Nearby places
- Bon Secour
Typical rent $961
Compare with Gulf Shores - Orange Beach
Typical rent $1,576
Compare with Gulf Shores - Foley
Typical rent $1,242
Compare with Gulf Shores - Elberta
Typical rent $1,059
Compare with Gulf Shores - Magnolia Springs
Typical rent $1,146
Compare with Gulf Shores - Summerdale
Typical rent $1,000
Compare with Gulf Shores - Point Clear
- Robertsdale
Typical rent $996
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.