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Cost of living in Hayden, Alabama

Simple answer

Typical rent is $799 a month.

Hayden is a town in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $80,125 a year.

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People
1,389
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$799
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$80,125
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$230,700
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,375
Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area

Hayden, Alabama has about 1,389 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $230,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Blount County is $1,375 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Hayden. 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 Hayden'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 Hayden bill.

In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Hayden'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, 172 have higher typical rent than Hayden.

Nearby places

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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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.