Cost of living in Headland, Alabama
Headland, Alabama has about 5,217 people. Typical rent is $822 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $79,063 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 #1 in Alabama on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $822 a month.
Headland is a city in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $79,063 a year.
- People
- 5,217
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $822
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $79,063
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $219,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $921
- Henry County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gas
- $3.954
- Gulf Coast (PADD 3), week of October 12, 2026
Headland, Alabama has about 5,217 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $219,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Henry County is $921 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Headland. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Dothan, AL metro area, prices sit at 83.8 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 Headland'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 Headland bill.
In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Headland's bill.
EIA does not publish a Alabama gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Gulf Coast (PADD 3) all-grades price was $3.954 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,897.92 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Alabama shares this price.
Among 290 places we list in Alabama with a rent figure, 164 have higher typical rent than Headland.
Nearby places
- Kinsey
Typical rent $1,053
Compare with Headland - Webb
Typical rent $780
Compare with Headland - Midland City
Typical rent $609
Compare with Headland - Dothan
Typical rent $960
Compare with Headland - Cowarts
Typical rent $902
Compare with Headland - Newton
Typical rent $650
Compare with Headland - Ashford
Typical rent $994
Compare with Headland - Taylor
Typical rent $1,046
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.