Cost of living in Malvern, Alabama
Simple answer
Typical rent is $906 a month.
Malvern is a town in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $43,854 a year.
- People
- 1,913
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $906
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $43,854
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $129,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $966
- Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Malvern, Alabama has about 1,913 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $129,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Geneva County is $966 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Malvern. 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 Malvern'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 Malvern bill.
In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Malvern'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, 138 have higher typical rent than Malvern.
Nearby places
- Taylor
Typical rent $1,046
Compare with Malvern - Slocomb
Typical rent $773
Compare with Malvern - Rehobeth
Typical rent $976
Compare with Malvern - Dothan
Typical rent $960
Compare with Malvern - Hartford
Typical rent $802
Compare with Malvern - Midland City
Typical rent $609
Compare with Malvern - Graceville
Typical rent $863
Compare with Malvern - Cowarts
Typical rent $902
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.