Cost of living in Margaret, Alabama
Margaret, Alabama has about 5,877 people. Typical rent is $1,117 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $101,802 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 #19 in Alabama on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,117 a month.
Margaret is a city in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $101,802 a year.
- People
- 5,877
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,117
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $101,802
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $230,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,375
- Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Margaret, Alabama has about 5,877 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $230,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in St. Clair County is $1,375 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Margaret. 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 Margaret'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 Margaret bill.
In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Margaret'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, 62 have higher typical rent than Margaret.
Nearby places
- ArgoCompare with Margaret
- Odenville
Typical rent $1,581
Compare with Margaret - Springville
Typical rent $834
Compare with Margaret - Moody
Typical rent $1,553
Compare with Margaret - Trussville
Typical rent $1,711
Compare with Margaret - Clay
Typical rent $2,240
Compare with Margaret - Grayson Valley
Typical rent $1,312
- Leeds
Typical rent $1,058
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.