Cost of living in Monroeville, Alabama
Monroeville, Alabama has about 5,802 people. Typical rent is $577 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $32,513 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 #70 in Alabama on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $577 a month.
Monroeville is a city in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $32,513 a year.
- People
- 5,802
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $577
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $32,513
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $122,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $921
- Monroe County, AL
Monroeville, Alabama has about 5,802 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $122,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Monroe County is $921 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Monroeville. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Alabama's prices sit at 88.8 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Alabama taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Monroeville'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 Monroeville bill.
In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Monroeville'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, 258 have higher typical rent than Monroeville.
Nearby places
- Frisco City
Typical rent $698
Compare with Monroeville - Evergreen
Typical rent $927
Compare with Monroeville - Atmore
Typical rent $777
Compare with Monroeville - Grove Hill
Typical rent $838
Compare with Monroeville - Brewton
Typical rent $695
Compare with Monroeville - Jackson
Typical rent $647
Compare with Monroeville - Camden
Typical rent $576
Compare with Monroeville - East Brewton
Typical rent $732
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.