Cost of living in Northport, Alabama
Simple answer
Typical rent is $982 a month.
Northport is a city in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $80,913 a year.
- People
- 31,218
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $982
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $80,913
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $282,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,165
- Tuscaloosa, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Northport, Alabama has about 31,218 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $282,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Tuscaloosa County is $1,165 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Northport. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area, prices sit at 87.7 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 Northport'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 Northport bill.
In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Northport'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, 105 have higher typical rent than Northport.
Nearby places
- Tuscaloosa
Typical rent $1,055
Compare with Northport - Holt
Typical rent $1,012
Compare with Northport - Cottondale
Typical rent $935
Compare with Northport - Brookwood
Typical rent $1,097
Compare with Northport - Coaling
Typical rent $1,254
Compare with Northport - Moundville
Typical rent $798
Compare with Northport - Gordo
Typical rent $528
Compare with Northport - Vance
Typical rent $1,550
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.