Cost of living in Spanish Fort, Alabama

Spanish Fort, Alabama has about 10,662 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $343,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Baldwin County is $1,434 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Spanish Fort. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area, prices sit at 94.7 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 Spanish Fort'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 Spanish Fort bill.

In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Spanish Fort'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, 29 have higher typical rent than Spanish Fort.