Cost of living in Westover, Alabama
Westover, Alabama has about 2,298 people. Typical rent is $1,048 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $96,932 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.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,048 a month.
Westover is a town in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $96,932 a year.
- People
- 2,298
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,048
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $96,932
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $297,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,375
- Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Westover, Alabama has about 2,298 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $297,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Shelby County is $1,375 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Westover. 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 Westover'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 Westover bill.
In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Westover'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, 83 have higher typical rent than Westover.
Nearby places
- Shoal Creek
Typical rent $2,766
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Typical rent $1,201
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Typical rent $843
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Typical rent $1,414
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Typical rent $845
Compare with Westover - Eagle PointCompare with Westover
- Wilsonville
Typical rent $854
Compare with Westover - Brook Highland
Typical rent $1,460
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.