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Cost of living in Wetumpka, Alabama

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,140 a month.

Wetumpka is a city in Alabama. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $57,763 a year.

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People
7,437
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,140
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$57,763
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$203,900
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,150
Montgomery, AL MSA

Wetumpka, Alabama has about 7,437 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $203,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Elmore County is $1,150 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Wetumpka. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Montgomery, AL metro area, prices sit at 89.7 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 Wetumpka'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 Wetumpka bill.

In July 2026, a typical Alabama home paid 16.40¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Wetumpka'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, 58 have higher typical rent than Wetumpka.

Nearby places

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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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.