Cost of living in Jefferson County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,375 a month.
That HUD number covers Jefferson County, Alabama, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,177
- 1 bed
- $1,263
- 2 bed
- $1,375
- 3 bed
- $1,727
- 4 bed
- $1,941
This county is in the Birmingham, AL area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 91.6 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Birmingham · 198,173 people
- Hoover · 92,642 people
- Vestavia Hills · 38,616 people
- Homewood · 27,829 people
- Trussville · 26,673 people
- Bessemer · 25,400 people
- Mountain Brook · 22,029 people
- Gardendale · 16,534 people
- Hueytown · 16,414 people
- Center Point · 15,914 people
- Irondale · 13,464 people
- McCalla · 13,253 people
- Leeds · 12,028 people
- Clay · 10,273 people
- Forestdale · 9,742 people
- Fairfield · 9,728 people
- Pleasant Grove · 9,442 people
- Fultondale · 9,384 people
- Pinson · 7,832 people
- Grayson Valley · 6,077 people
- Tarrant · 5,925 people
- Midfield · 5,045 people
- Kimberly · 4,439 people
- Adamsville · 4,266 people
- Mount Olive · 3,567 people
- Warrior · 3,207 people
- Brighton · 3,079 people
- Morris · 2,673 people
- Graysville · 2,509 people
- Lipscomb · 2,214 people
- Concord · 1,913 people
- Brookside · 1,603 people
- Sylvan Springs · 1,490 people
- Rock Creek · 1,103 people