Cost of living in Shelby County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,375 a month.
That HUD number covers Shelby 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
- Alabaster · 33,917 people
- Pelham · 24,827 people
- Helena · 21,769 people
- Calera · 17,714 people
- Chelsea · 16,260 people
- Meadowbrook · 9,117 people
- Brook Highland · 8,146 people
- Montevallo · 7,556 people
- Highland Lakes · 5,866 people
- Columbiana · 4,725 people
- Eagle Point · 3,110 people
- Indian Springs Village · 2,537 people
- Westover · 2,298 people
- Vincent · 2,050 people
- Wilsonville · 1,879 people
- Harpersville · 1,788 people
- Shoal Creek · 1,328 people