Most Expensive Cities in Alabama
Most expensive cities in Alabama (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.
| # |
City |
Cost Index |
Income |
Rent |
Population |
| 1 |
Mountain Brook
|
149 |
$191,128 |
$1,444/mo |
22,160 |
| 2 |
Highland Lakes
|
118 |
$169,833 |
— |
5,673 |
| 3 |
Homewood
|
117 |
$108,386 |
$1,457/mo |
27,697 |
| 4 |
Vestavia Hills
|
117 |
$129,171 |
$1,455/mo |
38,704 |
| 5 |
Fairhope
|
116 |
$86,509 |
$1,637/mo |
23,360 |
| 6 |
Orange Beach
|
113 |
$89,034 |
$1,339/mo |
8,244 |
| 7 |
Pike Road
|
111 |
$121,687 |
$1,615/mo |
10,103 |
| 8 |
McCalla
|
109 |
$83,782 |
$1,838/mo |
13,939 |
| 9 |
Brook Highland
|
108 |
$87,143 |
$1,407/mo |
8,428 |
| 10 |
Hoover
|
107 |
$107,822 |
$1,404/mo |
92,401 |
| 11 |
Trussville
|
105 |
$120,794 |
$1,450/mo |
26,182 |
| 12 |
Madison
|
105 |
$131,436 |
$1,375/mo |
58,335 |
| 13 |
Gulf Shores
|
104 |
$73,873 |
$1,363/mo |
15,785 |
| 14 |
Chelsea
|
104 |
$110,056 |
$1,456/mo |
15,731 |
| 15 |
Meadowbrook
|
103 |
$145,464 |
$1,276/mo |
8,939 |
| 16 |
Pelham
|
103 |
$91,904 |
$1,573/mo |
24,510 |
| 17 |
Helena
|
99 |
$109,590 |
$1,420/mo |
21,452 |
| 18 |
Fort Rucker
|
99 |
$75,875 |
$1,402/mo |
5,221 |
| 19 |
Daphne
|
99 |
$86,479 |
$1,337/mo |
28,673 |
| 20 |
Spanish Fort
|
97 |
$101,574 |
$1,246/mo |
10,377 |
| 21 |
Calera
|
95 |
$82,441 |
$1,505/mo |
17,188 |
| 22 |
Moody
|
95 |
$86,389 |
$1,463/mo |
13,378 |
| 23 |
Alabaster
|
94 |
$90,163 |
$1,375/mo |
33,633 |
| 24 |
Pinson
|
91 |
$80,349 |
$1,406/mo |
7,851 |
| 25 |
Moores Mill
|
90 |
$86,902 |
$1,235/mo |
6,041 |
| 26 |
Harvest
|
90 |
$99,542 |
$1,233/mo |
6,624 |
| 27 |
Auburn
|
90 |
$56,123 |
$1,034/mo |
78,738 |
| 28 |
Clay
|
90 |
$86,163 |
$1,373/mo |
10,288 |
| 29 |
Foley
|
90 |
$67,346 |
$1,169/mo |
22,330 |
| 30 |
Odenville
|
89 |
$70,815 |
$1,265/mo |
5,015 |
| 31 |
Irondale
|
88 |
$71,240 |
$1,177/mo |
13,462 |
| 32 |
Huntsville
|
87 |
$70,778 |
$1,078/mo |
218,814 |
| 33 |
Prattville
|
86 |
$79,396 |
$1,250/mo |
38,850 |
| 34 |
Gardendale
|
86 |
$81,215 |
$1,151/mo |
16,110 |
| 35 |
Pell City
|
85 |
$73,043 |
$1,103/mo |
13,353 |
| 36 |
Meridianville
|
85 |
$93,030 |
$983/mo |
10,268 |
| 37 |
Satsuma
|
85 |
$97,550 |
$1,224/mo |
6,784 |
| 38 |
Fultondale
|
84 |
$69,127 |
$1,214/mo |
9,753 |
| 39 |
Pleasant Grove
|
83 |
$68,344 |
$1,153/mo |
9,502 |
| 40 |
Hueytown
|
83 |
$62,362 |
$1,276/mo |
16,541 |
| 41 |
Redland
|
81 |
$131,667 |
$817/mo |
5,231 |
| 42 |
Northport
|
81 |
$77,781 |
$954/mo |
30,991 |
| 43 |
Tuscaloosa
|
81 |
$48,536 |
$1,005/mo |
107,699 |
| 44 |
Southside
|
81 |
$73,695 |
$1,131/mo |
9,407 |
| 45 |
Holtville
|
81 |
$73,250 |
$961/mo |
5,700 |
| 46 |
Saraland
|
81 |
$60,577 |
$1,071/mo |
16,304 |
| 47 |
Guntersville
|
80 |
$67,448 |
$785/mo |
8,771 |
| 48 |
Enterprise
|
80 |
$68,306 |
$1,058/mo |
28,990 |
| 49 |
Wetumpka
|
80 |
$54,945 |
$1,088/mo |
7,182 |
| 50 |
Robertsdale
|
79 |
$55,707 |
$997/mo |
6,985 |