Rent Affordability for A Chef in Alabama
A typical chef in Alabama earns about $55,169 a year, which supports approximately $1,379 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Alabama city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.
As of May 2026. 30 of 77 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 47 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talladega, AL | $750/mo | 16.3% | very comfortable |
| Gadsden, AL | $828/mo | 18% | very comfortable |
| Jacksonville, AL | $858/mo | 18.7% | very comfortable |
| Chickasaw, AL | $948/mo | 20.6% | affordable |
| Daleville, AL | $958/mo | 20.8% | affordable |
| Anniston, AL | $986/mo | 21.4% | affordable |
| Tarrant, AL | $1,027/mo | 22.3% | affordable |
| Troy, AL | $1,038/mo | 22.6% | affordable |
| Midfield, AL | $1,050/mo | 22.8% | affordable |
| Decatur, AL | $1,093/mo | 23.8% | affordable |
| Greenville, AL | $1,100/mo | 23.9% | affordable |
| Fairfield, AL | $1,130/mo | 24.6% | affordable |
| Oxford, AL | $1,161/mo | 25.3% | affordable |
| Hueytown, AL | $1,211/mo | 26.3% | affordable |
| Florence, AL | $1,219/mo | 26.5% | affordable |
| Adamsville, AL | $1,228/mo | 26.7% | affordable |
| Dothan, AL | $1,264/mo | 27.5% | affordable |
| Forestdale, AL | $1,265/mo | 27.5% | affordable |
| Lake Purdy, AL | $1,262/mo | 27.5% | affordable |
| Jasper, AL | $1,276/mo | 27.8% | affordable |
| Mobile, AL | $1,293/mo | 28.1% | affordable |
| Huntsville, AL | $1,319/mo | 28.7% | affordable |
| Clanton, AL | $1,322/mo | 28.8% | affordable |
| Center Point, AL | $1,332/mo | 29% | affordable |
| Grayson Valley, AL | $1,332/mo | 29% | affordable |
| Montgomery, AL | $1,347/mo | 29.3% | affordable |
| Ozark, AL | $1,350/mo | 29.4% | affordable |
| Hoover, AL | $1,358/mo | 29.5% | affordable |
| Birmingham, AL | $1,360/mo | 29.6% | affordable |
| Muscle Shoals, AL | $1,379/mo | 30% | affordable |
| Phenix City, AL | $1,392/mo | 30.3% | stretched |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $1,396/mo | 30.4% | stretched |
| Bessemer, AL | $1,429/mo | 31.1% | stretched |
| Madison, AL | $1,437/mo | 31.3% | stretched |
| Millbrook, AL | $1,438/mo | 31.3% | stretched |
| Homewood, AL | $1,447/mo | 31.5% | stretched |
| Enterprise, AL | $1,456/mo | 31.7% | stretched |
| Fultondale, AL | $1,463/mo | 31.8% | stretched |
| Moundville, AL | $1,463/mo | 31.8% | stretched |
| Athens, AL | $1,470/mo | 32% | stretched |
| Opelika, AL | $1,475/mo | 32.1% | stretched |
| Lincoln, AL | $1,503/mo | 32.7% | stretched |
| Saraland, AL | $1,508/mo | 32.8% | stretched |
| Trussville, AL | $1,531/mo | 33.3% | stretched |
| Cullman, AL | $1,539/mo | 33.5% | stretched |
| Daphne, AL | $1,552/mo | 33.8% | stretched |
| Pinson, AL | $1,571/mo | 34.2% | stretched |
| Wetumpka, AL | $1,583/mo | 34.4% | stretched |
| Odenville, AL | $1,615/mo | 35.1% | stretched |
| Spanish Fort, AL | $1,632/mo | 35.5% | stretched |
| Hazel Green, AL | $1,633/mo | 35.5% | stretched |
| Leeds, AL | $1,662/mo | 36.2% | stretched |
| Northport, AL | $1,679/mo | 36.5% | stretched |
| Clay, AL | $1,686/mo | 36.7% | stretched |
| Foley, AL | $1,710/mo | 37.2% | stretched |
| Margaret, AL | $1,723/mo | 37.5% | stretched |
| Calera, AL | $1,738/mo | 37.8% | stretched |
| Montevallo, AL | $1,745/mo | 38% | stretched |
| Pelham, AL | $1,753/mo | 38.1% | stretched |
| Gulf Shores, AL | $1,751/mo | 38.1% | stretched |
| Auburn, AL | $1,755/mo | 38.2% | stretched |
| Prattville, AL | $1,767/mo | 38.4% | stretched |
| Owens Cross Roads, AL | $1,787/mo | 38.9% | stretched |
| Meridianville, AL | $1,800/mo | 39.2% | stretched |
| Toney, AL | $1,803/mo | 39.2% | stretched |
| New Market, AL | $1,814/mo | 39.5% | stretched |
| Harvest, AL | $1,843/mo | 40.1% | rent-burdened |
| Moody, AL | $1,874/mo | 40.8% | rent-burdened |
| Alabaster, AL | $1,881/mo | 40.9% | rent-burdened |
| Pike Road, AL | $1,941/mo | 42.2% | rent-burdened |
| Helena, AL | $1,944/mo | 42.3% | rent-burdened |
| Vestavia Hills, AL | $2,049/mo | 44.6% | rent-burdened |
| Fairhope, AL | $2,073/mo | 45.1% | rent-burdened |
| Mc Calla, AL | $2,125/mo | 46.2% | rent-burdened |
| Chelsea, AL | $2,169/mo | 47.2% | rent-burdened |
| Irondale, AL | $2,280/mo | 49.6% | rent-burdened |
| Orange Beach, AL | $2,533/mo | 55.1% | severely rent-burdened |