Rent Affordability for A Customer Service Representative in Alabama

A typical customer service representative in Alabama earns about $36,473 a year, which supports approximately $912 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. 2 of 77 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 75 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Gadsden, AL$831/mo27.3%affordable
Jacksonville, AL$864/mo28.4%affordable
Daleville, AL$958/mo31.5%stretched
Troy, AL$1,017/mo33.5%stretched
Anniston, AL$1,027/mo33.8%stretched
Chickasaw, AL$1,050/mo34.5%stretched
Tarrant, AL$1,074/mo35.3%stretched
Decatur, AL$1,082/mo35.6%stretched
Talladega, AL$1,088/mo35.8%stretched
Greenville, AL$1,100/mo36.2%stretched
Oxford, AL$1,116/mo36.7%stretched
Fairfield, AL$1,124/mo37%stretched
Jasper, AL$1,130/mo37.2%stretched
Midfield, AL$1,145/mo37.7%stretched
Hueytown, AL$1,205/mo39.6%stretched
Dothan, AL$1,207/mo39.7%stretched
Lake Purdy, AL$1,222/mo40.2%rent-burdened
Florence, AL$1,228/mo40.4%rent-burdened
Adamsville, AL$1,255/mo41.3%rent-burdened
Forestdale, AL$1,265/mo41.6%rent-burdened
Mobile, AL$1,311/mo43.1%rent-burdened
Huntsville, AL$1,322/mo43.5%rent-burdened
Muscle Shoals, AL$1,330/mo43.8%rent-burdened
Center Point, AL$1,333/mo43.9%rent-burdened
Montgomery, AL$1,343/mo44.2%rent-burdened
Grayson Valley, AL$1,344/mo44.2%rent-burdened
Ozark, AL$1,350/mo44.4%rent-burdened
Birmingham, AL$1,359/mo44.7%rent-burdened
Phenix City, AL$1,372/mo45.1%rent-burdened
Hoover, AL$1,378/mo45.3%rent-burdened
Bessemer, AL$1,400/mo46.1%rent-burdened
Clanton, AL$1,402/mo46.1%rent-burdened
Millbrook, AL$1,427/mo46.9%rent-burdened
Tuscaloosa, AL$1,433/mo47.1%rent-burdened
Enterprise, AL$1,436/mo47.2%rent-burdened
Madison, AL$1,442/mo47.4%rent-burdened
Moundville, AL$1,463/mo48.1%rent-burdened
Athens, AL$1,468/mo48.3%rent-burdened
Trussville, AL$1,481/mo48.7%rent-burdened
Saraland, AL$1,497/mo49.3%rent-burdened
Lincoln, AL$1,513/mo49.8%rent-burdened
Daphne, AL$1,556/mo51.2%severely rent-burdened
Cullman, AL$1,563/mo51.4%severely rent-burdened
Pinson, AL$1,571/mo51.7%severely rent-burdened
Odenville, AL$1,574/mo51.8%severely rent-burdened
Opelika, AL$1,600/mo52.6%severely rent-burdened
Fultondale, AL$1,599/mo52.6%severely rent-burdened
Northport, AL$1,611/mo53%severely rent-burdened
Wetumpka, AL$1,633/mo53.7%severely rent-burdened
Homewood, AL$1,641/mo54%severely rent-burdened
Hazel Green, AL$1,663/mo54.7%severely rent-burdened
Leeds, AL$1,666/mo54.8%severely rent-burdened
Spanish Fort, AL$1,666/mo54.8%severely rent-burdened
Margaret, AL$1,685/mo55.4%severely rent-burdened
Clay, AL$1,698/mo55.9%severely rent-burdened
Foley, AL$1,707/mo56.2%severely rent-burdened
New Market, AL$1,739/mo57.2%severely rent-burdened
Calera, AL$1,745/mo57.4%severely rent-burdened
Montevallo, AL$1,745/mo57.4%severely rent-burdened
Pelham, AL$1,760/mo57.9%severely rent-burdened
Pike Road, AL$1,767/mo58.1%severely rent-burdened
Owens Cross Roads, AL$1,781/mo58.6%severely rent-burdened
Meridianville, AL$1,800/mo59.2%severely rent-burdened
Alabaster, AL$1,817/mo59.8%severely rent-burdened
Auburn, AL$1,822/mo59.9%severely rent-burdened
Gulf Shores, AL$1,830/mo60.2%severely rent-burdened
Harvest, AL$1,832/mo60.3%severely rent-burdened
Prattville, AL$1,838/mo60.5%severely rent-burdened
Toney, AL$1,850/mo60.9%severely rent-burdened
Moody, AL$1,866/mo61.4%severely rent-burdened
Helena, AL$1,913/mo62.9%severely rent-burdened
Mc Calla, AL$2,008/mo66.1%severely rent-burdened
Vestavia Hills, AL$2,017/mo66.4%severely rent-burdened
Chelsea, AL$2,151/mo70.8%severely rent-burdened
Irondale, AL$2,197/mo72.3%severely rent-burdened
Fairhope, AL$2,242/mo73.8%severely rent-burdened
Orange Beach, AL$2,250/mo74%severely rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Alabama. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).