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. 3 of 77 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 74 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talladega, AL | $750/mo | 24.7% | affordable |
| Gadsden, AL | $828/mo | 27.2% | affordable |
| Jacksonville, AL | $858/mo | 28.2% | affordable |
| Chickasaw, AL | $948/mo | 31.2% | stretched |
| Daleville, AL | $958/mo | 31.5% | stretched |
| Anniston, AL | $986/mo | 32.4% | stretched |
| Tarrant, AL | $1,027/mo | 33.8% | stretched |
| Troy, AL | $1,038/mo | 34.2% | stretched |
| Midfield, AL | $1,050/mo | 34.5% | stretched |
| Decatur, AL | $1,093/mo | 36% | stretched |
| Greenville, AL | $1,100/mo | 36.2% | stretched |
| Fairfield, AL | $1,130/mo | 37.2% | stretched |
| Oxford, AL | $1,161/mo | 38.2% | stretched |
| Hueytown, AL | $1,211/mo | 39.8% | stretched |
| Florence, AL | $1,219/mo | 40.1% | rent-burdened |
| Adamsville, AL | $1,228/mo | 40.4% | rent-burdened |
| Lake Purdy, AL | $1,262/mo | 41.5% | rent-burdened |
| Dothan, AL | $1,264/mo | 41.6% | rent-burdened |
| Forestdale, AL | $1,265/mo | 41.6% | rent-burdened |
| Jasper, AL | $1,276/mo | 42% | rent-burdened |
| Mobile, AL | $1,293/mo | 42.5% | rent-burdened |
| Huntsville, AL | $1,319/mo | 43.4% | rent-burdened |
| Clanton, AL | $1,322/mo | 43.5% | rent-burdened |
| Center Point, AL | $1,332/mo | 43.8% | rent-burdened |
| Grayson Valley, AL | $1,332/mo | 43.8% | rent-burdened |
| Montgomery, AL | $1,347/mo | 44.3% | rent-burdened |
| Ozark, AL | $1,350/mo | 44.4% | rent-burdened |
| Birmingham, AL | $1,360/mo | 44.7% | rent-burdened |
| Hoover, AL | $1,358/mo | 44.7% | rent-burdened |
| Muscle Shoals, AL | $1,379/mo | 45.4% | rent-burdened |
| Phenix City, AL | $1,392/mo | 45.8% | rent-burdened |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $1,396/mo | 45.9% | rent-burdened |
| Bessemer, AL | $1,429/mo | 47% | rent-burdened |
| Madison, AL | $1,437/mo | 47.3% | rent-burdened |
| Millbrook, AL | $1,438/mo | 47.3% | rent-burdened |
| Homewood, AL | $1,447/mo | 47.6% | rent-burdened |
| Enterprise, AL | $1,456/mo | 47.9% | rent-burdened |
| Fultondale, AL | $1,463/mo | 48.1% | rent-burdened |
| Moundville, AL | $1,463/mo | 48.1% | rent-burdened |
| Athens, AL | $1,470/mo | 48.4% | rent-burdened |
| Opelika, AL | $1,475/mo | 48.5% | rent-burdened |
| Lincoln, AL | $1,503/mo | 49.5% | rent-burdened |
| Saraland, AL | $1,508/mo | 49.6% | rent-burdened |
| Trussville, AL | $1,531/mo | 50.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Cullman, AL | $1,539/mo | 50.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Daphne, AL | $1,552/mo | 51.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Pinson, AL | $1,571/mo | 51.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Wetumpka, AL | $1,583/mo | 52.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Odenville, AL | $1,615/mo | 53.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Spanish Fort, AL | $1,632/mo | 53.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Hazel Green, AL | $1,633/mo | 53.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Leeds, AL | $1,662/mo | 54.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Northport, AL | $1,679/mo | 55.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Clay, AL | $1,686/mo | 55.5% | severely rent-burdened |
| Foley, AL | $1,710/mo | 56.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Margaret, AL | $1,723/mo | 56.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Calera, AL | $1,738/mo | 57.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Montevallo, AL | $1,745/mo | 57.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Gulf Shores, AL | $1,751/mo | 57.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Auburn, AL | $1,755/mo | 57.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Pelham, AL | $1,753/mo | 57.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Prattville, AL | $1,767/mo | 58.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Owens Cross Roads, AL | $1,787/mo | 58.8% | severely rent-burdened |
| Meridianville, AL | $1,800/mo | 59.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Toney, AL | $1,803/mo | 59.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| New Market, AL | $1,814/mo | 59.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Harvest, AL | $1,843/mo | 60.6% | severely rent-burdened |
| Moody, AL | $1,874/mo | 61.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Alabaster, AL | $1,881/mo | 61.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Pike Road, AL | $1,941/mo | 63.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Helena, AL | $1,944/mo | 64% | severely rent-burdened |
| Vestavia Hills, AL | $2,049/mo | 67.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Fairhope, AL | $2,073/mo | 68.2% | severely rent-burdened |
| Mc Calla, AL | $2,125/mo | 69.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Chelsea, AL | $2,169/mo | 71.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Irondale, AL | $2,280/mo | 75% | severely rent-burdened |
| Orange Beach, AL | $2,533/mo | 83.3% | severely rent-burdened |