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Moving to Alabama
Affordable Southern living, college-football devout, slower pace.
SouthCapital: MontgomeryPop. 5.1M
Alabama has an overall price level 88.8 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
88.8Housing index
61.8Groceries index
96.4Utilities index (modeled)
98.3Electricity rate
17.4 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
97.8Median home value
$233,300Median monthly rent
$1,077/moAlabama unemployment is 3.0% with median household income $67k.
Unemployment rate
3.0%Median household income
$66,659Per-capita income
$36,940Labor-force participation
59.2%Avg weekly wage
$1,301Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberSources: FEMA NRI 2025 · Census ACS 2024 (live) state-level
Alabama: median home value $233,300.
Home value
$233,300Rent
$1,077/moHomeownership rate
71.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
62/100Hurricane exposure
HighWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
HighEarthquake risk
LowAlabama 4th-grade math proficiency: 36.9% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
36.9%Per-pupil spending (est.)
$11,000Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
52.0%Notable universities
Public flagship + regional schoolsCity guides in Alabama
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