Daphne, AL
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Daphne ranks 83rd for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 92nd for income. A household earns $82,501 a year while median rent runs $1,440/mo, making it moderately affordable for what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 5% below the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is air quality (68th of 300), while hazard safety is the soft spot (285th). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 193rd and home prices 176th among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
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On $75,000 for just you in Daphne, your take-home is worth about $60,992 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it further than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 92nd of 300↑46.2%$82,501
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 146th of 30095 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $87,127
- Per-capita income
- $43,432
- Full-time pay
- $47,209
Housing
- Median rent
- 193rd of 300↑34.3%$1,440/mo
- Home value
- 176th of 300↑51.5%$338,100
- Property tax
- $1,093/yr · 0.3%
- Sales tax
- 9.43%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 72nd of 3003.6%
- Bachelor's+
- 128th of 30035.4%
- Avg commute
- 268th of 30029.1 min
People
- Population
- 261,608
- Population change
- +17.2%
- Median age
- 43.8 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 4.9%
- Broadband
- 93%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 68th of 30040
- Natural-hazard loss
- 285th of 300$40/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 122nd of 30017.7%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 8.8%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Affordability
- + Household income
- + Job market
- + Air quality
Watch-outs
- – Commute
- – Hazard safety
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — fairhope 3 ne.
What jobs pay in Daphne
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- Pharmacists
- $136,860
- Financial managers
- $133,390
- IT managers
- $124,650
- Software developers
- $121,320
- Family medicine physicians
- $101,990
- General & operations managers
- $100,260
- Civil engineers
- $94,790
- Lawyers
- $80,090
- Registered nurses
- $79,450
- Accountants & auditors
- $71,230
- Secondary school teachers
- $62,400
- Elementary school teachers
- $61,680
- Police officers
- $58,860
- Plumbers
- $57,080
- Web developers
- $56,030
- Electricians
- $50,840
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $47,560
- Carpenters
- $46,990
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $40,240
- Construction laborers
- $38,440
- Customer service reps
- $37,820
- Janitors
- $32,010
- Retail salespersons
- $29,600
- Cashiers
- $28,380
- Waiters & waitresses
- $27,080
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
Where new residents move from
The states sending the most people to the Daphne metro, by estimated movers (U.S. Census 2022 migration flows, 5-year). Moves from elsewhere in Alabama are excluded to show where out-of-state arrivals originate.
- Florida2,698
- Georgia1,032
- Mississippi517
- Texas513
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 Migration Flows (5-year).
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Daphne metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Daphne metro?
- Median gross rent across the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area is $1,440 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Daphne.
- What is the median household income in the Daphne metro?
- A typical household in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area earns $82,501 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is Daphne expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area runs about 5% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are lower than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the Daphne metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $87,127 (versus its face value of $82,501). CityLedger rates the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area moderately affordable for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the Daphne metro?
- The median home value across the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area is $338,100 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Daphne metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metro Area is 3.6% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).