Cost of Living in Prattville
Prattville runs moderately affordable by national standards but carries a real premium over Montgomery city itself: a $303,000-$316,108 median home price, layered with Alabama's near-flat 5% income tax and a 9.5% combined sales tax.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed housing-price gap with Montgomery
Redfin cited $303,000 for Prattville city (June 2025, -5.9% YoY) and $316,108 for Autauga County overall (June 2026, +5.4% YoY) -- both meaningfully above Montgomery city's own disclosed $200,000 median sale price in this project's companion montgomery-al.js record.
Alabama's income tax and Prattville's 9.5% sales tax
Alabama's graduated income tax runs near-flat 5% for most earners, softened by its real, uncapped federal-tax-deduction offset. Prattville's combined sales tax is 9.5% (4% state + 2% Autauga County + 3.5% city).
The lowest property tax rate among this wave's five markets
Autauga County's effective property tax rate runs about 0.30% -- the lowest of Florence, Dothan, Decatur, Athens, and Prattville, and well under the roughly 1.0% national median.
A notably higher median household income than Montgomery
Prattville's median household income reached $79,396 in 2023, meaningfully above Montgomery city's own disclosed $56,811 figure -- real suburban affluence that helps explain the real housing-price premium.
Key takeaways
- Prattville's median home price ($303K-$316K) runs a real premium over Montgomery city's own $200K median.
- Autauga County's ~0.30% effective property tax rate is the lowest of this wave's five Alabama markets.
- Prattville's median household income ($79,396) runs notably higher than Montgomery city's ($56,811).
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