What salary do you need to live in Daphne, AL?

Rent, home values and prices in Daphne

A one-bedroom in Daphne rents for a median of $1,093 a month, utilities the tenant pays included; a two-bedroom goes for $1,226 and a three-bedroom for $1,534. Over a full year, the two-bedroom median comes to $14,712.

Homeowners in Daphne report a median home value of $316,900. With median household income at $78,775, a typical home costs 4.0× a typical income, close to the middle of the range across US metros.

The Regional Price Parity, BEA's index of local prices with the US at 100, is 94.7 here. Below 100 means a paycheck stretches further: $100,000 in Daphne has the buying power of roughly $105,608 at national average prices.

Daphne: the pre-tax income for each grade

The salary lines for a two-bedroom household land at $38,000 for Tight, $77,000 for Okay and $154,000 for Comfortable. The gap between the Okay and Comfortable lines alone is $77,000, which says how much extra income it takes to make housing feel roomy here rather than merely workable.

Royal, the top band, starts at $425,000. At that income rent is 3% of pay and the median home 0.7× income.

Each figure is the lowest income, to the next $1,000, at which the calculator itself would show that grade for a two-bedroom in Daphne.

Four salaries, three home sizes in Daphne

At $75,000, a one-bedroom scores 46 (Okay), a two-bedroom 45 (Tight) and a three-bedroom 41 (Tight). The $5,292 a year between the smallest and largest home is what moves the grade.

Comfortable is above every row of the table here. At $150,000 a two-bedroom still grades Okay, with rent taking 10% of income.

Daphne compared with every US metro

On price level Daphne is 174th of 387 (1 = most expensive); on two-bedroom rent it is 150th, and on median home value 134th. The two rankings agree, both falling near the middle.

Victoria, TX ($1,230) and Rochester, NY ($1,224) bracket Daphne on two-bedroom rent.

Daphne vs. the rest of Alabama

How Daphne stacks up against its state: $1,226 for a two-bedroom against Alabama's $960, $316,900 for the median home against $209,900, and a price level of 94.7 against 88.8.

On statewide medians, a two-bedroom budget reaches Comfortable at $97,000 — below Daphne's $154,000 line.

Looking for somewhere comparable without leaving Alabama? Huntsville, AL, Birmingham, AL, and Montgomery, AL have the closest mix of rent and overall prices.

Daphne's median income on the scale

The median household in the metro earns $78,775 (ACS 2020-2024). Run through the calculator with two bedrooms, that scores 46, Okay. Put differently, Daphne's typical household is $75,225 below the $154,000 it takes to read Comfortable on two bedrooms. For Alabama as a whole, the median household income of $63,999 scores 53 against statewide rents. Keep in mind a household median often combines two incomes.

Treat every number here as a pre-tax, public-data estimate rather than financial advice.