What is the cost of living in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley?

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 94.7, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 89.2, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,345/month.

What is the median salary in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley?

The median salary in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is $55,661 annually (mean: $59,146). Top occupations include Retail Salespersons, Waiters and Waitresses, Cashiers.

How safe is Daphne-Fairhope-Foley?

The violent crime rate in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley area is 376 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1622 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley?

The state of AL has 1,369 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. Charter schools make up 1.2% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley?

Infant center-based childcare in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley area averages $6,896 per year. Preschool averages $6,348/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Daphne-Fairhope-Foley a good place to relocate?

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley has a Life Score of 39.6/100 (F), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This places Daphne-Fairhope-Foley in the bottom decile of scored metros; compare individual dimensions to see where the biggest gaps are.

Where does Daphne-Fairhope-Foley sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Daphne-Fairhope-Foley ranks #296 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL

LiveAbility 43.7/100 places Daphne-Fairhope-Foley #296 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

94.7
Cost index (US=100): $1,345
2BR rent / mo: $55,661
Median salary: 43.7
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Daphne-Fairhope-Foley ranks #296 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (43.7/100), with its strongest marks in air quality and climate.

#296
of 387 US metros · Below median: 5,157,699
metro-area population: 376
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 1,369
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: job market (7/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Daphne-Fairhope-Foley ranks #296 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 94.7 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,345/mo, median salary $55,661; LiveAbility Score 43.7/100, strongest in air quality and climate.

Signature: LiveAbility 43.7/100 places Daphne-Fairhope-Foley #296 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Purchasing power sits mid-band: BEA RPP 94.7 between corpus terciles 91.5 and 97.0. Median 2BR rent $1,345/mo.

LiveAbility 43.7/100 puts Daphne-Fairhope-Foley in the bottom third (#296 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley area is 79,420.

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

44 Top 76% higher than 24% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley MSA; housing RPP 89.2 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,345/mo.

Studio

$1,094

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,200

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,345

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,692

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,171

/month

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley wages and employment

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley posts 79,420 total employment with median salary $55,661.

Median Salary

$55,661

Mean Salary

$59,146

Total Employment

79,420

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Retail Salespersons	$29,600
Waiters and Waitresses	$27,080
Cashiers	$28,380
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$23,000
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,770

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley area from NCES.

Schools

1,369

Enrollment

746,604

Student:Teacher

17.7:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$6,896

per year

Toddler (Center)

$6,716

per year

Preschool (Center)

$6,348

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley's composite Life Score is 39.6/100 (F), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

45/100

Average

Wages

7/100

Bottom decile

Rent

45/100

Average

Crime

41/100

Below average

Schools

69/100

Strong

Childcare

92/100

Elite

Environment

1/100

Bottom decile

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley ranks #296 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 43.7/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Air quality (72/100)

Air quality

72
Climate

72
Low hazard

62
Cost of living

45
Housing

45
Safety

42
Schools

31
Job market

7

What this shows Daphne-Fairhope-Foley's strongest dimensions are air quality and climate; its weakest among scored dims is job market at 7/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Daphne-Fairhope-Foley on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Daphne-Fairhope-Foley on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Daphne-Fairhope-Foley wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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