Same state, very different bills
On an identical $300,000 home, property tax in Jefferson County
runs $1,254 a year more than in
Choctaw County, inside the same state.
67 counties
Cost to Own a Home in Alabama
The average effective property tax rate across Alabama is 0.339%, against a national median of 0.837%. Residential electricity averages 16.4¢ per kWh. Pick a county for the full monthly cost breakdown.
Largest cities in Alabama
City pages carry their own median home value and effective tax rate, which often differ from the county they sit in.
Huntsville$263,100Birmingham$138,600Montgomery$148,500Mobile$170,300Tuscaloosa$236,600Hoover$391,300Auburn$342,400Dothan$186,600Madison$367,900Decatur$190,500Florence$174,100Prattville$208,500Vestavia Hills$494,500Phenix City$160,000Alabaster$242,600Gadsden$101,900Opelika$213,700Northport$258,800Enterprise$198,500Daphne$309,700Homewood$502,300Athens$253,700Trussville$351,500Bessemer$129,800Pelham$278,900Fairhope$406,500Albertville$158,900Foley$260,100Mountain Brook$891,300Oxford$164,700Helena$292,700Anniston$141,600Prichard$79,900Cullman$215,200Troy$214,100Tillmans Corner$155,000Selma$102,500Calera$214,200Millbrook$193,600Muscle Shoals$198,300Hueytown$142,900Saraland$210,500Center Point$130,200Gardendale$234,900Gulf Shores$367,000Chelsea$339,400Scottsboro$175,700Hartselle$192,200Talladega$116,600Fort Payne$158,100Alexander City$135,900Jasper$208,000Ozark$138,600Jacksonville$179,600McCalla$252,800Irondale$250,000Moody$222,500Pell City$238,100Eufaula$137,400Sylacauga$156,800
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Property tax exemptions in Alabama, relief most homeowners never file for · Down payment help: the state-run programs buyers don't know exist.
Every county in Alabama
| County | Tax rate | Median home | Median tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | 0.596% | $224,900 | $1,340 |
| Mobile County | 0.481% | $176,600 | $849 |
| Madison County | 0.404% | $267,800 | $1,081 |
| Baldwin County | 0.307% | $287,000 | $881 |
| Tuscaloosa County | 0.323% | $233,700 | $754 |
| Montgomery County | 0.374% | $160,100 | $598 |
| Shelby County | 0.450% | $298,700 | $1,343 |
| Lee County | 0.496% | $238,700 | $1,183 |
| Morgan County | 0.349% | $193,000 | $674 |
| Calhoun County | 0.408% | $149,500 | $610 |
| Houston County | 0.300% | $178,000 | $534 |
| Limestone County | 0.307% | $255,100 | $782 |
| Etowah County | 0.364% | $160,600 | $585 |
| Marshall County | 0.381% | $183,400 | $699 |
| Lauderdale County | 0.375% | $185,800 | $697 |
| St. Clair County | 0.305% | $218,500 | $666 |
| Cullman County | 0.253% | $180,500 | $457 |
| Elmore County | 0.264% | $213,600 | $563 |
| Talladega County | 0.369% | $137,900 | $509 |
| DeKalb County | 0.338% | $135,500 | $458 |
| Walker County | 0.272% | $131,100 | $357 |
| Blount County | 0.299% | $169,700 | $508 |
| Autauga County | 0.285% | $197,900 | $564 |
| Russell County | 0.414% | $152,300 | $631 |
| Colbert County | 0.374% | $161,600 | $604 |
| Coffee County | 0.341% | $180,300 | $615 |
| Jackson County | 0.308% | $145,800 | $449 |
| Dale County | 0.330% | $129,100 | $426 |
| Chilton County | 0.336% | $142,300 | $478 |
| Tallapoosa County | 0.311% | $144,800 | $450 |
| Covington County | 0.251% | $142,500 | $358 |
| Dallas County | 0.424% | $97,400 | $413 |
| Escambia County | 0.395% | $122,700 | $485 |
| Chambers County | 0.382% | $129,700 | $496 |
| Lawrence County | 0.305% | $150,700 | $459 |
| Pike County | 0.270% | $149,000 | $403 |
| Franklin County | 0.338% | $128,000 | $432 |
| Marion County | 0.295% | $104,300 | $308 |
| Geneva County | 0.318% | $120,200 | $382 |
| Cherokee County | 0.388% | $165,900 | $643 |
| Barbour County | 0.378% | $109,900 | $415 |
| Winston County | 0.329% | $110,500 | $363 |
| Clarke County | 0.307% | $126,400 | $388 |
| Randolph County | 0.224% | $184,000 | $412 |
| Bibb County | 0.204% | $132,600 | $271 |
| Monroe County | 0.315% | $114,900 | $362 |
| Marengo County | 0.384% | $103,400 | $397 |
| Macon County | 0.489% | $95,700 | $468 |
| Pickens County | 0.289% | $123,300 | $356 |
| Butler County | 0.343% | $99,700 | $342 |
| Henry County | 0.342% | $147,800 | $506 |
| Fayette County | 0.286% | $121,200 | $347 |
| Washington County | 0.234% | $152,800 | $357 |
| Cleburne County | 0.289% | $144,200 | $417 |
| Hale County | 0.321% | $126,300 | $406 |
| Clay County | 0.225% | $144,700 | $326 |
| Lamar County | 0.217% | $112,700 | $245 |
| Crenshaw County | 0.320% | $108,400 | $347 |
| Choctaw County | 0.178% | $111,800 | $199 |
| Sumter County | 0.353% | $84,100 | $297 |
| Conecuh County | 0.324% | $101,300 | $328 |
| Wilcox County | 0.367% | $84,200 | $309 |
| Coosa County | 0.271% | $111,800 | $303 |
| Bullock County | 0.389% | $79,400 | $309 |
| Lowndes County | 0.408% | $80,600 | $329 |
| Perry County | 0.371% | $87,700 | $325 |
| Greene County | 0.488% | $86,400 | $422 |