Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Alabama
The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.
Alabama ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randolph County | 23.7 yrs | $184,000 | $646 |
| 2 | Limestone County | 23.4 yrs | $255,100 | $908 |
| 3 | Washington County | 20.3 yrs | $152,800 | $628 |
| 4 | Madison County | 20.0 yrs | $267,800 | $1,116 |
| 5 | Marshall County | 20.0 yrs | $183,400 | $765 |
| 6 | Lee County | 19.9 yrs | $238,700 | $999 |
| 7 | Baldwin County | 19.7 yrs | $287,000 | $1,211 |
| 8 | Tuscaloosa County | 19.5 yrs | $233,700 | $997 |
| 9 | Lauderdale County | 19.4 yrs | $185,800 | $799 |
| 10 | Clay County | 19.3 yrs | $144,700 | $624 |
| 11 | Morgan County | 19.3 yrs | $193,000 | $835 |
| 12 | Blount County | 19.0 yrs | $169,700 | $743 |
| 13 | Shelby County | 18.5 yrs | $298,700 | $1,348 |
| 14 | Cherokee County | 18.4 yrs | $165,900 | $750 |
| 15 | Lawrence County | 17.7 yrs | $150,700 | $708 |
| 16 | Elmore County | 17.6 yrs | $213,600 | $1,014 |
| 17 | Lamar County | 17.1 yrs | $112,700 | $548 |
| 18 | Pickens County | 17.1 yrs | $123,300 | $600 |
| 19 | Cullman County | 17.0 yrs | $180,500 | $883 |
| 20 | St. Clair County | 16.9 yrs | $218,500 | $1,077 |
| 21 | Greene County | 16.8 yrs | $86,400 | $429 |
| 22 | Etowah County | 16.6 yrs | $160,600 | $807 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | 16.6 yrs | $224,900 | $1,132 |
| 24 | DeKalb County | 16.5 yrs | $135,500 | $683 |
| 25 | Tallapoosa County | 16.4 yrs | $144,800 | $734 |
| 26 | Houston County | 16.4 yrs | $178,000 | $905 |
| 27 | Fayette County | 16.2 yrs | $121,200 | $622 |
| 28 | Covington County | 16.1 yrs | $142,500 | $736 |
| 29 | Colbert County | 16.1 yrs | $161,600 | $838 |
| 30 | Henry County | 16.0 yrs | $147,800 | $770 |
| 31 | Franklin County | 16.0 yrs | $128,000 | $667 |
| 32 | Jackson County | 15.9 yrs | $145,800 | $762 |
| 33 | Calhoun County | 15.5 yrs | $149,500 | $804 |
| 34 | Coffee County | 15.5 yrs | $180,300 | $970 |
| 35 | Cleburne County | 15.2 yrs | $144,200 | $792 |
| 36 | Marion County | 14.9 yrs | $104,300 | $583 |
| 37 | Talladega County | 14.9 yrs | $137,900 | $772 |
| 38 | Walker County | 14.7 yrs | $131,100 | $743 |
| 39 | Hale County | 14.6 yrs | $126,300 | $723 |
| 40 | Pike County | 14.5 yrs | $149,000 | $855 |
| 41 | Escambia County | 14.4 yrs | $122,700 | $709 |
| 42 | Mobile County | 14.4 yrs | $176,600 | $1,021 |
| 43 | Choctaw County | 14.3 yrs | $111,800 | $653 |
| 44 | Barbour County | 14.2 yrs | $109,900 | $644 |
| 45 | Russell County | 14.1 yrs | $152,300 | $898 |
| 46 | Chilton County | 13.9 yrs | $142,300 | $855 |
| 47 | Bibb County | 13.8 yrs | $132,600 | $802 |
| 48 | Autauga County | 13.7 yrs | $197,900 | $1,200 |
| 49 | Coosa County | 13.7 yrs | $111,800 | $682 |
| 50 | Crenshaw County | 13.6 yrs | $108,400 | $664 |
| 51 | Clarke County | 13.4 yrs | $126,400 | $785 |
| 52 | Monroe County | 13.3 yrs | $114,900 | $721 |
| 53 | Geneva County | 13.2 yrs | $120,200 | $757 |
| 54 | Chambers County | 12.7 yrs | $129,700 | $850 |
| 55 | Montgomery County | 12.6 yrs | $160,100 | $1,061 |
| 56 | Dale County | 12.5 yrs | $129,100 | $863 |
| 57 | Winston County | 12.4 yrs | $110,500 | $744 |
| 58 | Perry County | 12.0 yrs | $87,700 | $610 |
| 59 | Marengo County | 11.9 yrs | $103,400 | $722 |
| 60 | Butler County | 11.5 yrs | $99,700 | $722 |
| 61 | Macon County | 11.2 yrs | $95,700 | $709 |
| 62 | Dallas County | 10.8 yrs | $97,400 | $749 |
| 63 | Conecuh County | 10.8 yrs | $101,300 | $781 |
| 64 | Bullock County | 10.4 yrs | $79,400 | $635 |
| 65 | Lowndes County | 10.1 yrs | $80,600 | $663 |
| 66 | Wilcox County | 10.0 yrs | $84,200 | $699 |
| 67 | Sumter County | 8.3 yrs | $84,100 | $841 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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