Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Alabama
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Alabama ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | $1,348 | $2,415 | $298,700 |
| 2 | Baldwin County | $1,211 | $2,296 | $287,000 |
| 3 | Autauga County | $1,200 | $1,659 | $197,900 |
| 4 | Jefferson County | $1,132 | $1,909 | $224,900 |
| 5 | Madison County | $1,116 | $2,181 | $267,800 |
| 6 | St. Clair County | $1,077 | $1,809 | $218,500 |
| 7 | Montgomery County | $1,061 | $1,403 | $160,100 |
| 8 | Mobile County | $1,021 | $1,537 | $176,600 |
| 9 | Elmore County | $1,014 | $1,767 | $213,600 |
| 10 | Lee County | $999 | $1,990 | $238,700 |
| 11 | Tuscaloosa County | $997 | $1,920 | $233,700 |
| 12 | Coffee County | $970 | $1,543 | $180,300 |
| 13 | Limestone County | $908 | $2,069 | $255,100 |
| 14 | Houston County | $905 | $1,520 | $178,000 |
| 15 | Russell County | $898 | $1,352 | $152,300 |
| 16 | Cullman County | $883 | $1,531 | $180,500 |
| 17 | Dale County | $863 | $1,176 | $129,100 |
| 18 | Chilton County | $855 | $1,271 | $142,300 |
| 19 | Pike County | $855 | $1,310 | $149,000 |
| 20 | Chambers County | $850 | $1,186 | $129,700 |
| 21 | Sumter County | $841 | $857 | $84,100 |
| 22 | Colbert County | $838 | $1,413 | $161,600 |
| 23 | Morgan County | $835 | $1,634 | $193,000 |
| 24 | Etowah County | $807 | $1,405 | $160,600 |
| 25 | Calhoun County | $804 | $1,331 | $149,500 |
| 26 | Bibb County | $802 | $1,187 | $132,600 |
| 27 | Lauderdale County | $799 | $1,587 | $185,800 |
| 28 | Cleburne County | $792 | $1,279 | $144,200 |
| 29 | Clarke County | $785 | $1,154 | $126,400 |
| 30 | Conecuh County | $781 | $977 | $101,300 |
| 31 | Talladega County | $772 | $1,243 | $137,900 |
| 32 | Henry County | $770 | $1,311 | $147,800 |
| 33 | Marshall County | $765 | $1,571 | $183,400 |
| 34 | Jackson County | $762 | $1,292 | $145,800 |
| 35 | Geneva County | $757 | $1,111 | $120,200 |
| 36 | Cherokee County | $750 | $1,446 | $165,900 |
| 37 | Dallas County | $749 | $957 | $97,400 |
| 38 | Winston County | $744 | $1,043 | $110,500 |
| 39 | Blount County | $743 | $1,461 | $169,700 |
| 40 | Walker County | $743 | $1,184 | $131,100 |
| 41 | Covington County | $736 | $1,262 | $142,500 |
| 42 | Tallapoosa County | $734 | $1,285 | $144,800 |
| 43 | Hale County | $723 | $1,155 | $126,300 |
| 44 | Butler County | $722 | $967 | $99,700 |
| 45 | Marengo County | $722 | $997 | $103,400 |
| 46 | Monroe County | $721 | $1,073 | $114,900 |
| 47 | Escambia County | $709 | $1,137 | $122,700 |
| 48 | Macon County | $709 | $950 | $95,700 |
| 49 | Lawrence County | $708 | $1,327 | $150,700 |
| 50 | Wilcox County | $699 | $858 | $84,200 |
| 51 | DeKalb County | $683 | $1,222 | $135,500 |
| 52 | Coosa County | $682 | $1,047 | $111,800 |
| 53 | Franklin County | $667 | $1,169 | $128,000 |
| 54 | Crenshaw County | $664 | $1,027 | $108,400 |
| 55 | Lowndes County | $663 | $835 | $80,600 |
| 56 | Choctaw County | $653 | $1,038 | $111,800 |
| 57 | Randolph County | $646 | $1,551 | $184,000 |
| 58 | Barbour County | $644 | $1,043 | $109,900 |
| 59 | Bullock County | $635 | $825 | $79,400 |
| 60 | Washington County | $628 | $1,333 | $152,800 |
| 61 | Clay County | $624 | $1,274 | $144,700 |
| 62 | Fayette County | $622 | $1,115 | $121,200 |
| 63 | Perry County | $610 | $884 | $87,700 |
| 64 | Pickens County | $600 | $1,130 | $123,300 |
| 65 | Marion County | $583 | $996 | $104,300 |
| 66 | Lamar County | $548 | $1,048 | $112,700 |
| 67 | Greene County | $429 | $883 | $86,400 |
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.
Nationwide
Highest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alabama