Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Alabama
Price-to-rent is the median home value divided by a year of median gross rent, so a ratio of 12 means the house costs about twelve years of rent. Low ratios are where buying is cheapest against the local alternative. It is the one comparison on this site that assumes nothing about mortgage rates, down payment or how long you stay, which is why it travels well between counties. Both figures are Census five-year estimates for the same period, and rent here includes the utilities a tenant pays.
Alabama ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sumter County | 8.3 yrs | $84,100 | $841 |
| 2 | Wilcox County | 10.0 yrs | $84,200 | $699 |
| 3 | Lowndes County | 10.1 yrs | $80,600 | $663 |
| 4 | Bullock County | 10.4 yrs | $79,400 | $635 |
| 5 | Conecuh County | 10.8 yrs | $101,300 | $781 |
| 6 | Dallas County | 10.8 yrs | $97,400 | $749 |
| 7 | Macon County | 11.2 yrs | $95,700 | $709 |
| 8 | Butler County | 11.5 yrs | $99,700 | $722 |
| 9 | Marengo County | 11.9 yrs | $103,400 | $722 |
| 10 | Perry County | 12.0 yrs | $87,700 | $610 |
| 11 | Winston County | 12.4 yrs | $110,500 | $744 |
| 12 | Dale County | 12.5 yrs | $129,100 | $863 |
| 13 | Montgomery County | 12.6 yrs | $160,100 | $1,061 |
| 14 | Chambers County | 12.7 yrs | $129,700 | $850 |
| 15 | Geneva County | 13.2 yrs | $120,200 | $757 |
| 16 | Monroe County | 13.3 yrs | $114,900 | $721 |
| 17 | Clarke County | 13.4 yrs | $126,400 | $785 |
| 18 | Crenshaw County | 13.6 yrs | $108,400 | $664 |
| 19 | Coosa County | 13.7 yrs | $111,800 | $682 |
| 20 | Autauga County | 13.7 yrs | $197,900 | $1,200 |
| 21 | Bibb County | 13.8 yrs | $132,600 | $802 |
| 22 | Chilton County | 13.9 yrs | $142,300 | $855 |
| 23 | Russell County | 14.1 yrs | $152,300 | $898 |
| 24 | Barbour County | 14.2 yrs | $109,900 | $644 |
| 25 | Choctaw County | 14.3 yrs | $111,800 | $653 |
| 26 | Mobile County | 14.4 yrs | $176,600 | $1,021 |
| 27 | Escambia County | 14.4 yrs | $122,700 | $709 |
| 28 | Pike County | 14.5 yrs | $149,000 | $855 |
| 29 | Hale County | 14.6 yrs | $126,300 | $723 |
| 30 | Walker County | 14.7 yrs | $131,100 | $743 |
| 31 | Talladega County | 14.9 yrs | $137,900 | $772 |
| 32 | Marion County | 14.9 yrs | $104,300 | $583 |
| 33 | Cleburne County | 15.2 yrs | $144,200 | $792 |
| 34 | Coffee County | 15.5 yrs | $180,300 | $970 |
| 35 | Calhoun County | 15.5 yrs | $149,500 | $804 |
| 36 | Jackson County | 15.9 yrs | $145,800 | $762 |
| 37 | Franklin County | 16.0 yrs | $128,000 | $667 |
| 38 | Henry County | 16.0 yrs | $147,800 | $770 |
| 39 | Colbert County | 16.1 yrs | $161,600 | $838 |
| 40 | Covington County | 16.1 yrs | $142,500 | $736 |
| 41 | Fayette County | 16.2 yrs | $121,200 | $622 |
| 42 | Houston County | 16.4 yrs | $178,000 | $905 |
| 43 | Tallapoosa County | 16.4 yrs | $144,800 | $734 |
| 44 | DeKalb County | 16.5 yrs | $135,500 | $683 |
| 45 | Jefferson County | 16.6 yrs | $224,900 | $1,132 |
| 46 | Etowah County | 16.6 yrs | $160,600 | $807 |
| 47 | Greene County | 16.8 yrs | $86,400 | $429 |
| 48 | St. Clair County | 16.9 yrs | $218,500 | $1,077 |
| 49 | Cullman County | 17.0 yrs | $180,500 | $883 |
| 50 | Pickens County | 17.1 yrs | $123,300 | $600 |
| 51 | Lamar County | 17.1 yrs | $112,700 | $548 |
| 52 | Elmore County | 17.6 yrs | $213,600 | $1,014 |
| 53 | Lawrence County | 17.7 yrs | $150,700 | $708 |
| 54 | Cherokee County | 18.4 yrs | $165,900 | $750 |
| 55 | Shelby County | 18.5 yrs | $298,700 | $1,348 |
| 56 | Blount County | 19.0 yrs | $169,700 | $743 |
| 57 | Morgan County | 19.3 yrs | $193,000 | $835 |
| 58 | Clay County | 19.3 yrs | $144,700 | $624 |
| 59 | Lauderdale County | 19.4 yrs | $185,800 | $799 |
| 60 | Tuscaloosa County | 19.5 yrs | $233,700 | $997 |
| 61 | Baldwin County | 19.7 yrs | $287,000 | $1,211 |
| 62 | Lee County | 19.9 yrs | $238,700 | $999 |
| 63 | Marshall County | 20.0 yrs | $183,400 | $765 |
| 64 | Madison County | 20.0 yrs | $267,800 | $1,116 |
| 65 | Washington County | 20.3 yrs | $152,800 | $628 |
| 66 | Limestone County | 23.4 yrs | $255,100 | $908 |
| 67 | Randolph County | 23.7 yrs | $184,000 | $646 |
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
Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alabama