Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in Alabama
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
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Alabama ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greene County | $429 | $883 | $86,400 |
| 2 | Lamar County | $548 | $1,048 | $112,700 |
| 3 | Marion County | $583 | $996 | $104,300 |
| 4 | Pickens County | $600 | $1,130 | $123,300 |
| 5 | Perry County | $610 | $884 | $87,700 |
| 6 | Fayette County | $622 | $1,115 | $121,200 |
| 7 | Clay County | $624 | $1,274 | $144,700 |
| 8 | Washington County | $628 | $1,333 | $152,800 |
| 9 | Bullock County | $635 | $825 | $79,400 |
| 10 | Barbour County | $644 | $1,043 | $109,900 |
| 11 | Randolph County | $646 | $1,551 | $184,000 |
| 12 | Choctaw County | $653 | $1,038 | $111,800 |
| 13 | Lowndes County | $663 | $835 | $80,600 |
| 14 | Crenshaw County | $664 | $1,027 | $108,400 |
| 15 | Franklin County | $667 | $1,169 | $128,000 |
| 16 | Coosa County | $682 | $1,047 | $111,800 |
| 17 | DeKalb County | $683 | $1,222 | $135,500 |
| 18 | Wilcox County | $699 | $858 | $84,200 |
| 19 | Lawrence County | $708 | $1,327 | $150,700 |
| 20 | Escambia County | $709 | $1,137 | $122,700 |
| 21 | Macon County | $709 | $950 | $95,700 |
| 22 | Monroe County | $721 | $1,073 | $114,900 |
| 23 | Butler County | $722 | $967 | $99,700 |
| 24 | Marengo County | $722 | $997 | $103,400 |
| 25 | Hale County | $723 | $1,155 | $126,300 |
| 26 | Tallapoosa County | $734 | $1,285 | $144,800 |
| 27 | Covington County | $736 | $1,262 | $142,500 |
| 28 | Blount County | $743 | $1,461 | $169,700 |
| 29 | Walker County | $743 | $1,184 | $131,100 |
| 30 | Winston County | $744 | $1,043 | $110,500 |
| 31 | Dallas County | $749 | $957 | $97,400 |
| 32 | Cherokee County | $750 | $1,446 | $165,900 |
| 33 | Geneva County | $757 | $1,111 | $120,200 |
| 34 | Jackson County | $762 | $1,292 | $145,800 |
| 35 | Marshall County | $765 | $1,571 | $183,400 |
| 36 | Henry County | $770 | $1,311 | $147,800 |
| 37 | Talladega County | $772 | $1,243 | $137,900 |
| 38 | Conecuh County | $781 | $977 | $101,300 |
| 39 | Clarke County | $785 | $1,154 | $126,400 |
| 40 | Cleburne County | $792 | $1,279 | $144,200 |
| 41 | Lauderdale County | $799 | $1,587 | $185,800 |
| 42 | Bibb County | $802 | $1,187 | $132,600 |
| 43 | Calhoun County | $804 | $1,331 | $149,500 |
| 44 | Etowah County | $807 | $1,405 | $160,600 |
| 45 | Morgan County | $835 | $1,634 | $193,000 |
| 46 | Colbert County | $838 | $1,413 | $161,600 |
| 47 | Sumter County | $841 | $857 | $84,100 |
| 48 | Chambers County | $850 | $1,186 | $129,700 |
| 49 | Chilton County | $855 | $1,271 | $142,300 |
| 50 | Pike County | $855 | $1,310 | $149,000 |
| 51 | Dale County | $863 | $1,176 | $129,100 |
| 52 | Cullman County | $883 | $1,531 | $180,500 |
| 53 | Russell County | $898 | $1,352 | $152,300 |
| 54 | Houston County | $905 | $1,520 | $178,000 |
| 55 | Limestone County | $908 | $2,069 | $255,100 |
| 56 | Coffee County | $970 | $1,543 | $180,300 |
| 57 | Tuscaloosa County | $997 | $1,920 | $233,700 |
| 58 | Lee County | $999 | $1,990 | $238,700 |
| 59 | Elmore County | $1,014 | $1,767 | $213,600 |
| 60 | Mobile County | $1,021 | $1,537 | $176,600 |
| 61 | Montgomery County | $1,061 | $1,403 | $160,100 |
| 62 | St. Clair County | $1,077 | $1,809 | $218,500 |
| 63 | Madison County | $1,116 | $2,181 | $267,800 |
| 64 | Jefferson County | $1,132 | $1,909 | $224,900 |
| 65 | Autauga County | $1,200 | $1,659 | $197,900 |
| 66 | Baldwin County | $1,211 | $2,296 | $287,000 |
| 67 | Shelby County | $1,348 | $2,415 | $298,700 |
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 Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alabama