Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Most Expensive Counties to Own a Home in Alabama
Total monthly cost of the county's own median home: mortgage at 20% down, property tax, insurance, electricity, water and a maintenance reserve. Home price dominates this ranking, which is why it maps closely to the coasts.
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Alabama ranked
| # | County | Monthly to own | Median home | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | $2,415 | $298,700 | 0.450% |
| 2 | Baldwin County | $2,296 | $287,000 | 0.307% |
| 3 | Madison County | $2,181 | $267,800 | 0.404% |
| 4 | Limestone County | $2,069 | $255,100 | 0.307% |
| 5 | Lee County | $1,990 | $238,700 | 0.496% |
| 6 | Tuscaloosa County | $1,920 | $233,700 | 0.323% |
| 7 | Jefferson County | $1,909 | $224,900 | 0.596% |
| 8 | St. Clair County | $1,809 | $218,500 | 0.305% |
| 9 | Elmore County | $1,767 | $213,600 | 0.264% |
| 10 | Autauga County | $1,659 | $197,900 | 0.285% |
| 11 | Morgan County | $1,634 | $193,000 | 0.349% |
| 12 | Lauderdale County | $1,587 | $185,800 | 0.375% |
| 13 | Marshall County | $1,571 | $183,400 | 0.381% |
| 14 | Randolph County | $1,551 | $184,000 | 0.224% |
| 15 | Coffee County | $1,543 | $180,300 | 0.341% |
| 16 | Mobile County | $1,537 | $176,600 | 0.481% |
| 17 | Cullman County | $1,531 | $180,500 | 0.253% |
| 18 | Houston County | $1,520 | $178,000 | 0.300% |
| 19 | Blount County | $1,461 | $169,700 | 0.299% |
| 20 | Cherokee County | $1,446 | $165,900 | 0.388% |
| 21 | Colbert County | $1,413 | $161,600 | 0.374% |
| 22 | Etowah County | $1,405 | $160,600 | 0.364% |
| 23 | Montgomery County | $1,403 | $160,100 | 0.374% |
| 24 | Russell County | $1,352 | $152,300 | 0.414% |
| 25 | Washington County | $1,333 | $152,800 | 0.234% |
| 26 | Calhoun County | $1,331 | $149,500 | 0.408% |
| 27 | Lawrence County | $1,327 | $150,700 | 0.305% |
| 28 | Henry County | $1,311 | $147,800 | 0.342% |
| 29 | Pike County | $1,310 | $149,000 | 0.270% |
| 30 | Jackson County | $1,292 | $145,800 | 0.308% |
| 31 | Tallapoosa County | $1,285 | $144,800 | 0.311% |
| 32 | Cleburne County | $1,279 | $144,200 | 0.289% |
| 33 | Clay County | $1,274 | $144,700 | 0.225% |
| 34 | Chilton County | $1,271 | $142,300 | 0.336% |
| 35 | Covington County | $1,262 | $142,500 | 0.251% |
| 36 | Talladega County | $1,243 | $137,900 | 0.369% |
| 37 | DeKalb County | $1,222 | $135,500 | 0.338% |
| 38 | Bibb County | $1,187 | $132,600 | 0.204% |
| 39 | Chambers County | $1,186 | $129,700 | 0.382% |
| 40 | Walker County | $1,184 | $131,100 | 0.272% |
| 41 | Dale County | $1,176 | $129,100 | 0.330% |
| 42 | Franklin County | $1,169 | $128,000 | 0.338% |
| 43 | Hale County | $1,155 | $126,300 | 0.321% |
| 44 | Clarke County | $1,154 | $126,400 | 0.307% |
| 45 | Escambia County | $1,137 | $122,700 | 0.395% |
| 46 | Pickens County | $1,130 | $123,300 | 0.289% |
| 47 | Fayette County | $1,115 | $121,200 | 0.286% |
| 48 | Geneva County | $1,111 | $120,200 | 0.318% |
| 49 | Monroe County | $1,073 | $114,900 | 0.315% |
| 50 | Lamar County | $1,048 | $112,700 | 0.217% |
| 51 | Coosa County | $1,047 | $111,800 | 0.271% |
| 52 | Barbour County | $1,043 | $109,900 | 0.378% |
| 53 | Winston County | $1,043 | $110,500 | 0.329% |
| 54 | Choctaw County | $1,038 | $111,800 | 0.178% |
| 55 | Crenshaw County | $1,027 | $108,400 | 0.320% |
| 56 | Marengo County | $997 | $103,400 | 0.384% |
| 57 | Marion County | $996 | $104,300 | 0.295% |
| 58 | Conecuh County | $977 | $101,300 | 0.324% |
| 59 | Butler County | $967 | $99,700 | 0.343% |
| 60 | Dallas County | $957 | $97,400 | 0.424% |
| 61 | Macon County | $950 | $95,700 | 0.489% |
| 62 | Perry County | $884 | $87,700 | 0.371% |
| 63 | Greene County | $883 | $86,400 | 0.488% |
| 64 | Wilcox County | $858 | $84,200 | 0.367% |
| 65 | Sumter County | $857 | $84,100 | 0.353% |
| 66 | Lowndes County | $835 | $80,600 | 0.408% |
| 67 | Bullock County | $825 | $79,400 | 0.389% |
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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Most Expensive Counties to Own a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alabama