Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting in Alabama
Counties where the full monthly cost of owning the median home comes in below median rent, even after tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance. These are the places where buying is cheapest relative to the local rental market.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Alabama ranked
| # | County | Monthly saved by owning | Median rent | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sumter County | $-16 | $841 | $857 |
| 2 | Wilcox County | $-159 | $699 | $858 |
| 3 | Lowndes County | $-172 | $663 | $835 |
| 4 | Bullock County | $-190 | $635 | $825 |
| 5 | Conecuh County | $-196 | $781 | $977 |
| 6 | Dallas County | $-208 | $749 | $957 |
| 7 | Macon County | $-241 | $709 | $950 |
| 8 | Butler County | $-245 | $722 | $967 |
| 9 | Perry County | $-274 | $610 | $884 |
| 10 | Marengo County | $-275 | $722 | $997 |
| 11 | Winston County | $-299 | $744 | $1,043 |
| 12 | Dale County | $-313 | $863 | $1,176 |
| 13 | Chambers County | $-336 | $850 | $1,186 |
| 14 | Montgomery County | $-342 | $1,061 | $1,403 |
| 15 | Monroe County | $-352 | $721 | $1,073 |
| 16 | Geneva County | $-354 | $757 | $1,111 |
| 17 | Crenshaw County | $-363 | $664 | $1,027 |
| 18 | Coosa County | $-365 | $682 | $1,047 |
| 19 | Clarke County | $-369 | $785 | $1,154 |
| 20 | Bibb County | $-385 | $802 | $1,187 |
| 21 | Choctaw County | $-385 | $653 | $1,038 |
| 22 | Barbour County | $-399 | $644 | $1,043 |
| 23 | Marion County | $-413 | $583 | $996 |
| 24 | Chilton County | $-416 | $855 | $1,271 |
| 25 | Escambia County | $-428 | $709 | $1,137 |
| 26 | Hale County | $-432 | $723 | $1,155 |
| 27 | Walker County | $-441 | $743 | $1,184 |
| 28 | Greene County | $-454 | $429 | $883 |
| 29 | Russell County | $-454 | $898 | $1,352 |
| 30 | Pike County | $-455 | $855 | $1,310 |
| 31 | Autauga County | $-459 | $1,200 | $1,659 |
| 32 | Talladega County | $-471 | $772 | $1,243 |
| 33 | Cleburne County | $-487 | $792 | $1,279 |
| 34 | Fayette County | $-493 | $622 | $1,115 |
| 35 | Lamar County | $-500 | $548 | $1,048 |
| 36 | Franklin County | $-502 | $667 | $1,169 |
| 37 | Mobile County | $-516 | $1,021 | $1,537 |
| 38 | Covington County | $-526 | $736 | $1,262 |
| 39 | Calhoun County | $-527 | $804 | $1,331 |
| 40 | Jackson County | $-530 | $762 | $1,292 |
| 41 | Pickens County | $-530 | $600 | $1,130 |
| 42 | DeKalb County | $-539 | $683 | $1,222 |
| 43 | Henry County | $-541 | $770 | $1,311 |
| 44 | Tallapoosa County | $-551 | $734 | $1,285 |
| 45 | Coffee County | $-573 | $970 | $1,543 |
| 46 | Colbert County | $-575 | $838 | $1,413 |
| 47 | Etowah County | $-598 | $807 | $1,405 |
| 48 | Houston County | $-615 | $905 | $1,520 |
| 49 | Lawrence County | $-619 | $708 | $1,327 |
| 50 | Cullman County | $-648 | $883 | $1,531 |
| 51 | Clay County | $-650 | $624 | $1,274 |
| 52 | Cherokee County | $-696 | $750 | $1,446 |
| 53 | Washington County | $-705 | $628 | $1,333 |
| 54 | Blount County | $-718 | $743 | $1,461 |
| 55 | St. Clair County | $-732 | $1,077 | $1,809 |
| 56 | Elmore County | $-753 | $1,014 | $1,767 |
| 57 | Jefferson County | $-777 | $1,132 | $1,909 |
| 58 | Lauderdale County | $-788 | $799 | $1,587 |
| 59 | Morgan County | $-799 | $835 | $1,634 |
| 60 | Marshall County | $-806 | $765 | $1,571 |
| 61 | Randolph County | $-905 | $646 | $1,551 |
| 62 | Tuscaloosa County | $-923 | $997 | $1,920 |
| 63 | Lee County | $-991 | $999 | $1,990 |
| 64 | Madison County | $-1,065 | $1,116 | $2,181 |
| 65 | Shelby County | $-1,067 | $1,348 | $2,415 |
| 66 | Baldwin County | $-1,085 | $1,211 | $2,296 |
| 67 | Limestone County | $-1,161 | $908 | $2,069 |
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
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alabama