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Highest median rent, Alabama counties · 2020

Alabama counties ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Shelby County, ALAL238,552$1,078+70%

02Baldwin County, ALAL267,761$1,032+82%

03Autauga County, ALAL61,920$1,011+88%

04Jefferson County, ALAL665,742$934+87%

05Montgomery County, ALAL225,891$908+73%

06Elmore County, ALAL91,577$900+85%

07Madison County, ALAL433,516$887+76%

08St. Clair County, ALAL98,206$880+83%

09Mobile County, ALAL411,658$869+83%

10Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368$861+77%

11Lee County, ALAL189,881$856+91%

12Coffee County, ALAL56,953$802+93%

13Russell County, ALAL58,898$798+86%

14Houston County, ALAL110,318$769+86%

15Dale County, ALAL49,912$753+89%

16Washington County, ALAL14,822$742+176%

17Chambers County, ALAL34,253$734+96%

18Pike County, ALAL33,688$727+118%

19Limestone County, ALAL122,928$723+84%

20Cullman County, ALAL94,009$721+81%

21Calhoun County, ALAL115,834$720+74%

22Colbert County, ALAL59,474$712+72%

23Bibb County, ALAL22,262$693+99%

24Lowndes County, ALAL9,359$687+131%

25Morgan County, ALAL126,483$684+59%

26Chilton County, ALAL47,708$683+77%

27Sumter County, ALAL11,588$677+127%

28Wilcox County, ALAL9,666$677+171%

29Etowah County, ALAL103,886$676+71%

30Dallas County, ALAL35,140$674+93%

31Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135$669+59%

32Talladega County, ALAL81,603$666+90%

33Blount County, ALAL60,156$666+73%

34Cleburne County, ALAL15,970$659+74%

35Geneva County, ALAL27,554$658+106%

36Marshall County, ALAL103,537$650+60%

37Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953$645+80%

38Randolph County, ALAL23,163$640+105%

39Walker County, ALAL65,140$640+74%

40DeKalb County, ALAL74,085$630+70%

41Butler County, ALAL18,100$627+91%

42Cherokee County, ALAL26,413$626+73%

43Henry County, ALAL18,394$624+86%

44Macon County, ALAL18,132$621+76%

45Hale County, ALAL15,194$612+107%

46Coosa County, ALAL10,161$611+107%

47Covington County, ALAL37,947$611+80%

48Escambia County, ALAL36,665$606+73%

49Monroe County, ALAL18,965$601+71%

50Clarke County, ALAL22,014$599+75%

51Barbour County, ALAL24,607$587+76%

52Lawrence County, ALAL33,843$581+61%

53Jackson County, ALAL54,281$574+55%

54Marengo County, ALAL18,311$565+85%

55Franklin County, ALAL32,449$561+67%

56Choctaw County, ALAL11,904$560+97%

57Greene County, ALAL7,067$559+138%

58Bullock County, ALAL9,780$559+73%

59Winston County, ALAL23,829$558+70%

60Conecuh County, ALAL10,899$545+89%

61Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175$540+94%

62Fayette County, ALAL15,872$540+91%

63Marion County, ALAL29,097$530+62%

64Clay County, ALAL14,207$482+77%

65Pickens County, ALAL18,221$468+91%

66Lamar County, ALAL13,587$449+59%

67Perry County, ALAL7,425$376+10%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES