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Least affordable housing, Alabama counties

Alabama counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01Baldwin County, ALAL267,7614.0+14%

02Lee County, ALAL189,8814.0+17%

03Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,3683.8+7%

04Jefferson County, ALAL665,7423.6+18%

05Randolph County, ALAL23,1633.5+36%

06Madison County, ALAL433,5163.5+24%

07Limestone County, ALAL122,9283.4+28%

08Cherokee County, ALAL26,4133.3+40%

09Shelby County, ALAL238,5523.3+17%

10Hale County, ALAL15,1943.3+35%

11Mobile County, ALAL411,6583.2+10%

12Pike County, ALAL33,6883.2+1%

13Russell County, ALAL58,8983.2+13%

14Marshall County, ALAL103,5373.2+20%

15Lauderdale County, ALAL97,1353.2+17%

16Cullman County, ALAL94,0093.2+20%

17Houston County, ALAL110,3183.1+10%

18Morgan County, ALAL126,4833.1+18%

19Jackson County, ALAL54,2813.1+29%

20Etowah County, ALAL103,8863.1+14%

21Cleburne County, ALAL15,9703.0+23%

22DeKalb County, ALAL74,0853.0+24%

23St. Clair County, ALAL98,2062.9+13%

24Covington County, ALAL37,9472.9+15%

25Montgomery County, ALAL225,8912.9+5%

26Elmore County, ALAL91,5772.9+11%

27Autauga County, ALAL61,9202.9+14%

28Monroe County, ALAL18,9652.9+7%

29Calhoun County, ALAL115,8342.8+11%

30Clay County, ALAL14,2072.8+22%

31Escambia County, ALAL36,6652.8+8%

32Colbert County, ALAL59,4742.8+18%

33Greene County, ALAL7,0672.8−14%

34Bibb County, ALAL22,2622.8+43%

35Coffee County, ALAL56,9532.8−0%

36Chambers County, ALAL34,2532.7+5%

37Blount County, ALAL60,1562.7+9%

38Henry County, ALAL18,3942.7+15%

39Pickens County, ALAL18,2212.7−7%

40Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9532.7+8%

41Dallas County, ALAL35,1402.7−2%

42Washington County, ALAL14,8222.6+12%

43Dale County, ALAL49,9122.6+21%

44Bullock County, ALAL9,7802.6+24%

45Lawrence County, ALAL33,8432.6+8%

46Talladega County, ALAL81,6032.6+10%

47Choctaw County, ALAL11,9042.6+27%

48Franklin County, ALAL32,4492.5+11%

49Conecuh County, ALAL10,8992.5−5%

50Fayette County, ALAL15,8722.5+23%

51Sumter County, ALAL11,5882.5−5%

52Geneva County, ALAL27,5542.5+10%

53Clarke County, ALAL22,0142.5−7%

54Chilton County, ALAL47,7082.5−6%

55Barbour County, ALAL24,6072.5−8%

56Marengo County, ALAL18,3112.5+2%

57Wilcox County, ALAL9,6662.4+5%

58Walker County, ALAL65,1402.4+7%

59Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1752.3+15%

60Macon County, ALAL18,1322.3−19%

61Lowndes County, ALAL9,3592.3+8%

62Perry County, ALAL7,4252.3−2%

63Lamar County, ALAL13,5872.3+13%

64Butler County, ALAL18,1002.2−3%

65Marion County, ALAL29,0972.1−7%

66Winston County, ALAL23,8292.1−16%

67Coosa County, ALAL10,1612.0−2%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES