What is the median rent in Foley, AL?

Name: Median rent in Foley, AL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Foley, AL is $1,242 (±$119) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 3,077 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Foley, the median gross rent went from $855 in 2015–2019 to $1,242 in 2020–2024 (+45.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,242 (±$119)
Rented homes: 3,077 (±605)
$2,000 or more: 19.5%
Since 2015–2019: +45.3%

How much rent costs in Foley

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Foley	Baldwin County	Alabama	United States
Less than $500	5.8% (±6.6 points)	4.9%	10.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	13.7% (±7.4 points)	21.4%	39.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	47.4% (±11.1 points)	38.4%	34.1%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	13.5% (±7.5 points)	20.8%	11.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	11.7% (±7.8 points)	9.7%	3.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.8% (±3.3 points)	2.0%	0.7%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	4.0% (±4.5 points)	2.8%	0.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 47.4% of renting households.

19.5% of rented homes in Foley cost $2,000 or more a month.

Foley against Baldwin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Foley	Baldwin County	Alabama	United States
Median gross rent	$1,242 (±$119)	$1,277 (±$56)	$1,007 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	3,077 (±605)	19,956 (±1,293)	535,330 (±6,270)	42,849,984

In Foley, median gross rent is not measurably different from Baldwin County ($1,277).

It is also higher than in Alabama ($1,007).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Baldwin County, Foley ranks 7 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 52 of 424.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Foley has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$855 (±$74)	$1,242 (±$119)	+45.3%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	33.6% (±4.6 points)	29.1% (±5.4 points)	−4.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	18.9% (±9.3 points)	5.6% (±4.6 points)	−13.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Foley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Foley
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Foley	—	$1,242 (±$119)	—
Elberta	4.6 mi	$1,059 (±$177)	Not measurably different
Summerdale	5.6 mi	$1,000 (±$339)	Not measurably different
Bon Secour	6.4 mi	$961 (±$479)	Not measurably different
Magnolia Springs	6.4 mi	$1,146 (±$118)	Not measurably different
Orange Beach	8.3 mi	$1,576 (±$156)	Higher
Gulf Shores	8.5 mi	$1,483 (±$211)	Not measurably different
Perdido Beach	10 mi	$738 (±$482)	Lower
Robertsdale	11 mi	$996 (±$183)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Perdido Beach, AL ($738), Robertsdale, AL ($996).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Orange Beach, AL ($1,576).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Baldwin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Fairhope	$1,689 (±$304)
2	Orange Beach	$1,576 (±$156)
3	Gulf Shores	$1,483 (±$211)
4	Spanish Fort	$1,390 (±$128)
5	Daphne	$1,388 (±$79)
6	Silverhill	$1,297 (±$545)
7	Foley	$1,242 (±$119)
8	Magnolia Springs	$1,146 (±$118)
9	Elberta	$1,059 (±$177)
10	Summerdale	$1,000 (±$339)
11	Robertsdale	$996 (±$183)
12	Bon Secour	$961 (±$479)
13	Bay Minette	$782 (±$45)

Showing 13 of 15 places in Baldwin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Foley

What is the average rent in Foley, AL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Foley is $1,242 (±$119) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Foley?

In Foley, the median gross rent went from $855 in 2015–2019 to $1,242 in 2020–2024 (+45.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Foley cost more than $2,000 a month?

19.5% of rented homes in Foley have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Foley higher than in Baldwin County?

In Foley, median gross rent is not measurably different from Baldwin County ($1,277).

It is also higher than in Alabama ($1,007).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Foley city, Alabama (place:26992, in state:01).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.