Alabama places ranked by rent burden
153 places in Alabama have a reliable estimate of rent burden (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Highest figures: Point Clear (100.0%), Camden (86.3%), Goodwater (83.8%).
Lowest figure: Fort Rucker (23.2%).
The figure for Alabama as a whole is 48.9% (±0.8 points).
Figures last updated on .
- Figure for Alabama as a whole
- 48.9% (±0.8 points)
- Places ranked
- 153
Alabama places ranked by rent burden
| Rank | Place | County | Renters paying 30% or more of income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Clear | Baldwin County | 100.0% (±26.7 points) |
| 2 | Camden | Wilcox County | 86.3% (±41.7 points) |
| 3 | Goodwater | Coosa County | 83.8% (±16.6 points) |
| 4 | Leighton | Colbert County | 77.6% (±21.6 points) |
| 5 | Fairfield | Jefferson County | 71.8% (±12.2 points) |
| 6 | Brent | Bibb County | 71.7% (±19.0 points) |
| 7 | Guin | Marion County | 70.2% (±23.7 points) |
| 8 | Ragland | St. Clair County | 69.8% (±15.7 points) |
| 9 | Jackson | Clarke County | 69.5% (±22.7 points) |
| 10 | Lipscomb | Jefferson County | 68.9% (±33.0 points) |
| 11 | Heflin | Cleburne County | 68.7% (±27.1 points) |
| 12 | Grand Bay | Mobile County | 68.5% (±33.3 points) |
| 13 (tie) | Brundidge | Pike County | 67.2% (±16.4 points) |
| 13 (tie) | Carbon Hill | Walker County | 67.2% (±22.2 points) |
| 15 | Hanceville | Cullman County | 66.9% (±19.0 points) |
| 16 | Thomasville | Clarke County | 66.6% (±23.5 points) |
| 17 | Taylor | Houston County | 66.0% (±21.8 points) |
| 18 | Meadowbrook | Shelby County | 65.5% (±22.0 points) |
| 19 | Saraland | Mobile County | 65.1% (±21.4 points) |
| 20 | Selma | Dallas County | 65.0% (±8.9 points) |
| 21 | Foley | Baldwin County | 64.4% (±13.9 points) |
| 22 | Georgiana | Butler County | 64.3% (±29.9 points) |
| 23 | York | Sumter County | 64.1% (±18.5 points) |
| 24 | Abbeville | Henry County | 63.8% (±25.2 points) |
| 25 | Moores Mill | Madison County | 63.5% (±28.1 points) |
| 26 | Bay Minette | Baldwin County | 63.4% (±16.9 points) |
| 27 | Bayou La Batre | Mobile County | 63.0% (±28.9 points) |
| 28 (tie) | Helena | Shelby County | 62.0% (±17.7 points) |
| 28 (tie) | Sulligent | Lamar County | 62.0% (±26.5 points) |
| 30 | Prichard | Mobile County | 61.9% (±19.4 points) |
| 31 | Midfield | Jefferson County | 61.2% (±15.8 points) |
| 32 | Auburn | Lee County | 61.1% (±4.4 points) |
| 33 | Lineville | Clay County | 60.6% (±27.9 points) |
| 34 | Wedowee | Randolph County | 60.2% (±27.1 points) |
| 35 | Montevallo | Shelby County | 60.0% (±12.7 points) |
| 36 (tie) | Demopolis | Marengo County | 59.7% (±14.8 points) |
| 36 (tie) | Greensboro | Hale County | 59.7% (±26.1 points) |
| 38 | Anniston | Calhoun County | 59.6% (±9.7 points) |
| 39 | Center Point | Jefferson County | 59.1% (±11.4 points) |
| 40 (tie) | Brewton | Escambia County | 58.8% (±21.4 points) |
| 40 (tie) | Chickasaw | Mobile County | 58.8% (±10.3 points) |
| 42 | Brighton | Jefferson County | 58.2% (±24.6 points) |
| 43 | Rainbow City | Etowah County | 58.1% (±12.9 points) |
| 44 | Maplesville | Chilton County | 57.9% (±25.5 points) |
| 45 | Rainsville | DeKalb County | 57.6% (±28.1 points) |
| 46 | La Fayette | Chambers County | 57.3% (±23.1 points) |
| 47 | Douglas | Marshall County | 57.2% (±22.7 points) |
| 48 (tie) | Gordo | Pickens County | 56.8% (±17.8 points) |
| 48 (tie) | Livingston | Sumter County | 56.8% (±19.9 points) |
| 50 | Mobile | Mobile County | 56.7% (±3.2 points) |
| 51 | Andalusia | Covington County | 56.5% (±14.2 points) |
| 52 | Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa County | 56.3% (±3.9 points) |
| 53 | Opelika | Lee County | 56.2% (±7.3 points) |
| 54 (tie) | Albertville | Marshall County | 56.0% (±12.0 points) |
| 54 (tie) | Grayson Valley | Jefferson County | 56.0% (±19.5 points) |
| 54 (tie) | Phenix City | Russell County | 56.0% (±8.0 points) |
| 57 | Vestavia Hills | Jefferson County | 55.7% (±8.9 points) |
| 58 | Birmingham | Jefferson County | 55.6% (±2.8 points) |
| 59 | Elberta | Baldwin County | 55.4% (±19.1 points) |
| 60 | Pike Road | Montgomery County | 55.3% (±24.1 points) |
| 61 (tie) | Monroeville | Monroe County | 55.2% (±21.6 points) |
| 61 (tie) | Troy | Pike County | 55.2% (±8.2 points) |
| 63 (tie) | Bessemer | Jefferson County | 54.9% (±8.8 points) |
| 63 (tie) | Glencoe | Etowah County | 54.9% (±26.9 points) |
| 65 | Fairhope | Baldwin County | 54.7% (±13.4 points) |
| 66 | Ozark | Dale County | 54.6% (±9.7 points) |
| 67 | Homewood | Jefferson County | 54.5% (±9.3 points) |
| 68 (tie) | Cordova | Walker County | 54.4% (±23.7 points) |
| 68 (tie) | Crossville | DeKalb County | 54.4% (±23.9 points) |
| 68 (tie) | Sheffield | Colbert County | 54.4% (±11.5 points) |
| 71 | Alabaster | Shelby County | 54.0% (±10.7 points) |
| 72 | Stevenson | Jackson County | 53.8% (±24.7 points) |
| 73 (tie) | East Brewton | Escambia County | 53.6% (±23.6 points) |
| 73 (tie) | Montgomery | Montgomery County | 53.6% (±3.1 points) |
| 75 | Ashland | Clay County | 53.5% (±22.4 points) |
| 76 | Hartselle | Morgan County | 53.1% (±13.5 points) |
| 77 | Atmore | Escambia County | 52.7% (±15.2 points) |
| 78 (tie) | Gardendale | Jefferson County | 52.5% (±17.8 points) |
| 78 (tie) | Opp | Covington County | 52.5% (±14.1 points) |
| 80 | Brook Highland | Shelby County | 52.3% (±13.6 points) |
| 81 | Tillmans Corner | Mobile County | 51.7% (±9.9 points) |
| 82 (tie) | Gadsden | Etowah County | 51.2% (±6.3 points) |
| 82 (tie) | Hueytown | Jefferson County | 51.2% (±17.9 points) |
| 84 | Pelham | Shelby County | 50.7% (±15.3 points) |
| 85 | Aliceville | Pickens County | 50.2% (±18.7 points) |
| 86 | Scottsboro | Jackson County | 50.1% (±10.5 points) |
| 87 | Tuskegee | Macon County | 50.0% (±7.9 points) |
| 88 | Tarrant | Jefferson County | 49.9% (±18.6 points) |
| 89 (tie) | Geraldine | DeKalb County | 49.6% (±23.0 points) |
| 89 (tie) | Spanish Fort | Baldwin County | 49.6% (±19.0 points) |
| 91 | Collinsville | DeKalb County | 49.5% (±22.7 points) |
| 92 | Robertsdale | Baldwin County | 49.1% (±18.9 points) |
| 93 | Talladega | Talladega County | 48.8% (±10.9 points) |
| 94 | Union Springs | Bullock County | 48.7% (±20.7 points) |
| 95 | Forestdale | Jefferson County | 47.9% (±15.4 points) |
| 96 | Tuscumbia | Colbert County | 47.6% (±17.5 points) |
| 97 | Dothan | Houston County | 47.1% (±2.5 points) |
| 98 | Hoover | Jefferson County | 47.0% (±5.1 points) |
| 99 | Gulf Shores | Baldwin County | 46.5% (±15.1 points) |
| 100 | Eutaw | Greene County | 46.3% (±17.7 points) |
| 101 | Decatur | Morgan County | 46.1% (±5.9 points) |
| 102 | Irondale | Jefferson County | 45.9% (±13.9 points) |
| 103 | Piedmont | Calhoun County | 45.8% (±12.2 points) |
| 104 | Huntsville | Madison County | 45.3% (±2.6 points) |
| 105 | Valley | Chambers County | 45.0% (±14.0 points) |
| 106 | Pinson | Jefferson County | 44.9% (±19.1 points) |
| 107 (tie) | Arab | Marshall County | 44.8% (±6.4 points) |
| 107 (tie) | Fort Payne | DeKalb County | 44.8% (±15.0 points) |
| 109 (tie) | Guntersville | Marshall County | 44.7% (±7.7 points) |
| 109 (tie) | Smiths Station | Lee County | 44.7% (±20.4 points) |
| 111 (tie) | Cowarts | Houston County | 44.5% (±18.6 points) |
| 111 (tie) | Greenville | Butler County | 44.5% (±11.4 points) |
| 111 (tie) | Pell City | St. Clair County | 44.5% (±13.6 points) |
| 114 | Jacksonville | Calhoun County | 44.3% (±10.3 points) |
| 115 | Ashford | Houston County | 44.2% (±16.5 points) |
| 116 | Northport | Tuscaloosa County | 44.0% (±8.3 points) |
| 117 | Millbrook | Elmore County | 43.5% (±13.5 points) |
| 118 | Centre | Cherokee County | 43.3% (±19.4 points) |
| 119 | Fultondale | Jefferson County | 43.2% (±16.4 points) |
| 120 | Bridgeport | Jackson County | 43.0% (±18.6 points) |
| 121 | Hamilton | Marion County | 42.7% (±20.3 points) |
| 122 | Clayton | Barbour County | 42.3% (±19.1 points) |
| 123 | Lanett | Chambers County | 42.2% (±18.5 points) |
| 124 | Russellville | Franklin County | 42.1% (±17.1 points) |
| 125 (tie) | Calera | Shelby County | 41.7% (±11.8 points) |
| 125 (tie) | Oneonta | Blount County | 41.7% (±16.1 points) |
| 127 (tie) | Alexander City | Tallapoosa County | 41.1% (±10.1 points) |
| 127 (tie) | Enterprise | Coffee County | 41.1% (±6.8 points) |
| 129 | Clanton | Chilton County | 40.7% (±11.9 points) |
| 130 (tie) | Ardmore | Limestone County | 40.4% (±17.6 points) |
| 130 (tie) | Cullman | Cullman County | 40.4% (±10.0 points) |
| 132 | Wetumpka | Elmore County | 40.3% (±14.4 points) |
| 133 | Florence | Lauderdale County | 40.2% (±6.5 points) |
| 134 | Samson | Geneva County | 40.0% (±15.9 points) |
| 135 | Athens | Limestone County | 39.7% (±7.5 points) |
| 136 | Moody | St. Clair County | 39.4% (±13.4 points) |
| 137 | Daleville | Dale County | 38.9% (±15.1 points) |
| 138 | Attalla | Etowah County | 38.0% (±18.2 points) |
| 139 | Oxford | Calhoun County | 37.9% (±11.0 points) |
| 140 | Madison | Madison County | 37.6% (±7.2 points) |
| 141 | Sylacauga | Talladega County | 37.5% (±10.5 points) |
| 142 | Prattville | Autauga County | 37.1% (±6.8 points) |
| 143 | Eufaula | Barbour County | 35.1% (±9.0 points) |
| 144 | Daphne | Baldwin County | 34.9% (±8.7 points) |
| 145 | Midland City | Dale County | 34.8% (±14.0 points) |
| 146 | Kinsey | Houston County | 34.4% (±15.2 points) |
| 147 | Leeds | Jefferson County | 33.6% (±11.7 points) |
| 148 | Boaz | Marshall County | 33.3% (±12.2 points) |
| 149 | Haleyville | Winston County | 33.1% (±15.3 points) |
| 150 | Orange Beach | Baldwin County | 32.1% (±15.1 points) |
| 151 | Jasper | Walker County | 31.4% (±9.9 points) |
| 152 | Muscle Shoals | Colbert County | 26.1% (±7.4 points) |
| 153 | Fort Rucker | Dale County | 23.2% (±9.1 points) |
How this ranking is built
A place is included when its own page for this figure is published as reliable: a coefficient of variation of 30% or less and enough surveyed homes.
153 places qualify; the rest are on their own pages with their margins, but not ranked here.
The ranking orders the estimates alone: where two places’ margins of error overlap, their ranks may not truly differ, and places at the same published figure share a rank.
A median published as a bound (“$3,500 or more”) is placed at the bound; its true place may be higher.
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Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Alabama
Which place in Alabama has the highest rent burden?
Point Clear has the highest, 100.0% (±26.7 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Which place in Alabama has the lowest rent burden?
Fort Rucker has the lowest, 23.2% (±9.1 points).
What is the rent burden in Alabama?
The figure for Alabama as a whole is 48.9% (±0.8 points).
Sources
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; each place’s own table is linked from its page
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Alabama
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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.
Figures last updated on .