Alabama places ranked by rental vacancy rate
77 places in Alabama have a reliable estimate of rental vacancy rate (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Highest figures: Orange Beach (69.3%), Gulf Shores (48.5%), Roanoke (23.3%).
Lowest figure: Pelham (0.0%).
The figure for Alabama as a whole is 7.2% (±0.3 points).
Figures last updated on .
- Figure for Alabama as a whole
- 7.2% (±0.3 points)
- Places ranked
- 77
Alabama places ranked by rental vacancy rate
| Rank | Place | County | Rental vacancy rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange Beach | Baldwin County | 69.3% (±6.5 points) |
| 2 | Gulf Shores | Baldwin County | 48.5% (±7.0 points) |
| 3 | Roanoke | Randolph County | 23.3% (±12.1 points) |
| 4 (tie) | Hamilton | Marion County | 22.4% (±10.1 points) |
| 4 (tie) | Mountain Brook | Jefferson County | 22.4% (±17.9 points) |
| 6 | Evergreen | Conecuh County | 19.9% (±16.1 points) |
| 7 | Spanish Fort | Baldwin County | 16.8% (±14.4 points) |
| 8 | Center Point | Jefferson County | 16.0% (±6.1 points) |
| 9 | Troy | Pike County | 13.8% (±4.8 points) |
| 10 | Fairfield | Jefferson County | 12.9% (±6.0 points) |
| 11 | Enterprise | Coffee County | 10.7% (±4.0 points) |
| 12 | Jasper | Walker County | 10.6% (±5.2 points) |
| 13 | Luverne | Crenshaw County | 10.1% (±9.5 points) |
| 14 | Russellville | Franklin County | 9.4% (±8.5 points) |
| 15 (tie) | Auburn | Lee County | 9.2% (±2.2 points) |
| 15 (tie) | Tarrant | Jefferson County | 9.2% (±4.6 points) |
| 17 | Monroeville | Monroe County | 9.1% (±6.9 points) |
| 18 | Ozark | Dale County | 9.0% (±4.6 points) |
| 19 | Alexander City | Tallapoosa County | 8.8% (±5.4 points) |
| 20 | Phenix City | Russell County | 8.7% (±2.9 points) |
| 21 | Dothan | Houston County | 8.6% (±1.3 points) |
| 22 (tie) | Athens | Limestone County | 8.5% (±4.1 points) |
| 22 (tie) | Montgomery | Montgomery County | 8.5% (±1.3 points) |
| 24 (tie) | Opelika | Lee County | 7.9% (±4.0 points) |
| 24 (tie) | Pell City | St. Clair County | 7.9% (±7.8 points) |
| 26 (tie) | Gadsden | Etowah County | 7.4% (±3.1 points) |
| 26 (tie) | Huntsville | Madison County | 7.4% (±1.2 points) |
| 26 (tie) | Tuskegee | Macon County | 7.4% (±3.5 points) |
| 29 | Vestavia Hills | Jefferson County | 7.3% (±3.9 points) |
| 30 | Millbrook | Elmore County | 7.2% (±6.4 points) |
| 31 (tie) | Birmingham | Jefferson County | 7.1% (±1.0 points) |
| 31 (tie) | Leeds | Jefferson County | 7.1% (±5.6 points) |
| 33 | Anniston | Calhoun County | 7.0% (±3.1 points) |
| 34 | Oxford | Calhoun County | 6.8% (±5.2 points) |
| 35 (tie) | Daphne | Baldwin County | 6.6% (±5.5 points) |
| 35 (tie) | Florence | Lauderdale County | 6.6% (±2.7 points) |
| 37 (tie) | Irondale | Jefferson County | 6.4% (±6.3 points) |
| 37 (tie) | Opp | Covington County | 6.4% (±4.8 points) |
| 39 | Talladega | Talladega County | 5.8% (±4.0 points) |
| 40 (tie) | Foley | Baldwin County | 5.6% (±4.6 points) |
| 40 (tie) | Forestdale | Jefferson County | 5.6% (±5.5 points) |
| 42 (tie) | Cullman | Cullman County | 5.4% (±3.6 points) |
| 42 (tie) | Haleyville | Winston County | 5.4% (±5.4 points) |
| 42 (tie) | Selma | Dallas County | 5.4% (±3.0 points) |
| 42 (tie) | Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa County | 5.4% (±1.4 points) |
| 46 (tie) | Fort Payne | DeKalb County | 5.3% (±4.7 points) |
| 46 (tie) | Sheffield | Colbert County | 5.3% (±4.8 points) |
| 48 (tie) | Mobile | Mobile County | 5.0% (±0.9 points) |
| 48 (tie) | Rainbow City | Etowah County | 5.0% (±4.2 points) |
| 50 (tie) | Decatur | Morgan County | 4.7% (±2.6 points) |
| 50 (tie) | Tillmans Corner | Mobile County | 4.7% (±4.2 points) |
| 52 (tie) | Arab | Marshall County | 4.6% (±2.7 points) |
| 52 (tie) | Guntersville | Marshall County | 4.6% (±2.1 points) |
| 54 | Homewood | Jefferson County | 4.5% (±2.8 points) |
| 55 (tie) | Greenville | Butler County | 4.3% (±3.5 points) |
| 55 (tie) | Prattville | Autauga County | 4.3% (±2.2 points) |
| 57 | Hoover | Jefferson County | 4.1% (±1.4 points) |
| 58 (tie) | Bessemer | Jefferson County | 4.0% (±2.3 points) |
| 58 (tie) | Madison | Madison County | 4.0% (±2.8 points) |
| 58 (tie) | Northport | Tuscaloosa County | 4.0% (±3.2 points) |
| 61 | Jacksonville | Calhoun County | 2.8% (±3.0 points) |
| 62 | Sylacauga | Talladega County | 2.7% (±2.9 points) |
| 63 (tie) | Alabaster | Shelby County | 2.1% (±2.5 points) |
| 63 (tie) | Brook Highland | Shelby County | 2.1% (±2.6 points) |
| 65 | Bay Minette | Baldwin County | 1.9% (±3.0 points) |
| 66 | Muscle Shoals | Colbert County | 1.8% (±2.9 points) |
| 67 | Prichard | Mobile County | 1.7% (±1.3 points) |
| 68 | Albertville | Marshall County | 1.3% (±1.8 points) |
| 69 (tie) | Scottsboro | Jackson County | 1.2% (±1.8 points) |
| 69 (tie) | Wetumpka | Elmore County | 1.2% (±2.1 points) |
| 71 | Andalusia | Covington County | 0.6% (±0.9 points) |
| 72 | Robertsdale | Baldwin County | 0.1% (±2.7 points) |
| 73 (tie) | Clanton | Chilton County | 0.0% (±2.9 points) |
| 73 (tie) | Fort Rucker | Dale County | 0.0% (±2.8 points) |
| 73 (tie) | Fultondale | Jefferson County | 0.0% (±3.0 points) |
| 73 (tie) | Moody | St. Clair County | 0.0% (±2.8 points) |
| 73 (tie) | Pelham | Shelby County | 0.0% (±2.5 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.
77 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 rental vacancy rate?
Orange Beach has the highest, 69.3% (±6.5 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Which place in Alabama has the lowest rental vacancy rate?
Pelham has the lowest, 0.0% (±2.5 points).
What is the rental vacancy rate in Alabama?
The figure for Alabama as a whole is 7.2% (±0.3 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
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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.
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