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Counties in Alabama by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)

Bibb County had the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 67 counties in 2021, at $1,002. Winston County had the lowest, at $634. The median was $675. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,002Bibb County
Lowest634Winston County
Median67567 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 908 USDBaldwin County: 922 USDBarbour County: 648 USDBibb County: 1,002 USDBlount County: 1,002 USDBullock County: 705 USDButler County: 634 USDCalhoun County: 723 USDChambers County: 744 USDCherokee County: 634 USDChilton County: 713 USDChoctaw County: 634 USDClarke County: 634 USDClay County: 634 USDCleburne County: 634 USDCoffee County: 692 USDColbert County: 748 USDConecuh County: 634 USDCoosa County: 689 USDCovington County: 634 USDCrenshaw County: 634 USDCullman County: 665 USDDale County: 634 USDDallas County: 646 USDDeKalb County: 634 USDElmore County: 908 USDEscambia County: 634 USDEtowah County: 717 USDFayette County: 634 USDFranklin County: 634 USDGeneva County: 706 USDGreene County: 634 USDHale County: 839 USDHenry County: 634 USDHouston County: 706 USDJackson County: 695 USDJefferson County: 1,002 USDLamar County: 634 USDLauderdale County: 748 USDLawrence County: 708 USDLee County: 824 USDLimestone County: 821 USDLowndes County: 908 USDMacon County: 664 USDMadison County: 821 USDMarengo County: 634 USDMarion County: 634 USDMarshall County: 660 USDMobile County: 824 USDMonroe County: 634 USDMontgomery County: 908 USDMorgan County: 708 USDPerry County: 634 USDPickens County: 634 USDPike County: 675 USDRandolph County: 634 USDRussell County: 832 USDSt. Clair County: 1,002 USDShelby County: 1,002 USDSumter County: 775 USDTalladega County: 675 USDTallapoosa County: 634 USDTuscaloosa County: 839 USDWalker County: 724 USDWashington County: 648 USDWilcox County: 634 USDWinston County: 634 USD
  • Under 680
  • 680 to 720
  • 720 to 840
  • 840 and over
USD, 2021. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Bibb County: 1,002 USDBibb County1,002Blount County: 1,002 USDBlount County1,002Jefferson County: 1,002 USDJefferson County1,002Shelby County: 1,002 USDShelby County1,002St. Clair County: 1,002 USDSt. Clair County1,002Baldwin County: 922 USDBaldwin County922Autauga County: 908 USDAutauga County908Elmore County: 908 USDElmore County908Lowndes County: 908 USDLowndes County908Montgomery County: 908 USDMontgomery County908Hale County: 839 USDHale County839Tuscaloosa County: 839 USDTuscaloosa County839Russell County: 832 USDRussell County832Lee County: 824 USDLee County824Mobile County: 824 USDMobile County824Limestone County: 821 USDLimestone County821Madison County: 821 USDMadison County821Sumter County: 775 USDSumter County775Colbert County: 748 USDColbert County748Lauderdale County: 748 USDLauderdale County748Chambers County: 744 USDChambers County744Walker County: 724 USDWalker County724Calhoun County: 723 USDCalhoun County723Etowah County: 717 USDEtowah County717Chilton County: 713 USDChilton County713Lawrence County: 708 USDLawrence County708Morgan County: 708 USDMorgan County708Geneva County: 706 USDGeneva County706Houston County: 706 USDHouston County706Bullock County: 705 USDBullock County705Jackson County: 695 USDJackson County695Coffee County: 692 USDCoffee County692Coosa County: 689 USDCoosa County689Pike County: 675 USDPike County675Talladega County: 675 USDTalladega County675Cullman County: 665 USDCullman County665Macon County: 664 USDMacon County664Marshall County: 660 USDMarshall County660Barbour County: 648 USDBarbour County648Washington County: 648 USDWashington County648Bibb County: 1,002 USDBibb County1,002Blount County: 1,002 USDBlount County1,002Jefferson County: 1,002 USDJefferson County1,002Shelby County: 1,002 USDShelby County1,002St. Clair County: 1,002 USDSt. Clair County1,002Baldwin County: 922 USDBaldwin County922Autauga County: 908 USDAutauga County908Elmore County: 908 USDElmore County908Lowndes County: 908 USDLowndes County908Montgomery County: 908 USDMontgomery County908Hale County: 839 USDHale County839Tuscaloosa County: 839 USDTuscaloosa County839Russell County: 832 USDRussell County832Lee County: 824 USDLee County824Mobile County: 824 USDMobile County824Limestone County: 821 USDLimestone County821Madison County: 821 USDMadison County821Sumter County: 775 USDSumter County775Colbert County: 748 USDColbert County748Lauderdale County: 748 USDLauderdale County748Chambers County: 744 USDChambers County744Walker County: 724 USDWalker County724Calhoun County: 723 USDCalhoun County723Etowah County: 717 USDEtowah County717Chilton County: 713 USDChilton County713Lawrence County: 708 USDLawrence County708Morgan County: 708 USDMorgan County708Geneva County: 706 USDGeneva County706Houston County: 706 USDHouston County706Bullock County: 705 USDBullock County705Jackson County: 695 USDJackson County695Coffee County: 692 USDCoffee County692Coosa County: 689 USDCoosa County689Pike County: 675 USDPike County675Talladega County: 675 USDTalladega County675Cullman County: 665 USDCullman County665Macon County: 664 USDMacon County664Marshall County: 660 USDMarshall County660Barbour County: 648 USDBarbour County648Washington County: 648 USDWashington County648
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Bibb County1,002+1.6%
1Blount County1,002+1.6%
1Jefferson County1,002+1.6%
1Shelby County1,002+1.6%
1St. Clair County1,002+1.6%
6Baldwin County922+0.7%
7Autauga County908+9.4%
7Elmore County908+9.4%
7Lowndes County908+9.4%
7Montgomery County908+9.4%
11Hale County839-5.2%
11Tuscaloosa County839-5.2%
13Russell County832+5.3%
14Lee County824+1.6%
14Mobile County824-5.7%
16Limestone County821+5%
16Madison County821+5%
18Sumter County775+4.9%
19Colbert County748+4.8%
19Lauderdale County748+4.8%
21Chambers County744+8.9%
22Walker County724-3.6%
23Calhoun County723+3.3%
24Etowah County717+3.5%
25Chilton County713-0.1%
26Lawrence County708+3.1%
26Morgan County708+3.1%
28Geneva County706+6%
28Houston County706+6%
30Bullock County705+15.2%
31Jackson County695+7.4%
32Coffee County692+4.1%
33Coosa County689+4.1%
34Pike County675+8.5%
34Talladega County675+4.8%
36Cullman County665+3.1%
37Macon County664+4.2%
38Marshall County660+4.3%
39Barbour County648+2.4%
39Washington County648+4.9%
41Dallas County646+4.5%
42Butler County634+3.6%
42Cherokee County634+3.6%
42Choctaw County634+2.6%
42Clarke County634+3.6%
42Clay County634+3.6%
42Cleburne County634+3.6%
42Conecuh County634+3.6%
42Covington County634+3.6%
42Crenshaw County634+3.6%
42Dale County634+3.6%
42DeKalb County634+3.6%
42Escambia County634+3.6%
42Fayette County634+3.6%
42Franklin County634+3.6%
42Greene County634+3.6%
42Henry County634+3.6%
42Lamar County634+3.6%
42Marengo County634+3.6%
42Marion County634+3.6%
42Monroe County634+3.6%
42Perry County634+3.6%
42Pickens County634+3.6%
42Randolph County634+3.6%
42Tallapoosa County634+3.6%
42Wilcox County634+3.6%
42Winston County634+3.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a two-bedroom unit in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2021). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Alabama by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Alabama by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/alabama-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2021. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Alabama by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/alabama-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Alabama by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2021/FY21_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/alabama-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Bibb County, with $1,002 in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Winston County, with $634 in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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