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Cities in Alabama by homeownership rate (US, housing units)

Clay, AL had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 66 cities in 2023, at 93.8%. Tuscaloosa, AL had the lowest, at 45.1%. The median was 65.8% and the figure for Alabama was 69.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest93.8Clay, AL
Lowest45.1Tuscaloosa, AL
Median65.866 cities
Alabama69.9History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Clay, AL: 93.8 %Clay, AL93.8Trussville, AL: 91.5 %Trussville, AL91.5Helena, AL: 91.1 %Helena, AL91.1Chelsea, AL: 90 %Chelsea, AL90Mountain Brook, AL: 89.5 %Mountain Brook, AL89.5Alabaster, AL: 86.5 %Alabaster, AL86.5Pike Road, AL: 85.6 %Pike Road, AL85.6Pelham, AL: 83.4 %Pelham, AL83.4Fairhope, AL: 81.6 %Fairhope, AL81.6Gardendale, AL: 81.4 %Gardendale, AL81.4Calera, AL: 79.8 %Calera, AL79.8Hartselle, AL: 77.2 %Hartselle, AL77.2Moody, AL: 76.8 %Moody, AL76.8Hueytown, AL: 76.4 %Hueytown, AL76.4Saraland, AL: 75.7 %Saraland, AL75.7Vestavia Hills, AL: 75.6 %Vestavia Hills, AL75.6Millbrook, AL: 75.5 %Millbrook, AL75.5Foley, AL: 74.9 %Foley, AL74.9Madison, AL: 74.7 %Madison, AL74.7Oxford, AL: 74.2 %Oxford, AL74.2Daphne, AL: 73.7 %Daphne, AL73.7Leeds, AL: 73.1 %Leeds, AL73.1Hoover, AL: 71.2 %Hoover, AL71.2Albertville, AL: 68.9 %Albertville, AL68.9Muscle Shoals, AL: 68.8 %Muscle Shoals, AL68.8Opelika, AL: 68.8 %Opelika, AL68.8Scottsboro, AL: 67.5 %Scottsboro, AL67.5Spanish Fort, AL: 67.4 %Spanish Fort, AL67.4Fort Payne, AL: 67.3 %Fort Payne, AL67.3Jasper, AL: 67.2 %Jasper, AL67.2Pell City, AL: 67.1 %Pell City, AL67.1Gulf Shores, AL: 66.8 %Gulf Shores, AL66.8Boaz, AL: 66.2 %Boaz, AL66.2Russellville, AL: 65.3 %Russellville, AL65.3Prattville, AL: 65.1 %Prattville, AL65.1Homewood, AL: 64.4 %Homewood, AL64.4Rainbow City, AL: 64.1 %Rainbow City, AL64.1Ozark, AL: 63.3 %Ozark, AL63.3Athens, AL: 63.3 %Athens, AL63.3Decatur, AL: 63 %Decatur, AL63Clay, AL: 93.8 %Clay, AL93.8Trussville, AL: 91.5 %Trussville, AL91.5Helena, AL: 91.1 %Helena, AL91.1Chelsea, AL: 90 %Chelsea, AL90Mountain Brook, AL: 89.5 %Mountain Brook, AL89.5Alabaster, AL: 86.5 %Alabaster, AL86.5Pike Road, AL: 85.6 %Pike Road, AL85.6Pelham, AL: 83.4 %Pelham, AL83.4Fairhope, AL: 81.6 %Fairhope, AL81.6Gardendale, AL: 81.4 %Gardendale, AL81.4Calera, AL: 79.8 %Calera, AL79.8Hartselle, AL: 77.2 %Hartselle, AL77.2Moody, AL: 76.8 %Moody, AL76.8Hueytown, AL: 76.4 %Hueytown, AL76.4Saraland, AL: 75.7 %Saraland, AL75.7Vestavia Hills, AL: 75.6 %Vestavia Hills, AL75.6Millbrook, AL: 75.5 %Millbrook, AL75.5Foley, AL: 74.9 %Foley, AL74.9Madison, AL: 74.7 %Madison, AL74.7Oxford, AL: 74.2 %Oxford, AL74.2Daphne, AL: 73.7 %Daphne, AL73.7Leeds, AL: 73.1 %Leeds, AL73.1Hoover, AL: 71.2 %Hoover, AL71.2Albertville, AL: 68.9 %Albertville, AL68.9Muscle Shoals, AL: 68.8 %Muscle Shoals, AL68.8Opelika, AL: 68.8 %Opelika, AL68.8Scottsboro, AL: 67.5 %Scottsboro, AL67.5Spanish Fort, AL: 67.4 %Spanish Fort, AL67.4Fort Payne, AL: 67.3 %Fort Payne, AL67.3Jasper, AL: 67.2 %Jasper, AL67.2Pell City, AL: 67.1 %Pell City, AL67.1Gulf Shores, AL: 66.8 %Gulf Shores, AL66.8Boaz, AL: 66.2 %Boaz, AL66.2Russellville, AL: 65.3 %Russellville, AL65.3Prattville, AL: 65.1 %Prattville, AL65.1Homewood, AL: 64.4 %Homewood, AL64.4Rainbow City, AL: 64.1 %Rainbow City, AL64.1Ozark, AL: 63.3 %Ozark, AL63.3Athens, AL: 63.3 %Athens, AL63.3Decatur, AL: 63 %Decatur, AL63
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Clay, AL93.8+0.8 pts
2Trussville, AL91.5-1.5 pts
3Helena, AL91.1+0.1 pts
4Chelsea, AL90+0.7 pts
5Mountain Brook, AL89.5+0.1 pts
6Alabaster, AL86.5+1.1 pts
7Pike Road, AL85.6+0.8 pts
8Pelham, AL83.4-0.7 pts
9Fairhope, AL81.6+0.4 pts
10Gardendale, AL81.4-0 pts
11Calera, AL79.8-0.3 pts
12Hartselle, AL77.2+2.7 pts
13Moody, AL76.8+0.5 pts
14Hueytown, AL76.4+1.3 pts
15Saraland, AL75.7+0.7 pts
16Vestavia Hills, AL75.6-1.1 pts
17Millbrook, AL75.5+1.1 pts
18Foley, AL74.9+1.7 pts
19Madison, AL74.7-0.1 pts
20Oxford, AL74.2+0.6 pts
21Daphne, AL73.7+2.2 pts
22Leeds, AL73.1-1 pts
23Hoover, AL71.2+1.7 pts
24Albertville, AL68.9+0.4 pts
25Muscle Shoals, AL68.8-4.5 pts
26Opelika, AL68.8-0.7 pts
27Scottsboro, AL67.5-3.2 pts
28Spanish Fort, AL67.4+0.6 pts
29Fort Payne, AL67.3+1.6 pts
30Jasper, AL67.2+1.7 pts
31Pell City, AL67.1+2.9 pts
32Gulf Shores, AL66.8+0.6 pts
33Boaz, AL66.2-0 pts
34Russellville, AL65.3+0.6 pts
35Prattville, AL65.1-1.5 pts
36Homewood, AL64.4+0.8 pts
37Rainbow City, AL64.1+0.5 pts
38Ozark, AL63.3+2.2 pts
39Athens, AL63.3+0.1 pts
40Decatur, AL63-0.8 pts
41Alexander City, AL62.4-2.5 pts
42Eufaula, AL62.3+4.8 pts
43Irondale, AL61.2+0.8 pts
44Northport, AL60.9-1.1 pts
45Valley, AL60.7-2.8 pts
46Enterprise, AL59.9+2 pts
47Cullman, AL59.2-2.4 pts
48Anniston, AL59.1-2.2 pts
49Huntsville, AL58.1+0.6 pts
50Dothan, AL57.1-1.7 pts
51Center Point, AL56.4-2.6 pts
52Talladega, AL55.9+1.8 pts
53Bessemer, AL55.1+0.8 pts
54Gadsden, AL54.4-1.2 pts
54Prichard, AL54.4-1.7 pts
56Montgomery, AL54.3+0.7 pts
57Auburn, AL52+0.7 pts
58Sylacauga, AL52-2 pts
59Phenix City, AL51.5-0.3 pts
60Mobile, AL51.4+0.7 pts
61Jacksonville, AL50.7-2 pts
62Florence, AL50.5+0.6 pts
63Troy, AL47.2-1.5 pts
64Selma, AL46.1-0.7 pts
65Birmingham, AL45.1-0.8 pts
66Tuscaloosa, AL45.1-0.6 pts

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. EU home ownership rates (population_in_owner_occupied_homes_share) count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Alabama by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/alabama-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Alabama by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/alabama-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/alabama-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Alabama by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate/alabama-cities?period=2023. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Clay, AL, with 93.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Tuscaloosa, AL, with 45.1% in 2023.

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