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Cities in Alabama by median gross rent (monthly), 2024

Clay, AL had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 66 cities in 2024, at $2,240. Boaz, AL had the lowest, at $663. The median was $1,059 and the figure for Alabama was $1,007. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2,240Clay, AL
Lowest663Boaz, AL
Median1,05966 cities
Alabama1,007History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Clay, AL: 2,240 USDClay, AL2,240Trussville, AL: 1,711 USDTrussville, AL1,711Fairhope, AL: 1,689 USDFairhope, AL1,689Pike Road, AL: 1,653 USDPike Road, AL1,653Calera, AL: 1,601 USDCalera, AL1,601Pelham, AL: 1,577 USDPelham, AL1,577Helena, AL: 1,574 USDHelena, AL1,574Moody, AL: 1,553 USDMoody, AL1,553Vestavia Hills, AL: 1,515 USDVestavia Hills, AL1,515Gulf Shores, AL: 1,483 USDGulf Shores, AL1,483Homewood, AL: 1,463 USDHomewood, AL1,463Hoover, AL: 1,457 USDHoover, AL1,457Mountain Brook, AL: 1,456 USDMountain Brook, AL1,456Madison, AL: 1,453 USDMadison, AL1,453Chelsea, AL: 1,414 USDChelsea, AL1,414Spanish Fort, AL: 1,390 USDSpanish Fort, AL1,390Daphne, AL: 1,388 USDDaphne, AL1,388Alabaster, AL: 1,372 USDAlabaster, AL1,372Irondale, AL: 1,320 USDIrondale, AL1,320Prattville, AL: 1,313 USDPrattville, AL1,313Hueytown, AL: 1,304 USDHueytown, AL1,304Gardendale, AL: 1,299 USDGardendale, AL1,299Foley, AL: 1,242 USDFoley, AL1,242Center Point, AL: 1,218 USDCenter Point, AL1,218Huntsville, AL: 1,171 USDHuntsville, AL1,171Millbrook, AL: 1,111 USDMillbrook, AL1,111Birmingham, AL: 1,107 USDBirmingham, AL1,107Pell City, AL: 1,099 USDPell City, AL1,099Auburn, AL: 1,098 USDAuburn, AL1,098Enterprise, AL: 1,098 USDEnterprise, AL1,098Montgomery, AL: 1,089 USDMontgomery, AL1,089Mobile, AL: 1,068 USDMobile, AL1,068Saraland, AL: 1,060 USDSaraland, AL1,060Leeds, AL: 1,058 USDLeeds, AL1,058Tuscaloosa, AL: 1,055 USDTuscaloosa, AL1,055Rainbow City, AL: 1,048 USDRainbow City, AL1,048Muscle Shoals, AL: 1,029 USDMuscle Shoals, AL1,029Valley, AL: 1,016 USDValley, AL1,016Northport, AL: 982 USDNorthport, AL982Phenix City, AL: 967 USDPhenix City, AL967Clay, AL: 2,240 USDClay, AL2,240Trussville, AL: 1,711 USDTrussville, AL1,711Fairhope, AL: 1,689 USDFairhope, AL1,689Pike Road, AL: 1,653 USDPike Road, AL1,653Calera, AL: 1,601 USDCalera, AL1,601Pelham, AL: 1,577 USDPelham, AL1,577Helena, AL: 1,574 USDHelena, AL1,574Moody, AL: 1,553 USDMoody, AL1,553Vestavia Hills, AL: 1,515 USDVestavia Hills, AL1,515Gulf Shores, AL: 1,483 USDGulf Shores, AL1,483Homewood, AL: 1,463 USDHomewood, AL1,463Hoover, AL: 1,457 USDHoover, AL1,457Mountain Brook, AL: 1,456 USDMountain Brook, AL1,456Madison, AL: 1,453 USDMadison, AL1,453Chelsea, AL: 1,414 USDChelsea, AL1,414Spanish Fort, AL: 1,390 USDSpanish Fort, AL1,390Daphne, AL: 1,388 USDDaphne, AL1,388Alabaster, AL: 1,372 USDAlabaster, AL1,372Irondale, AL: 1,320 USDIrondale, AL1,320Prattville, AL: 1,313 USDPrattville, AL1,313Hueytown, AL: 1,304 USDHueytown, AL1,304Gardendale, AL: 1,299 USDGardendale, AL1,299Foley, AL: 1,242 USDFoley, AL1,242Center Point, AL: 1,218 USDCenter Point, AL1,218Huntsville, AL: 1,171 USDHuntsville, AL1,171Millbrook, AL: 1,111 USDMillbrook, AL1,111Birmingham, AL: 1,107 USDBirmingham, AL1,107Pell City, AL: 1,099 USDPell City, AL1,099Auburn, AL: 1,098 USDAuburn, AL1,098Enterprise, AL: 1,098 USDEnterprise, AL1,098Montgomery, AL: 1,089 USDMontgomery, AL1,089Mobile, AL: 1,068 USDMobile, AL1,068Saraland, AL: 1,060 USDSaraland, AL1,060Leeds, AL: 1,058 USDLeeds, AL1,058Tuscaloosa, AL: 1,055 USDTuscaloosa, AL1,055Rainbow City, AL: 1,048 USDRainbow City, AL1,048Muscle Shoals, AL: 1,029 USDMuscle Shoals, AL1,029Valley, AL: 1,016 USDValley, AL1,016Northport, AL: 982 USDNorthport, AL982Phenix City, AL: 967 USDPhenix City, AL967
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
USD		Change on 2023
1Clay, AL2,240+63.1%
2Trussville, AL1,711+18%
3Fairhope, AL1,689+3.2%
4Pike Road, AL1,653+2.4%
5Calera, AL1,601+6.4%
6Pelham, AL1,577+0.3%
7Helena, AL1,574+10.8%
8Moody, AL1,553+6.2%
9Vestavia Hills, AL1,515+4.1%
10Gulf Shores, AL1,483+8.8%
11Homewood, AL1,463+0.4%
12Hoover, AL1,457+3.8%
13Mountain Brook, AL1,456+0.8%
14Madison, AL1,453+5.7%
15Chelsea, AL1,414-2.9%
16Spanish Fort, AL1,390+11.6%
17Daphne, AL1,388+3.8%
18Alabaster, AL1,372-0.2%
19Irondale, AL1,320+12.1%
20Prattville, AL1,313+5%
21Hueytown, AL1,304+2.2%
22Gardendale, AL1,299+12.9%
23Foley, AL1,242+6.2%
24Center Point, AL1,218+4.9%
25Huntsville, AL1,171+8.6%
26Millbrook, AL1,111+7.3%
27Birmingham, AL1,107+5.7%
28Pell City, AL1,099-0.4%
29Auburn, AL1,098+6.2%
29Enterprise, AL1,098+3.8%
31Montgomery, AL1,089+2.8%
32Mobile, AL1,068+3.8%
33Saraland, AL1,060-1%
34Leeds, AL1,058+12%
35Tuscaloosa, AL1,055+5%
36Rainbow City, AL1,048+5%
37Muscle Shoals, AL1,029+9.6%
38Valley, AL1,016-0.8%
39Northport, AL982+2.9%
40Phenix City, AL967+4.4%
41Bessemer, AL961+4.2%
42Dothan, AL960+5.3%
43Opelika, AL950+0.3%
44Cullman, AL925+0.4%
44Oxford, AL925+4.9%
46Prichard, AL922+5.3%
46Troy, AL922-2.2%
48Athens, AL899+7.8%
49Decatur, AL896+4.1%
50Albertville, AL872+7%
51Scottsboro, AL830+4.8%
52Florence, AL820+4.6%
52Jacksonville, AL820+3.3%
54Gadsden, AL808+2.7%
55Hartselle, AL804+7.1%
56Anniston, AL799+2.8%
57Talladega, AL776+1.4%
58Sylacauga, AL773+7.8%
59Alexander City, AL721+4.5%
59Jasper, AL721-0.1%
61Selma, AL713-1.4%
62Eufaula, AL698+5.8%
63Ozark, AL694-10.2%
64Russellville, AL685-4.3%
65Fort Payne, AL679+1.3%
66Boaz, AL663+2.8%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Alabama by median gross rent (monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by median gross rent (monthly), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/alabama-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Boaz, AL, with $663 in 2024.

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