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Cities in Alabama by median gross rent (monthly)

Mountain Brook, AL had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 66 cities in 2021, at $1,577. Boaz, AL had the lowest, at $573. The median was $899 and the figure for Alabama was $852. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,577Mountain Brook, AL
Lowest573Boaz, AL
Median89966 cities
Alabama852History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Mountain Brook, AL: 1,577 USDMountain Brook, AL1,577Trussville, AL: 1,428 USDTrussville, AL1,428Fairhope, AL: 1,376 USDFairhope, AL1,376Pike Road, AL: 1,367 USDPike Road, AL1,367Calera, AL: 1,339 USDCalera, AL1,339Chelsea, AL: 1,328 USDChelsea, AL1,328Vestavia Hills, AL: 1,301 USDVestavia Hills, AL1,301Homewood, AL: 1,241 USDHomewood, AL1,241Hoover, AL: 1,217 USDHoover, AL1,217Spanish Fort, AL: 1,214 USDSpanish Fort, AL1,214Daphne, AL: 1,202 USDDaphne, AL1,202Pelham, AL: 1,194 USDPelham, AL1,194Alabaster, AL: 1,171 USDAlabaster, AL1,171Prattville, AL: 1,140 USDPrattville, AL1,140Gulf Shores, AL: 1,131 USDGulf Shores, AL1,131Moody, AL: 1,108 USDMoody, AL1,108Helena, AL: 1,101 USDHelena, AL1,101Madison, AL: 1,080 USDMadison, AL1,080Irondale, AL: 1,074 USDIrondale, AL1,074Hueytown, AL: 1,072 USDHueytown, AL1,072Clay, AL: 1,049 USDClay, AL1,049Pell City, AL: 973 USDPell City, AL973Montgomery, AL: 939 USDMontgomery, AL939Center Point, AL: 932 USDCenter Point, AL932Auburn, AL: 925 USDAuburn, AL925Mobile, AL: 918 USDMobile, AL918Saraland, AL: 916 USDSaraland, AL916Huntsville, AL: 912 USDHuntsville, AL912Enterprise, AL: 910 USDEnterprise, AL910Gardendale, AL: 908 USDGardendale, AL908Millbrook, AL: 908 USDMillbrook, AL908Tuscaloosa, AL: 907 USDTuscaloosa, AL907Birmingham, AL: 906 USDBirmingham, AL906Valley, AL: 892 USDValley, AL892Muscle Shoals, AL: 882 USDMuscle Shoals, AL882Phenix City, AL: 877 USDPhenix City, AL877Northport, AL: 870 USDNorthport, AL870Rainbow City, AL: 847 USDRainbow City, AL847Foley, AL: 840 USDFoley, AL840Oxford, AL: 838 USDOxford, AL838Mountain Brook, AL: 1,577 USDMountain Brook, AL1,577Trussville, AL: 1,428 USDTrussville, AL1,428Fairhope, AL: 1,376 USDFairhope, AL1,376Pike Road, AL: 1,367 USDPike Road, AL1,367Calera, AL: 1,339 USDCalera, AL1,339Chelsea, AL: 1,328 USDChelsea, AL1,328Vestavia Hills, AL: 1,301 USDVestavia Hills, AL1,301Homewood, AL: 1,241 USDHomewood, AL1,241Hoover, AL: 1,217 USDHoover, AL1,217Spanish Fort, AL: 1,214 USDSpanish Fort, AL1,214Daphne, AL: 1,202 USDDaphne, AL1,202Pelham, AL: 1,194 USDPelham, AL1,194Alabaster, AL: 1,171 USDAlabaster, AL1,171Prattville, AL: 1,140 USDPrattville, AL1,140Gulf Shores, AL: 1,131 USDGulf Shores, AL1,131Moody, AL: 1,108 USDMoody, AL1,108Helena, AL: 1,101 USDHelena, AL1,101Madison, AL: 1,080 USDMadison, AL1,080Irondale, AL: 1,074 USDIrondale, AL1,074Hueytown, AL: 1,072 USDHueytown, AL1,072Clay, AL: 1,049 USDClay, AL1,049Pell City, AL: 973 USDPell City, AL973Montgomery, AL: 939 USDMontgomery, AL939Center Point, AL: 932 USDCenter Point, AL932Auburn, AL: 925 USDAuburn, AL925Mobile, AL: 918 USDMobile, AL918Saraland, AL: 916 USDSaraland, AL916Huntsville, AL: 912 USDHuntsville, AL912Enterprise, AL: 910 USDEnterprise, AL910Gardendale, AL: 908 USDGardendale, AL908Millbrook, AL: 908 USDMillbrook, AL908Tuscaloosa, AL: 907 USDTuscaloosa, AL907Birmingham, AL: 906 USDBirmingham, AL906Valley, AL: 892 USDValley, AL892Muscle Shoals, AL: 882 USDMuscle Shoals, AL882Phenix City, AL: 877 USDPhenix City, AL877Northport, AL: 870 USDNorthport, AL870Rainbow City, AL: 847 USDRainbow City, AL847Foley, AL: 840 USDFoley, AL840Oxford, AL: 838 USDOxford, AL838
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

RankCities2021
USD
1Mountain Brook, AL1,577
2Trussville, AL1,428
3Fairhope, AL1,376
4Pike Road, AL1,367
5Calera, AL1,339
6Chelsea, AL1,328
7Vestavia Hills, AL1,301
8Homewood, AL1,241
9Hoover, AL1,217
10Spanish Fort, AL1,214
11Daphne, AL1,202
12Pelham, AL1,194
13Alabaster, AL1,171
14Prattville, AL1,140
15Gulf Shores, AL1,131
16Moody, AL1,108
17Helena, AL1,101
18Madison, AL1,080
19Irondale, AL1,074
20Hueytown, AL1,072
21Clay, AL1,049
22Pell City, AL973
23Montgomery, AL939
24Center Point, AL932
25Auburn, AL925
26Mobile, AL918
27Saraland, AL916
28Huntsville, AL912
29Enterprise, AL910
30Gardendale, AL908
30Millbrook, AL908
32Tuscaloosa, AL907
33Birmingham, AL906
34Valley, AL892
35Muscle Shoals, AL882
36Phenix City, AL877
37Northport, AL870
38Rainbow City, AL847
39Foley, AL840
40Oxford, AL838
41Prichard, AL833
42Dothan, AL807
43Opelika, AL804
44Troy, AL793
45Cullman, AL790
45Leeds, AL790
47Bessemer, AL786
48Anniston, AL761
49Ozark, AL752
50Albertville, AL749
51Decatur, AL725
52Athens, AL720
53Florence, AL699
54Gadsden, AL687
55Hartselle, AL686
56Jacksonville, AL668
57Scottsboro, AL654
58Selma, AL644
59Jasper, AL639
60Sylacauga, AL627
61Fort Payne, AL626
62Eufaula, AL619
63Talladega, AL605
64Alexander City, AL598
65Russellville, AL587
66Boaz, AL573

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.

How to cite

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/alabama-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/alabama-cities?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/alabama-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Mountain Brook, AL, with $1,577 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Boaz, AL, with $573 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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