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Cities in Alabama by median gross rent (monthly)

Fairhope, AL had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 66 cities in 2022, at $1,575. Boaz, AL had the lowest, at $607. The median was $966 and the figure for Alabama was $925. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,575Fairhope, AL
Lowest607Boaz, AL
Median96666 cities
Alabama925History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Fairhope, AL: 1,575 USDFairhope, AL1,575Calera, AL: 1,561 USDCalera, AL1,561Mountain Brook, AL: 1,521 USDMountain Brook, AL1,521Chelsea, AL: 1,486 USDChelsea, AL1,486Pike Road, AL: 1,458 USDPike Road, AL1,458Vestavia Hills, AL: 1,458 USDVestavia Hills, AL1,458Trussville, AL: 1,389 USDTrussville, AL1,389Pelham, AL: 1,376 USDPelham, AL1,376Hoover, AL: 1,352 USDHoover, AL1,352Homewood, AL: 1,337 USDHomewood, AL1,337Daphne, AL: 1,308 USDDaphne, AL1,308Helena, AL: 1,287 USDHelena, AL1,287Prattville, AL: 1,261 USDPrattville, AL1,261Spanish Fort, AL: 1,229 USDSpanish Fort, AL1,229Moody, AL: 1,220 USDMoody, AL1,220Alabaster, AL: 1,215 USDAlabaster, AL1,215Gardendale, AL: 1,201 USDGardendale, AL1,201Madison, AL: 1,201 USDMadison, AL1,201Irondale, AL: 1,182 USDIrondale, AL1,182Gulf Shores, AL: 1,181 USDGulf Shores, AL1,181Hueytown, AL: 1,177 USDHueytown, AL1,177Pell City, AL: 1,085 USDPell City, AL1,085Center Point, AL: 1,050 USDCenter Point, AL1,050Millbrook, AL: 1,027 USDMillbrook, AL1,027Montgomery, AL: 1,026 USDMontgomery, AL1,026Huntsville, AL: 1,020 USDHuntsville, AL1,020Auburn, AL: 995 USDAuburn, AL995Birmingham, AL: 995 USDBirmingham, AL995Mobile, AL: 985 USDMobile, AL985Tuscaloosa, AL: 980 USDTuscaloosa, AL980Valley, AL: 979 USDValley, AL979Enterprise, AL: 974 USDEnterprise, AL974Saraland, AL: 972 USDSaraland, AL972Foley, AL: 960 USDFoley, AL960Rainbow City, AL: 959 USDRainbow City, AL959Muscle Shoals, AL: 957 USDMuscle Shoals, AL957Leeds, AL: 938 USDLeeds, AL938Northport, AL: 936 USDNorthport, AL936Phenix City, AL: 923 USDPhenix City, AL923Clay, AL: 918 USDClay, AL918Fairhope, AL: 1,575 USDFairhope, AL1,575Calera, AL: 1,561 USDCalera, AL1,561Mountain Brook, AL: 1,521 USDMountain Brook, AL1,521Chelsea, AL: 1,486 USDChelsea, AL1,486Pike Road, AL: 1,458 USDPike Road, AL1,458Vestavia Hills, AL: 1,458 USDVestavia Hills, AL1,458Trussville, AL: 1,389 USDTrussville, AL1,389Pelham, AL: 1,376 USDPelham, AL1,376Hoover, AL: 1,352 USDHoover, AL1,352Homewood, AL: 1,337 USDHomewood, AL1,337Daphne, AL: 1,308 USDDaphne, AL1,308Helena, AL: 1,287 USDHelena, AL1,287Prattville, AL: 1,261 USDPrattville, AL1,261Spanish Fort, AL: 1,229 USDSpanish Fort, AL1,229Moody, AL: 1,220 USDMoody, AL1,220Alabaster, AL: 1,215 USDAlabaster, AL1,215Gardendale, AL: 1,201 USDGardendale, AL1,201Madison, AL: 1,201 USDMadison, AL1,201Irondale, AL: 1,182 USDIrondale, AL1,182Gulf Shores, AL: 1,181 USDGulf Shores, AL1,181Hueytown, AL: 1,177 USDHueytown, AL1,177Pell City, AL: 1,085 USDPell City, AL1,085Center Point, AL: 1,050 USDCenter Point, AL1,050Millbrook, AL: 1,027 USDMillbrook, AL1,027Montgomery, AL: 1,026 USDMontgomery, AL1,026Huntsville, AL: 1,020 USDHuntsville, AL1,020Auburn, AL: 995 USDAuburn, AL995Birmingham, AL: 995 USDBirmingham, AL995Mobile, AL: 985 USDMobile, AL985Tuscaloosa, AL: 980 USDTuscaloosa, AL980Valley, AL: 979 USDValley, AL979Enterprise, AL: 974 USDEnterprise, AL974Saraland, AL: 972 USDSaraland, AL972Foley, AL: 960 USDFoley, AL960Rainbow City, AL: 959 USDRainbow City, AL959Muscle Shoals, AL: 957 USDMuscle Shoals, AL957Leeds, AL: 938 USDLeeds, AL938Northport, AL: 936 USDNorthport, AL936Phenix City, AL: 923 USDPhenix City, AL923Clay, AL: 918 USDClay, AL918
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

RankCities2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Fairhope, AL1,575+14.5%
2Calera, AL1,561+16.6%
3Mountain Brook, AL1,521-3.6%
4Chelsea, AL1,486+11.9%
5Pike Road, AL1,458+6.7%
5Vestavia Hills, AL1,458+12.1%
7Trussville, AL1,389-2.7%
8Pelham, AL1,376+15.2%
9Hoover, AL1,352+11.1%
10Homewood, AL1,337+7.7%
11Daphne, AL1,308+8.8%
12Helena, AL1,287+16.9%
13Prattville, AL1,261+10.6%
14Spanish Fort, AL1,229+1.2%
15Moody, AL1,220+10.1%
16Alabaster, AL1,215+3.8%
17Gardendale, AL1,201+32.3%
17Madison, AL1,201+11.2%
19Irondale, AL1,182+10.1%
20Gulf Shores, AL1,181+4.4%
21Hueytown, AL1,177+9.8%
22Pell City, AL1,085+11.5%
23Center Point, AL1,050+12.7%
24Millbrook, AL1,027+13.1%
25Montgomery, AL1,026+9.3%
26Huntsville, AL1,020+11.8%
27Auburn, AL995+7.6%
27Birmingham, AL995+9.8%
29Mobile, AL985+7.3%
30Tuscaloosa, AL980+8%
31Valley, AL979+9.8%
32Enterprise, AL974+7%
33Saraland, AL972+6.1%
34Foley, AL960+14.3%
35Rainbow City, AL959+13.2%
36Muscle Shoals, AL957+8.5%
37Leeds, AL938+18.7%
38Northport, AL936+7.6%
39Phenix City, AL923+5.2%
40Clay, AL918-12.5%
41Oxford, AL883+5.4%
42Bessemer, AL879+11.8%
43Opelika, AL872+8.5%
44Dothan, AL871+7.9%
45Prichard, AL861+3.4%
46Cullman, AL840+6.3%
47Troy, AL826+4.2%
48Anniston, AL806+5.9%
49Decatur, AL801+10.5%
50Albertville, AL798+6.5%
51Ozark, AL788+4.8%
52Hartselle, AL775+13%
53Athens, AL766+6.4%
54Gadsden, AL765+11.4%
55Florence, AL757+8.3%
56Jacksonville, AL752+12.6%
57Scottsboro, AL734+12.2%
58Sylacauga, AL695+10.8%
59Talladega, AL687+13.6%
60Jasper, AL681+6.6%
61Selma, AL679+5.4%
62Fort Payne, AL665+6.2%
63Eufaula, AL641+3.6%
64Russellville, AL639+8.9%
65Alexander City, AL630+5.4%
66Boaz, AL607+5.9%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/alabama-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/alabama-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/alabama-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Fairhope, AL, with $1,575 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Boaz, AL, with $607 in 2022.

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