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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 2023, at $1,637. Boaz, AL had the lowest, at $645. The median was $1,027 and the figure for Alabama was $963. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,637Fairhope, AL
Lowest645Boaz, AL
Median1,02766 cities
Alabama963History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Fairhope, AL: 1,637 USDFairhope, AL1,637Pike Road, AL: 1,615 USDPike Road, AL1,615Pelham, AL: 1,573 USDPelham, AL1,573Calera, AL: 1,505 USDCalera, AL1,505Moody, AL: 1,463 USDMoody, AL1,463Homewood, AL: 1,457 USDHomewood, AL1,457Chelsea, AL: 1,456 USDChelsea, AL1,456Vestavia Hills, AL: 1,455 USDVestavia Hills, AL1,455Trussville, AL: 1,450 USDTrussville, AL1,450Mountain Brook, AL: 1,444 USDMountain Brook, AL1,444Helena, AL: 1,420 USDHelena, AL1,420Hoover, AL: 1,404 USDHoover, AL1,404Alabaster, AL: 1,375 USDAlabaster, AL1,375Madison, AL: 1,375 USDMadison, AL1,375Clay, AL: 1,373 USDClay, AL1,373Gulf Shores, AL: 1,363 USDGulf Shores, AL1,363Daphne, AL: 1,337 USDDaphne, AL1,337Hueytown, AL: 1,276 USDHueytown, AL1,276Prattville, AL: 1,250 USDPrattville, AL1,250Spanish Fort, AL: 1,246 USDSpanish Fort, AL1,246Irondale, AL: 1,177 USDIrondale, AL1,177Foley, AL: 1,169 USDFoley, AL1,169Center Point, AL: 1,161 USDCenter Point, AL1,161Gardendale, AL: 1,151 USDGardendale, AL1,151Pell City, AL: 1,103 USDPell City, AL1,103Huntsville, AL: 1,078 USDHuntsville, AL1,078Saraland, AL: 1,071 USDSaraland, AL1,071Montgomery, AL: 1,059 USDMontgomery, AL1,059Enterprise, AL: 1,058 USDEnterprise, AL1,058Birmingham, AL: 1,047 USDBirmingham, AL1,047Millbrook, AL: 1,035 USDMillbrook, AL1,035Auburn, AL: 1,034 USDAuburn, AL1,034Mobile, AL: 1,029 USDMobile, AL1,029Valley, AL: 1,024 USDValley, AL1,024Tuscaloosa, AL: 1,005 USDTuscaloosa, AL1,005Rainbow City, AL: 998 USDRainbow City, AL998Northport, AL: 954 USDNorthport, AL954Opelika, AL: 947 USDOpelika, AL947Leeds, AL: 945 USDLeeds, AL945Troy, AL: 943 USDTroy, AL943Fairhope, AL: 1,637 USDFairhope, AL1,637Pike Road, AL: 1,615 USDPike Road, AL1,615Pelham, AL: 1,573 USDPelham, AL1,573Calera, AL: 1,505 USDCalera, AL1,505Moody, AL: 1,463 USDMoody, AL1,463Homewood, AL: 1,457 USDHomewood, AL1,457Chelsea, AL: 1,456 USDChelsea, AL1,456Vestavia Hills, AL: 1,455 USDVestavia Hills, AL1,455Trussville, AL: 1,450 USDTrussville, AL1,450Mountain Brook, AL: 1,444 USDMountain Brook, AL1,444Helena, AL: 1,420 USDHelena, AL1,420Hoover, AL: 1,404 USDHoover, AL1,404Alabaster, AL: 1,375 USDAlabaster, AL1,375Madison, AL: 1,375 USDMadison, AL1,375Clay, AL: 1,373 USDClay, AL1,373Gulf Shores, AL: 1,363 USDGulf Shores, AL1,363Daphne, AL: 1,337 USDDaphne, AL1,337Hueytown, AL: 1,276 USDHueytown, AL1,276Prattville, AL: 1,250 USDPrattville, AL1,250Spanish Fort, AL: 1,246 USDSpanish Fort, AL1,246Irondale, AL: 1,177 USDIrondale, AL1,177Foley, AL: 1,169 USDFoley, AL1,169Center Point, AL: 1,161 USDCenter Point, AL1,161Gardendale, AL: 1,151 USDGardendale, AL1,151Pell City, AL: 1,103 USDPell City, AL1,103Huntsville, AL: 1,078 USDHuntsville, AL1,078Saraland, AL: 1,071 USDSaraland, AL1,071Montgomery, AL: 1,059 USDMontgomery, AL1,059Enterprise, AL: 1,058 USDEnterprise, AL1,058Birmingham, AL: 1,047 USDBirmingham, AL1,047Millbrook, AL: 1,035 USDMillbrook, AL1,035Auburn, AL: 1,034 USDAuburn, AL1,034Mobile, AL: 1,029 USDMobile, AL1,029Valley, AL: 1,024 USDValley, AL1,024Tuscaloosa, AL: 1,005 USDTuscaloosa, AL1,005Rainbow City, AL: 998 USDRainbow City, AL998Northport, AL: 954 USDNorthport, AL954Opelika, AL: 947 USDOpelika, AL947Leeds, AL: 945 USDLeeds, AL945Troy, AL: 943 USDTroy, AL943
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

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Fairhope, AL1,637+3.9%
2Pike Road, AL1,615+10.8%
3Pelham, AL1,573+14.3%
4Calera, AL1,505-3.6%
5Moody, AL1,463+19.9%
6Homewood, AL1,457+9%
7Chelsea, AL1,456-2%
8Vestavia Hills, AL1,455-0.2%
9Trussville, AL1,450+4.4%
10Mountain Brook, AL1,444-5.1%
11Helena, AL1,420+10.3%
12Hoover, AL1,404+3.8%
13Alabaster, AL1,375+13.2%
13Madison, AL1,375+14.5%
15Clay, AL1,373+49.6%
16Gulf Shores, AL1,363+15.4%
17Daphne, AL1,337+2.2%
18Hueytown, AL1,276+8.4%
19Prattville, AL1,250-0.9%
20Spanish Fort, AL1,246+1.4%
21Irondale, AL1,177-0.4%
22Foley, AL1,169+21.8%
23Center Point, AL1,161+10.6%
24Gardendale, AL1,151-4.2%
25Pell City, AL1,103+1.7%
26Huntsville, AL1,078+5.7%
27Saraland, AL1,071+10.2%
28Montgomery, AL1,059+3.2%
29Enterprise, AL1,058+8.6%
30Birmingham, AL1,047+5.2%
31Millbrook, AL1,035+0.8%
32Auburn, AL1,034+3.9%
33Mobile, AL1,029+4.5%
34Valley, AL1,024+4.6%
35Tuscaloosa, AL1,005+2.6%
36Rainbow City, AL998+4.1%
37Northport, AL954+1.9%
38Opelika, AL947+8.6%
39Leeds, AL945+0.7%
40Troy, AL943+14.2%
41Muscle Shoals, AL939-1.9%
42Phenix City, AL926+0.3%
43Bessemer, AL922+4.9%
44Cullman, AL921+9.6%
45Dothan, AL912+4.7%
46Oxford, AL882-0.1%
47Prichard, AL876+1.7%
48Decatur, AL861+7.5%
49Athens, AL834+8.9%
50Albertville, AL815+2.1%
51Jacksonville, AL794+5.6%
52Scottsboro, AL792+7.9%
53Gadsden, AL787+2.9%
54Florence, AL784+3.6%
55Anniston, AL777-3.6%
56Ozark, AL773-1.9%
57Talladega, AL765+11.4%
58Hartselle, AL751-3.1%
59Selma, AL723+6.5%
60Jasper, AL722+6%
61Sylacauga, AL717+3.2%
62Russellville, AL716+12.1%
63Alexander City, AL690+9.5%
64Fort Payne, AL670+0.8%
65Eufaula, AL660+3%
66Boaz, AL645+6.3%

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/alabama-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/alabama-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/alabama-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Boaz, AL, with $645 in 2023.

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