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

Shelby County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 67 counties in 2024, at $1,401. Greene County had the lowest, at $432. The median was $776 and the figure for Alabama was $1,007. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,401Shelby County
Lowest432Greene County
Median77667 counties
Alabama1,007History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Shelby CountyShelby County: 1,401 USD1,401Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 1,277 USD1,277Autauga CountyAutauga County: 1,263 USD1,263Madison CountyMadison County: 1,209 USD1,209Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1,193 USD1,193Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 1,092 USD1,092St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 1,084 USD1,084Elmore CountyElmore County: 1,071 USD1,071Lee CountyLee County: 1,058 USD1,058Mobile CountyMobile County: 1,052 USD1,052Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County: 1,037 USD1,037Coffee CountyCoffee County: 1,018 USD1,018Limestone CountyLimestone County: 970 USD970Houston CountyHouston County: 945 USD945Russell CountyRussell County: 939 USD939Cullman CountyCullman County: 908 USD908Dale CountyDale County: 889 USD889Colbert CountyColbert County: 887 USD887Chambers CountyChambers County: 871 USD871Chilton CountyChilton County: 871 USD871Morgan CountyMorgan County: 864 USD864Pike CountyPike County: 856 USD856Etowah CountyEtowah County: 847 USD847Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 838 USD838Conecuh CountyConecuh County: 834 USD834Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 826 USD826Winston CountyWinston County: 803 USD803Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 798 USD798Marshall CountyMarshall County: 795 USD795Talladega CountyTalladega County: 785 USD785Geneva CountyGeneva County: 784 USD784Clarke CountyClarke County: 782 USD782Jackson CountyJackson County: 780 USD780Blount CountyBlount County: 776 USD776Sumter CountySumter County: 775 USD775Henry CountyHenry County: 769 USD769Escambia CountyEscambia County: 766 USD766Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 765 USD765Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 762 USD762Walker CountyWalker County: 756 USD756
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Shelby County1,401+3.9%
2Baldwin County1,277+5.5%
3Autauga County1,263+5.3%
4Madison County1,209+8.3%
5Jefferson County1,193+5.4%
6Montgomery County1,092+2.9%
7St. Clair County1,084+0.6%
8Elmore County1,071+5.6%
9Lee County1,058+5.9%
10Mobile County1,052+3%
11Tuscaloosa County1,037+4%
12Coffee County1,018+4.9%
13Limestone County970+6.8%
14Houston County945+4.4%
15Russell County939+4.6%
16Cullman County908+2.8%
17Dale County889+3%
18Colbert County887+5.8%
19Chambers County871+2.5%
19Chilton County871+1.9%
21Morgan County864+3.5%
22Pike County856+0.1%
23Etowah County847+5%
24Lauderdale County838+4.9%
25Conecuh County834+6.8%
26Calhoun County826+2.7%
27Winston County803+7.9%
28Cleburne County798+0.8%
29Marshall County795+3.9%
30Talladega County785+1.7%
31Geneva County784+3.6%
32Clarke County782-0.4%
33Jackson County780+2.4%
34Blount County776+4.4%
35Sumter County775-7.8%
36Henry County769-0.1%
37Escambia County766+8%
38Tallapoosa County765+4.2%
39Cherokee County762+1.6%
40Walker County756+1.7%
41Lawrence County753+6.4%
42Covington County746+1.4%
43Wilcox County745+6.6%
44Macon County734+3.5%
45Bibb County733-8.6%
45Dallas County733-2.1%
47Butler County725+0.4%
48Marengo County716-0.8%
49Hale County715-1.1%
50Lowndes County710+7.1%
51Randolph County708+9.6%
52DeKalb County693+1.5%
53Barbour County688+6.8%
54Franklin County676+1.3%
55Fayette County667+7.2%
56Monroe County666-7.6%
57Coosa County665-2.5%
58Crenshaw County661-0.5%
59Washington County655+4.3%
60Pickens County648+8%
61Marion County630+8.1%
62Clay County619-0.8%
63Perry County592-3%
64Bullock County556-12.4%
65Lamar County549+0.2%
66Choctaw County543-16.8%
67Greene County432+0.7%

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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. 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. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Shelby County, with $1,401 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Greene County, with $432 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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