Counties in Alabama by median gross rent (monthly)

Shelby County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 67 counties in 2023, at $1,348. Greene County had the lowest, at $429. The median was $762 and the figure for Alabama was $963. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,348Shelby County
Lowest429Greene County
Median76267 counties
Alabama963History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Shelby CountyShelby County: 1,348 USD1,348Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 1,211 USD1,211Autauga CountyAutauga County: 1,200 USD1,200Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1,132 USD1,132Madison CountyMadison County: 1,116 USD1,116St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 1,077 USD1,077Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 1,061 USD1,061Mobile CountyMobile County: 1,021 USD1,021Elmore CountyElmore County: 1,014 USD1,014Lee CountyLee County: 999 USD999Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County: 997 USD997Coffee CountyCoffee County: 970 USD970Limestone CountyLimestone County: 908 USD908Houston CountyHouston County: 905 USD905Russell CountyRussell County: 898 USD898Cullman CountyCullman County: 883 USD883Dale CountyDale County: 863 USD863Chilton CountyChilton County: 855 USD855Pike CountyPike County: 855 USD855Chambers CountyChambers County: 850 USD850Sumter CountySumter County: 841 USD841Colbert CountyColbert County: 838 USD838Morgan CountyMorgan County: 835 USD835Etowah CountyEtowah County: 807 USD807Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 804 USD804Bibb CountyBibb County: 802 USD802Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 799 USD799Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 792 USD792Clarke CountyClarke County: 785 USD785Conecuh CountyConecuh County: 781 USD781Talladega CountyTalladega County: 772 USD772Henry CountyHenry County: 770 USD770Marshall CountyMarshall County: 765 USD765Jackson CountyJackson County: 762 USD762Geneva CountyGeneva County: 757 USD757Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 750 USD750Dallas CountyDallas County: 749 USD749Winston CountyWinston County: 744 USD744Blount CountyBlount County: 743 USD743Walker CountyWalker County: 743 USD743
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Shelby County1,348+6%
2Baldwin County1,211+4.4%
3Autauga County1,200+0.1%
4Jefferson County1,132+4.2%
5Madison County1,116+7%
6St. Clair County1,077+3.2%
7Montgomery County1,061+3.2%
8Mobile County1,021+4.9%
9Elmore County1,014+3.3%
10Lee County999+4.8%
11Tuscaloosa County997+2.4%
12Coffee County970+5.3%
13Limestone County908+5.5%
14Houston County905+5.5%
15Russell County898-1.1%
16Cullman County883+4.1%
17Dale County863+4.1%
18Chilton County855+5%
18Pike County855+14%
20Chambers County850+1%
21Sumter County841+9.2%
22Colbert County838+3.5%
23Morgan County835+5.6%
24Etowah County807+3.6%
25Calhoun County804-0.2%
26Bibb County802+4.8%
27Lauderdale County799+3.4%
28Cleburne County792+1.3%
29Clarke County785+8.6%
30Conecuh County781+8.8%
31Talladega County772+2.9%
32Henry County770+13.6%
33Marshall County765+2.5%
34Jackson County762+8.5%
35Geneva County757+8.8%
36Cherokee County750+7.1%
37Dallas County749+3.2%
38Winston County744+9.4%
39Blount County743+1.2%
39Walker County743+6.4%
41Covington County736+5%
42Tallapoosa County734+4.7%
43Hale County723+8.2%
44Butler County722+0.3%
44Marengo County722+2.8%
46Monroe County721+4.2%
47Escambia County709+7.6%
47Macon County709+3.1%
49Lawrence County708+2.3%
50Wilcox County699-11.2%
51DeKalb County683-0.1%
52Coosa County682+7.9%
53Franklin County667+11.9%
54Crenshaw County664+11.6%
55Lowndes County663-12.8%
56Choctaw County653+6%
57Randolph County646-8.2%
58Barbour County644+2.7%
59Bullock County635+2.6%
60Washington County628-10%
61Clay County624+8.3%
62Fayette County622+3.7%
63Perry County610+8.9%
64Pickens County600+3.8%
65Marion County583+0.3%
66Lamar County548+10.7%
67Greene County429-37.1%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Shelby County, with $1,348 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Greene County, with $429 in 2023.

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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