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Cities in Alabama by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Saraland, AL had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 66 cities in 2024, at 65.1%. Chelsea, AL had the lowest, at 16.8%. The median was 48% and the figure for Alabama was 48.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest65.1Saraland, AL
Lowest16.8Chelsea, AL
Median4866 cities
Alabama48.8History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Saraland, AL: 65.1 %Saraland, AL65.1Selma, AL: 65.1 %Selma, AL65.1Foley, AL: 64.4 %Foley, AL64.4Helena, AL: 62 %Helena, AL62Prichard, AL: 62 %Prichard, AL62Auburn, AL: 61.1 %Auburn, AL61.1Anniston, AL: 59.7 %Anniston, AL59.7Center Point, AL: 59.1 %Center Point, AL59.1Rainbow City, AL: 58.1 %Rainbow City, AL58.1Mobile, AL: 56.7 %Mobile, AL56.7Tuscaloosa, AL: 56.3 %Tuscaloosa, AL56.3Opelika, AL: 56.2 %Opelika, AL56.2Phenix City, AL: 56.1 %Phenix City, AL56.1Albertville, AL: 55.9 %Albertville, AL55.9Vestavia Hills, AL: 55.7 %Vestavia Hills, AL55.7Birmingham, AL: 55.6 %Birmingham, AL55.6Pike Road, AL: 55.3 %Pike Road, AL55.3Troy, AL: 55.1 %Troy, AL55.1Bessemer, AL: 55 %Bessemer, AL55Fairhope, AL: 54.7 %Fairhope, AL54.7Ozark, AL: 54.6 %Ozark, AL54.6Homewood, AL: 54.6 %Homewood, AL54.6Clay, AL: 54.1 %Clay, AL54.1Alabaster, AL: 54 %Alabaster, AL54Montgomery, AL: 53.6 %Montgomery, AL53.6Hartselle, AL: 53.1 %Hartselle, AL53.1Gardendale, AL: 52.5 %Gardendale, AL52.5Hueytown, AL: 51.2 %Hueytown, AL51.2Gadsden, AL: 51.2 %Gadsden, AL51.2Pelham, AL: 50.7 %Pelham, AL50.7Scottsboro, AL: 50.1 %Scottsboro, AL50.1Spanish Fort, AL: 49.6 %Spanish Fort, AL49.6Talladega, AL: 48.8 %Talladega, AL48.8Dothan, AL: 47.1 %Dothan, AL47.1Hoover, AL: 47 %Hoover, AL47Gulf Shores, AL: 46.5 %Gulf Shores, AL46.5Decatur, AL: 46.1 %Decatur, AL46.1Irondale, AL: 45.9 %Irondale, AL45.9Huntsville, AL: 45.3 %Huntsville, AL45.3Valley, AL: 45 %Valley, AL45Saraland, AL: 65.1 %Saraland, AL65.1Selma, AL: 65.1 %Selma, AL65.1Foley, AL: 64.4 %Foley, AL64.4Helena, AL: 62 %Helena, AL62Prichard, AL: 62 %Prichard, AL62Auburn, AL: 61.1 %Auburn, AL61.1Anniston, AL: 59.7 %Anniston, AL59.7Center Point, AL: 59.1 %Center Point, AL59.1Rainbow City, AL: 58.1 %Rainbow City, AL58.1Mobile, AL: 56.7 %Mobile, AL56.7Tuscaloosa, AL: 56.3 %Tuscaloosa, AL56.3Opelika, AL: 56.2 %Opelika, AL56.2Phenix City, AL: 56.1 %Phenix City, AL56.1Albertville, AL: 55.9 %Albertville, AL55.9Vestavia Hills, AL: 55.7 %Vestavia Hills, AL55.7Birmingham, AL: 55.6 %Birmingham, AL55.6Pike Road, AL: 55.3 %Pike Road, AL55.3Troy, AL: 55.1 %Troy, AL55.1Bessemer, AL: 55 %Bessemer, AL55Fairhope, AL: 54.7 %Fairhope, AL54.7Ozark, AL: 54.6 %Ozark, AL54.6Homewood, AL: 54.6 %Homewood, AL54.6Clay, AL: 54.1 %Clay, AL54.1Alabaster, AL: 54 %Alabaster, AL54Montgomery, AL: 53.6 %Montgomery, AL53.6Hartselle, AL: 53.1 %Hartselle, AL53.1Gardendale, AL: 52.5 %Gardendale, AL52.5Hueytown, AL: 51.2 %Hueytown, AL51.2Gadsden, AL: 51.2 %Gadsden, AL51.2Pelham, AL: 50.7 %Pelham, AL50.7Scottsboro, AL: 50.1 %Scottsboro, AL50.1Spanish Fort, AL: 49.6 %Spanish Fort, AL49.6Talladega, AL: 48.8 %Talladega, AL48.8Dothan, AL: 47.1 %Dothan, AL47.1Hoover, AL: 47 %Hoover, AL47Gulf Shores, AL: 46.5 %Gulf Shores, AL46.5Decatur, AL: 46.1 %Decatur, AL46.1Irondale, AL: 45.9 %Irondale, AL45.9Huntsville, AL: 45.3 %Huntsville, AL45.3Valley, AL: 45 %Valley, AL45
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Saraland, AL65.1+5.8 pts
1Selma, AL65.1+3.2 pts
3Foley, AL64.4+4.7 pts
4Helena, AL62-2 pts
5Prichard, AL62-7.9 pts
6Auburn, AL61.1-2.8 pts
7Anniston, AL59.7+3.7 pts
8Center Point, AL59.1-3 pts
9Rainbow City, AL58.1-0.5 pts
10Mobile, AL56.7+1.4 pts
11Tuscaloosa, AL56.3-2.8 pts
12Opelika, AL56.2+7.2 pts
13Phenix City, AL56.1+3.2 pts
14Albertville, AL55.9+9.4 pts
15Vestavia Hills, AL55.7+7.3 pts
16Birmingham, AL55.6-0.1 pts
17Pike Road, AL55.3+4 pts
18Troy, AL55.1-0.5 pts
19Bessemer, AL55+1.1 pts
20Fairhope, AL54.7-9.7 pts
21Ozark, AL54.6+2.1 pts
22Homewood, AL54.6+2.9 pts
23Clay, AL54.1-14.7 pts
24Alabaster, AL54+1.3 pts
25Montgomery, AL53.6+2.1 pts
26Hartselle, AL53.1+13.6 pts
27Gardendale, AL52.5-5.1 pts
28Hueytown, AL51.2+1.9 pts
29Gadsden, AL51.2-1.2 pts
30Pelham, AL50.7-3.1 pts
31Scottsboro, AL50.1+5.6 pts
32Spanish Fort, AL49.6-1.5 pts
33Talladega, AL48.8+4.3 pts
34Dothan, AL47.1+1.4 pts
35Hoover, AL47-0.1 pts
36Gulf Shores, AL46.5-0.3 pts
37Decatur, AL46.1+2.6 pts
38Irondale, AL45.9-2.1 pts
39Huntsville, AL45.3-1.2 pts
40Valley, AL45+11.8 pts
41Fort Payne, AL44.9+2.6 pts
42Pell City, AL44.5+6.3 pts
43Jacksonville, AL44.3-4.4 pts
44Northport, AL44-0.2 pts
45Millbrook, AL43.5-2.6 pts
46Russellville, AL42.1+5.1 pts
47Trussville, AL41.8+0.6 pts
48Calera, AL41.7-6.8 pts
49Alexander City, AL41.1+5.4 pts
50Enterprise, AL41+1 pts
51Cullman, AL40.3+3.4 pts
52Florence, AL40.2-2.2 pts
53Athens, AL39.7+2.6 pts
54Moody, AL39.4-1.7 pts
55Oxford, AL37.9-5.7 pts
56Madison, AL37.6-0 pts
57Sylacauga, AL37.5-4.4 pts
58Prattville, AL37.1+4.4 pts
59Eufaula, AL35.1-4.1 pts
60Daphne, AL34.9+0.1 pts
61Leeds, AL33.6+0.9 pts
62Boaz, AL33.3+5.7 pts
63Jasper, AL31.4-4 pts
64Mountain Brook, AL27.6+2.4 pts
65Muscle Shoals, AL26.1+2.2 pts
66Chelsea, AL16.8-3.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Alabama by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Alabama by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Saraland, AL, with 65.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Chelsea, AL, with 16.8% in 2024.

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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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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