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

All 66 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `rent_burden_30_plus_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Saraland, AL | 65.1 |
| 1 | Selma, AL | 65.1 |
| 3 | Foley, AL | 64.4 |
| 4 | Helena, AL | 62 |
| 5 | Prichard, AL | 62 |
| 6 | Auburn, AL | 61.1 |
| 7 | Anniston, AL | 59.7 |
| 8 | Center Point, AL | 59.1 |
| 9 | Rainbow City, AL | 58.1 |
| 10 | Mobile, AL | 56.7 |
| 11 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 56.3 |
| 12 | Opelika, AL | 56.2 |
| 13 | Phenix City, AL | 56.1 |
| 14 | Albertville, AL | 55.9 |
| 15 | Vestavia Hills, AL | 55.7 |
| 16 | Birmingham, AL | 55.6 |
| 17 | Pike Road, AL | 55.3 |
| 18 | Troy, AL | 55.1 |
| 19 | Bessemer, AL | 55 |
| 20 | Fairhope, AL | 54.7 |
| 21 | Ozark, AL | 54.6 |
| 22 | Homewood, AL | 54.6 |
| 23 | Clay, AL | 54.1 |
| 24 | Alabaster, AL | 54 |
| 25 | Montgomery, AL | 53.6 |
| 26 | Hartselle, AL | 53.1 |
| 27 | Gardendale, AL | 52.5 |
| 28 | Hueytown, AL | 51.2 |
| 29 | Gadsden, AL | 51.2 |
| 30 | Pelham, AL | 50.7 |
| 31 | Scottsboro, AL | 50.1 |
| 32 | Spanish Fort, AL | 49.6 |
| 33 | Talladega, AL | 48.8 |
| 34 | Dothan, AL | 47.1 |
| 35 | Hoover, AL | 47 |
| 36 | Gulf Shores, AL | 46.5 |
| 37 | Decatur, AL | 46.1 |
| 38 | Irondale, AL | 45.9 |
| 39 | Huntsville, AL | 45.3 |
| 40 | Valley, AL | 45 |
| 41 | Fort Payne, AL | 44.9 |
| 42 | Pell City, AL | 44.5 |
| 43 | Jacksonville, AL | 44.3 |
| 44 | Northport, AL | 44 |
| 45 | Millbrook, AL | 43.5 |
| 46 | Russellville, AL | 42.1 |
| 47 | Trussville, AL | 41.8 |
| 48 | Calera, AL | 41.7 |
| 49 | Alexander City, AL | 41.1 |
| 50 | Enterprise, AL | 41 |
| 51 | Cullman, AL | 40.3 |
| 52 | Florence, AL | 40.2 |
| 53 | Athens, AL | 39.7 |
| 54 | Moody, AL | 39.4 |
| 55 | Oxford, AL | 37.9 |
| 56 | Madison, AL | 37.6 |
| 57 | Sylacauga, AL | 37.5 |
| 58 | Prattville, AL | 37.1 |
| 59 | Eufaula, AL | 35.1 |
| 60 | Daphne, AL | 34.9 |
| 61 | Leeds, AL | 33.6 |
| 62 | Boaz, AL | 33.3 |
| 63 | Jasper, AL | 31.4 |
| 64 | Mountain Brook, AL | 27.6 |
| 65 | Muscle Shoals, AL | 26.1 |
| 66 | Chelsea, AL | 16.8 |