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

Clay, AL had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 66 cities in 2022, at 72%. Muscle Shoals, AL had the lowest, at 19.5%. The median was 47.2% and the figure for Alabama was 48.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72Clay, AL
Lowest19.5Muscle Shoals, AL
Median47.266 cities
Alabama48.3History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Clay, AL: 72 %Clay, AL72Prichard, AL: 65.8 %Prichard, AL65.8Fairhope, AL: 65.4 %Fairhope, AL65.4Center Point, AL: 64.8 %Center Point, AL64.8Troy, AL: 64 %Troy, AL64Auburn, AL: 61.9 %Auburn, AL61.9Helena, AL: 61.4 %Helena, AL61.4Bessemer, AL: 61.1 %Bessemer, AL61.1Gardendale, AL: 60.3 %Gardendale, AL60.3Tuscaloosa, AL: 58.4 %Tuscaloosa, AL58.4Rainbow City, AL: 58.2 %Rainbow City, AL58.2Selma, AL: 57.5 %Selma, AL57.5Foley, AL: 57 %Foley, AL57Calera, AL: 56.7 %Calera, AL56.7Anniston, AL: 55.4 %Anniston, AL55.4Mobile, AL: 55.3 %Mobile, AL55.3Spanish Fort, AL: 55.3 %Spanish Fort, AL55.3Birmingham, AL: 54.4 %Birmingham, AL54.4Gulf Shores, AL: 54 %Gulf Shores, AL54Talladega, AL: 53.4 %Talladega, AL53.4Phenix City, AL: 51.8 %Phenix City, AL51.8Pelham, AL: 51.6 %Pelham, AL51.6Montgomery, AL: 51.6 %Montgomery, AL51.6Ozark, AL: 51.5 %Ozark, AL51.5Homewood, AL: 51.4 %Homewood, AL51.4Millbrook, AL: 51.4 %Millbrook, AL51.4Hoover, AL: 49.3 %Hoover, AL49.3Gadsden, AL: 48.8 %Gadsden, AL48.8Sylacauga, AL: 48.8 %Sylacauga, AL48.8Fort Payne, AL: 48.7 %Fort Payne, AL48.7Jacksonville, AL: 48.5 %Jacksonville, AL48.5Irondale, AL: 48.4 %Irondale, AL48.4Saraland, AL: 48.2 %Saraland, AL48.2Vestavia Hills, AL: 46.2 %Vestavia Hills, AL46.2Opelika, AL: 46 %Opelika, AL46Albertville, AL: 45.4 %Albertville, AL45.4Huntsville, AL: 44.7 %Huntsville, AL44.7Northport, AL: 44.7 %Northport, AL44.7Decatur, AL: 44.6 %Decatur, AL44.6Dothan, AL: 44.3 %Dothan, AL44.3Clay, AL: 72 %Clay, AL72Prichard, AL: 65.8 %Prichard, AL65.8Fairhope, AL: 65.4 %Fairhope, AL65.4Center Point, AL: 64.8 %Center Point, AL64.8Troy, AL: 64 %Troy, AL64Auburn, AL: 61.9 %Auburn, AL61.9Helena, AL: 61.4 %Helena, AL61.4Bessemer, AL: 61.1 %Bessemer, AL61.1Gardendale, AL: 60.3 %Gardendale, AL60.3Tuscaloosa, AL: 58.4 %Tuscaloosa, AL58.4Rainbow City, AL: 58.2 %Rainbow City, AL58.2Selma, AL: 57.5 %Selma, AL57.5Foley, AL: 57 %Foley, AL57Calera, AL: 56.7 %Calera, AL56.7Anniston, AL: 55.4 %Anniston, AL55.4Mobile, AL: 55.3 %Mobile, AL55.3Spanish Fort, AL: 55.3 %Spanish Fort, AL55.3Birmingham, AL: 54.4 %Birmingham, AL54.4Gulf Shores, AL: 54 %Gulf Shores, AL54Talladega, AL: 53.4 %Talladega, AL53.4Phenix City, AL: 51.8 %Phenix City, AL51.8Pelham, AL: 51.6 %Pelham, AL51.6Montgomery, AL: 51.6 %Montgomery, AL51.6Ozark, AL: 51.5 %Ozark, AL51.5Homewood, AL: 51.4 %Homewood, AL51.4Millbrook, AL: 51.4 %Millbrook, AL51.4Hoover, AL: 49.3 %Hoover, AL49.3Gadsden, AL: 48.8 %Gadsden, AL48.8Sylacauga, AL: 48.8 %Sylacauga, AL48.8Fort Payne, AL: 48.7 %Fort Payne, AL48.7Jacksonville, AL: 48.5 %Jacksonville, AL48.5Irondale, AL: 48.4 %Irondale, AL48.4Saraland, AL: 48.2 %Saraland, AL48.2Vestavia Hills, AL: 46.2 %Vestavia Hills, AL46.2Opelika, AL: 46 %Opelika, AL46Albertville, AL: 45.4 %Albertville, AL45.4Huntsville, AL: 44.7 %Huntsville, AL44.7Northport, AL: 44.7 %Northport, AL44.7Decatur, AL: 44.6 %Decatur, AL44.6Dothan, AL: 44.3 %Dothan, AL44.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Clay, AL72+30.5 pts
2Prichard, AL65.8+1.5 pts
3Fairhope, AL65.4-0.4 pts
4Center Point, AL64.8-1 pts
5Troy, AL64+1.1 pts
6Auburn, AL61.9+2.6 pts
7Helena, AL61.4-2.6 pts
8Bessemer, AL61.1+0.1 pts
9Gardendale, AL60.3+12.3 pts
10Tuscaloosa, AL58.4+3 pts
11Rainbow City, AL58.2+2.1 pts
12Selma, AL57.5-4.4 pts
13Foley, AL57-0.1 pts
14Calera, AL56.7+4.5 pts
15Anniston, AL55.4+0.5 pts
16Mobile, AL55.3+0.5 pts
17Spanish Fort, AL55.3+17 pts
18Birmingham, AL54.4+1.3 pts
19Gulf Shores, AL54-2.9 pts
20Talladega, AL53.4+5.3 pts
21Phenix City, AL51.8-2.8 pts
22Pelham, AL51.6+2.2 pts
23Montgomery, AL51.6-0.3 pts
24Ozark, AL51.5+0.8 pts
25Homewood, AL51.4-0.1 pts
26Millbrook, AL51.4-0.2 pts
27Hoover, AL49.3+0.6 pts
28Gadsden, AL48.8-2.4 pts
29Sylacauga, AL48.80 pts
30Fort Payne, AL48.7+6.4 pts
31Jacksonville, AL48.5-0.3 pts
32Irondale, AL48.4+10.1 pts
33Saraland, AL48.2+1.3 pts
34Vestavia Hills, AL46.2+2.2 pts
35Opelika, AL46+1.1 pts
36Albertville, AL45.4+1.3 pts
37Huntsville, AL44.7-0.6 pts
38Northport, AL44.7+4.3 pts
39Decatur, AL44.6+1.4 pts
40Dothan, AL44.3-0.3 pts
41Oxford, AL44+5.1 pts
42Alabaster, AL43.8+4 pts
43Florence, AL42.8-0.5 pts
44Moody, AL42.6-0.5 pts
45Eufaula, AL41.9-0.5 pts
46Pike Road, AL40.4+0.5 pts
47Scottsboro, AL39.2-5.5 pts
48Hartselle, AL39.1+5.6 pts
49Daphne, AL39+0.1 pts
50Athens, AL38.8-3.3 pts
51Boaz, AL38.7+5.1 pts
52Russellville, AL37.7-3.4 pts
53Hueytown, AL37.7-0.4 pts
54Enterprise, AL37.6+4.5 pts
55Pell City, AL37.5-3.2 pts
56Madison, AL35.8+3.9 pts
57Cullman, AL35.8+1 pts
58Valley, AL35.5+5.9 pts
59Alexander City, AL33.5-4.6 pts
60Trussville, AL32.6-2.8 pts
61Jasper, AL32.3-3.5 pts
62Prattville, AL31.4-3.2 pts
63Leeds, AL28.9-0.9 pts
64Mountain Brook, AL23.9-1.4 pts
65Chelsea, AL23.5+1.1 pts
66Muscle Shoals, AL19.5-6.3 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.

How to cite

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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), 2022}},
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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Clay, AL, with 72% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Muscle Shoals, AL, with 19.5% in 2022.

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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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