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

Prichard, AL had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 66 cities in 2023, at 69.8%. Chelsea, AL had the lowest, at 20.3%. The median was 46.9% and the figure for Alabama was 48.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest69.8Prichard, AL
Lowest20.3Chelsea, AL
Median46.966 cities
Alabama48.6History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Prichard, AL: 69.8 %Prichard, AL69.8Clay, AL: 68.7 %Clay, AL68.7Fairhope, AL: 64.4 %Fairhope, AL64.4Helena, AL: 64 %Helena, AL64Auburn, AL: 63.9 %Auburn, AL63.9Center Point, AL: 62 %Center Point, AL62Selma, AL: 61.8 %Selma, AL61.8Foley, AL: 59.7 %Foley, AL59.7Saraland, AL: 59.3 %Saraland, AL59.3Tuscaloosa, AL: 59.2 %Tuscaloosa, AL59.2Rainbow City, AL: 58.6 %Rainbow City, AL58.6Gardendale, AL: 57.6 %Gardendale, AL57.6Anniston, AL: 55.9 %Anniston, AL55.9Birmingham, AL: 55.7 %Birmingham, AL55.7Troy, AL: 55.6 %Troy, AL55.6Mobile, AL: 55.3 %Mobile, AL55.3Pelham, AL: 53.8 %Pelham, AL53.8Bessemer, AL: 53.8 %Bessemer, AL53.8Phenix City, AL: 52.8 %Phenix City, AL52.8Alabaster, AL: 52.7 %Alabaster, AL52.7Ozark, AL: 52.4 %Ozark, AL52.4Gadsden, AL: 52.4 %Gadsden, AL52.4Homewood, AL: 51.7 %Homewood, AL51.7Montgomery, AL: 51.5 %Montgomery, AL51.5Pike Road, AL: 51.3 %Pike Road, AL51.3Spanish Fort, AL: 51.1 %Spanish Fort, AL51.1Hueytown, AL: 49.3 %Hueytown, AL49.3Opelika, AL: 49 %Opelika, AL49Jacksonville, AL: 48.7 %Jacksonville, AL48.7Calera, AL: 48.5 %Calera, AL48.5Vestavia Hills, AL: 48.4 %Vestavia Hills, AL48.4Irondale, AL: 47.9 %Irondale, AL47.9Hoover, AL: 47.1 %Hoover, AL47.1Gulf Shores, AL: 46.7 %Gulf Shores, AL46.7Huntsville, AL: 46.5 %Huntsville, AL46.5Albertville, AL: 46.5 %Albertville, AL46.5Millbrook, AL: 46.1 %Millbrook, AL46.1Dothan, AL: 45.8 %Dothan, AL45.8Talladega, AL: 44.6 %Talladega, AL44.6Scottsboro, AL: 44.5 %Scottsboro, AL44.5Prichard, AL: 69.8 %Prichard, AL69.8Clay, AL: 68.7 %Clay, AL68.7Fairhope, AL: 64.4 %Fairhope, AL64.4Helena, AL: 64 %Helena, AL64Auburn, AL: 63.9 %Auburn, AL63.9Center Point, AL: 62 %Center Point, AL62Selma, AL: 61.8 %Selma, AL61.8Foley, AL: 59.7 %Foley, AL59.7Saraland, AL: 59.3 %Saraland, AL59.3Tuscaloosa, AL: 59.2 %Tuscaloosa, AL59.2Rainbow City, AL: 58.6 %Rainbow City, AL58.6Gardendale, AL: 57.6 %Gardendale, AL57.6Anniston, AL: 55.9 %Anniston, AL55.9Birmingham, AL: 55.7 %Birmingham, AL55.7Troy, AL: 55.6 %Troy, AL55.6Mobile, AL: 55.3 %Mobile, AL55.3Pelham, AL: 53.8 %Pelham, AL53.8Bessemer, AL: 53.8 %Bessemer, AL53.8Phenix City, AL: 52.8 %Phenix City, AL52.8Alabaster, AL: 52.7 %Alabaster, AL52.7Ozark, AL: 52.4 %Ozark, AL52.4Gadsden, AL: 52.4 %Gadsden, AL52.4Homewood, AL: 51.7 %Homewood, AL51.7Montgomery, AL: 51.5 %Montgomery, AL51.5Pike Road, AL: 51.3 %Pike Road, AL51.3Spanish Fort, AL: 51.1 %Spanish Fort, AL51.1Hueytown, AL: 49.3 %Hueytown, AL49.3Opelika, AL: 49 %Opelika, AL49Jacksonville, AL: 48.7 %Jacksonville, AL48.7Calera, AL: 48.5 %Calera, AL48.5Vestavia Hills, AL: 48.4 %Vestavia Hills, AL48.4Irondale, AL: 47.9 %Irondale, AL47.9Hoover, AL: 47.1 %Hoover, AL47.1Gulf Shores, AL: 46.7 %Gulf Shores, AL46.7Huntsville, AL: 46.5 %Huntsville, AL46.5Albertville, AL: 46.5 %Albertville, AL46.5Millbrook, AL: 46.1 %Millbrook, AL46.1Dothan, AL: 45.8 %Dothan, AL45.8Talladega, AL: 44.6 %Talladega, AL44.6Scottsboro, AL: 44.5 %Scottsboro, AL44.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Prichard, AL69.8+4 pts
2Clay, AL68.7-3.3 pts
3Fairhope, AL64.4-1 pts
4Helena, AL64+2.6 pts
5Auburn, AL63.9+2 pts
6Center Point, AL62-2.8 pts
7Selma, AL61.8+4.3 pts
8Foley, AL59.7+2.7 pts
9Saraland, AL59.3+11.1 pts
10Tuscaloosa, AL59.2+0.8 pts
11Rainbow City, AL58.6+0.4 pts
12Gardendale, AL57.6-2.7 pts
13Anniston, AL55.9+0.5 pts
14Birmingham, AL55.7+1.3 pts
15Troy, AL55.6-8.3 pts
16Mobile, AL55.3-0 pts
17Pelham, AL53.8+2.2 pts
18Bessemer, AL53.8-7.3 pts
19Phenix City, AL52.8+1 pts
20Alabaster, AL52.7+8.9 pts
21Ozark, AL52.4+0.9 pts
22Gadsden, AL52.4+3.5 pts
23Homewood, AL51.7+0.2 pts
24Montgomery, AL51.5-0.1 pts
25Pike Road, AL51.3+10.9 pts
26Spanish Fort, AL51.1-4.1 pts
27Hueytown, AL49.3+11.6 pts
28Opelika, AL49+3 pts
29Jacksonville, AL48.7+0.3 pts
30Calera, AL48.5-8.2 pts
31Vestavia Hills, AL48.4+2.2 pts
32Irondale, AL47.9-0.4 pts
33Hoover, AL47.1-2.1 pts
34Gulf Shores, AL46.7-7.3 pts
35Huntsville, AL46.5+1.8 pts
36Albertville, AL46.5+1.1 pts
37Millbrook, AL46.1-5.3 pts
38Dothan, AL45.8+1.5 pts
39Talladega, AL44.6-8.8 pts
40Scottsboro, AL44.5+5.3 pts
41Northport, AL44.2-0.5 pts
42Decatur, AL43.6-1.1 pts
43Oxford, AL43.5-0.4 pts
44Florence, AL42.4-0.4 pts
45Fort Payne, AL42.3-6.5 pts
46Sylacauga, AL41.8-7 pts
47Trussville, AL41.2+8.6 pts
48Moody, AL41.1-1.4 pts
49Enterprise, AL40+2.4 pts
50Hartselle, AL39.5+0.4 pts
51Eufaula, AL39.3-2.6 pts
52Pell City, AL38.2+0.7 pts
53Madison, AL37.6+1.8 pts
54Athens, AL37.1-1.7 pts
55Cullman, AL37+1.2 pts
56Russellville, AL37-0.8 pts
57Alexander City, AL35.7+2.2 pts
58Jasper, AL35.4+3.1 pts
59Daphne, AL34.8-4.2 pts
60Valley, AL33.2-2.3 pts
61Prattville, AL32.8+1.3 pts
62Leeds, AL32.7+3.8 pts
63Boaz, AL27.7-11 pts
64Mountain Brook, AL25.3+1.3 pts
65Muscle Shoals, AL23.9+4.4 pts
66Chelsea, AL20.3-3.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Prichard, AL, with 69.8% in 2023, 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 20.3% in 2023.

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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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