Alabama Cities by Median Gross Rent

Median gross rent includes rent plus utilities paid by renters. It's the most direct measure of housing affordability for non-owners.

All 299 cities ranked by Median Gross Rent, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Cities	Median Gross Rent ↓
1	Shoal Creek CDP, Alabama	$2,573
2	Eagle Point CDP, Alabama	$2,269
3	Indian Springs Village city, Alabama	$2,164
4	Argo town, Alabama	$2,103
5	McCalla CDP, Alabama	$1,838
6	Dauphin Island town, Alabama	$1,750
7	Triana town, Alabama	$1,710
8	Fairhope city, Alabama	$1,637
9	Pike Road town, Alabama	$1,615
10	Pelham city, Alabama	$1,573
11	Calera city, Alabama	$1,505
12	Loxley town, Alabama	$1,465
13	Moody city, Alabama	$1,463
14	Homewood city, Alabama	$1,457
15	Chelsea city, Alabama	$1,456
16	Vestavia Hills city, Alabama	$1,455
17	Trussville city, Alabama	$1,450
18	Mountain Brook city, Alabama	$1,444
19	Helena city, Alabama	$1,420
20	Brook Highland CDP, Alabama	$1,407
21	Pinson city, Alabama	$1,406
22	Hoover city, Alabama	$1,404
23	Fort Rucker CDP, Alabama	$1,402
24	Deatsville town, Alabama	$1,389
25	Madison city, Alabama	$1,375
26	Alabaster city, Alabama	$1,375
27	Clay city, Alabama	$1,373
28	Gulf Shores city, Alabama	$1,363
29	Orange Beach city, Alabama	$1,339
30	Daphne city, Alabama	$1,337
31	Adamsville city, Alabama	$1,312
32	Coker town, Alabama	$1,299
33	Meadowbrook CDP, Alabama	$1,276
34	Hueytown city, Alabama	$1,276
35	Odenville city, Alabama	$1,265
36	Prattville city, Alabama	$1,250
37	Spanish Fort city, Alabama	$1,246
38	Moores Mill CDP, Alabama	$1,235
39	Harvest CDP, Alabama	$1,233
40	Satsuma city, Alabama	$1,224
41	Theodore CDP, Alabama	$1,222
42	Choccolocco CDP, Alabama	$1,216
43	Fultondale city, Alabama	$1,214
44	Midfield city, Alabama	$1,199
45	Irondale city, Alabama	$1,177
46	Hayden town, Alabama	$1,175
47	Foley city, Alabama	$1,169
48	Center Point city, Alabama	$1,161
49	Grayson Valley CDP, Alabama	$1,158
50	Pleasant Grove city, Alabama	$1,153
51	Gardendale city, Alabama	$1,151
52	Magnolia Springs town, Alabama	$1,141
53	Brookwood town, Alabama	$1,140
54	Southside city, Alabama	$1,131
55	Mount Vernon town, Alabama	$1,106
56	Good Hope city, Alabama	$1,105
57	Pell City city, Alabama	$1,103
58	Vance town, Alabama	$1,094
59	Forestdale CDP, Alabama	$1,094
60	Sylvan Springs town, Alabama	$1,092
61	Wetumpka city, Alabama	$1,088
62	Huntsville city, Alabama	$1,078
63	Riverside city, Alabama	$1,073
64	Saraland city, Alabama	$1,071
65	Kimberly city, Alabama	$1,069
66	Montgomery city, Alabama	$1,059
67	Ladonia CDP, Alabama	$1,058
68	Enterprise city, Alabama	$1,058
69	Taylor town, Alabama	$1,055
70	Locust Fork town, Alabama	$1,054
71	Hazel Green CDP, Alabama	$1,051
72	Graysville city, Alabama	$1,049
73	Birmingham city, Alabama	$1,047
74	Dunnavant CDP, Alabama	$1,042
75	Creola city, Alabama	$1,042
76	Summerdale town, Alabama	$1,038
77	Millbrook city, Alabama	$1,035
78	Rehobeth town, Alabama	$1,034
79	Auburn city, Alabama	$1,034
80	Parrish town, Alabama	$1,033
81	Mobile city, Alabama	$1,029
82	Stewartville CDP, Alabama	$1,024
83	Valley city, Alabama	$1,024
84	Lake View town, Alabama	$1,022
85	Mount Olive CDP (Jefferson County), Alabama	$1,022
86	Holt CDP, Alabama	$1,014
87	Weaver city, Alabama	$1,007
88	Warrior city, Alabama	$1,006
89	Tuscaloosa city, Alabama	$1,005
90	Jemison city, Alabama	$1,000
91	Rainbow City city, Alabama	$998
92	Fairfield city, Alabama	$997
93	Robertsdale city, Alabama	$997
94	Elmore town, Alabama	$986
95	Westover town, Alabama	$986
96	Meridianville CDP, Alabama	$983
97	Tidmore Bend CDP, Alabama	$975
98	New Market CDP, Alabama	$967
99	Grand Bay CDP, Alabama	$963
100	Kinsey town, Alabama	$961