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Alabama Fair Market Rents

2023 Fair Market Rents

2023 FMRs in Alabama by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.

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FMRs vary across Alabama based on County and ZIP code as well as number of bedrooms. The average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Alabama is $839.

The highest average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $1,951 in Hawaii. The lowest for a two-bedroom apartment is $519 in Puerto Rico.

FMRs in Alabama are based on the price of monthly rent plus the cost of essential utilities. FMRs vary by county or ZIP Code. Generally areas with a lower population density have a lower gross rent (lower FMRs) but there are exceptions.

View the Fair Market Rents Overview for detailed information on how FMRs are calculated. Click on a specific county on the map or from the table below for detailed FMR information including Small Area FMRs.

How does Alabama compare?

The highest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Alabama is $1,206 in Baldwin County. The lowest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment is $740 in Crenshaw County.

Alabama ($839) has a 23.4% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of the US ($1,095) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Alabama is rank 47th out of 56 States and territories. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 46 other States and territories. Alabama is the 10th cheapest State or territory in terms of FMRs.

Average FMRs for Alabama

47th
Rank
$637
Studio
$682
1-person
$839
2-person
$1,085
3-person
$1,243
4-person
Counties in Alabama (67)
County Rank Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
Baldwin County 1st $924 $928 $1,206 $1,534 $1,971
Bibb County 2nd $866 $942 $1,075 $1,376 $1,494
Blount County 2nd $866 $942 $1,075 $1,376 $1,494
Jefferson County 2nd $866 $942 $1,075 $1,376 $1,494
St. Clair County 2nd $866 $942 $1,075 $1,376 $1,494
Shelby County 2nd $866 $942 $1,075 $1,376 $1,494
Limestone County 7th $737 $872 $1,029 $1,354 $1,612
Madison County 7th $737 $872 $1,029 $1,354 $1,612
Russell County 9th $759 $819 $945 $1,276 $1,610
Autauga County 10th $716 $817 $977 $1,241 $1,595
Elmore County 10th $716 $817 $977 $1,241 $1,595
Montgomery County 10th $716 $817 $977 $1,241 $1,595
Lowndes County 10th $716 $817 $977 $1,241 $1,595
Tuscaloosa County 14th $816 $822 $1,018 $1,277 $1,368
Hale County 14th $816 $822 $1,018 $1,277 $1,368
Mobile County 16th $738 $793 $986 $1,318 $1,400
Lee County 17th $722 $774 $992 $1,327 $1,393
Chambers County 18th $688 $692 $911 $1,109 $1,224
Washington County 19th $661 $712 $883 $1,075 $1,252
Sumter County 20th $679 $690 $897 $1,092 $1,211
Wilcox County 21st $675 $686 $892 $1,086 $1,198
Pike County 22nd $673 $676 $890 $1,083 $1,196
Coffee County 23rd $607 $625 $803 $1,141 $1,250
Dale County 24th $633 $636 $740 $1,052 $1,260
Cullman County 25th $627 $655 $815 $1,097 $1,125
Bullock County 26th $620 $631 $820 $999 $1,229
Calhoun County 27th $605 $609 $802 $1,088 $1,178
Perry County 28th $604 $707 $799 $972 $1,197
Lawrence County 29th $623 $651 $795 $1,038 $1,151
Morgan County 29th $623 $651 $795 $1,038 $1,151
Colbert County 31st $574 $617 $811 $1,000 $1,249
Lauderdale County 31st $574 $617 $811 $1,000 $1,249
Macon County 33rd $584 $586 $772 $977 $1,315
Clarke County 34th $560 $573 $740 $1,052 $1,260
Geneva County 35th $619 $622 $761 $1,015 $1,156
Houston County 35th $619 $622 $761 $1,015 $1,156
Randolph County 37th $560 $655 $740 $1,052 $1,109
Tallapoosa County 38th $598 $600 $790 $1,049 $1,076
Franklin County 39th $560 $655 $740 $901 $1,251
Chilton County 40th $617 $634 $755 $1,036 $1,040
Monroe County 41st $560 $655 $740 $1,046 $1,078
Greene County 42nd $623 $627 $794 $966 $1,067
Jackson County 43rd $560 $624 $740 $901 $1,247
Conecuh County 43rd $560 $655 $740 $1,008 $1,109
Covington County 45th $558 $562 $740 $986 $1,214
DeKalb County 46th $560 $579 $740 $1,015 $1,153
Choctaw County 47th $560 $562 $740 $921 $1,260
Clay County 48th $520 $626 $740 $1,001 $1,154
Lamar County 49th $560 $613 $740 $1,011 $1,109
Marion County 50th $495 $562 $740 $960 $1,260
Escambia County 51st $560 $606 $740 $946 $1,164
Coosa County 52nd $579 $589 $766 $932 $1,148
Dallas County 53rd $597 $600 $790 $961 $1,061
Marengo County 54th $560 $655 $740 $929 $1,109
Fayette County 55th $560 $655 $740 $924 $1,109
Cherokee County 56th $574 $584 $759 $959 $1,097
Cleburne County 57th $561 $594 $741 $966 $1,110
Talladega County 58th $504 $573 $754 $1,033 $1,102
Etowah County 59th $514 $660 $769 $973 $1,033
Butler County 59th $576 $664 $761 $926 $1,022
Walker County 61st $560 $562 $740 $1,004 $1,042
Winston County 62nd $560 $562 $740 $1,014 $1,018
Marshall County 63rd $565 $569 $740 $990 $994
Henry County 64th $558 $562 $740 $985 $1,001
Pickens County 65th $558 $562 $740 $979 $994
Barbour County 66th $558 $562 $740 $941 $994
Crenshaw County 67th $560 $562 $740 $901 $994

More on Alabama

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