Most Affordable Cities in Alabama.

Cities in Alabama ranked by median rent as a share of median household income.

69 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Median Rent	Rent / Income	Median Income	Median Home Value
1	Mountain Brook	22,029	$1,456	9%	$201,479	$916,300
2	Hartselle	15,847	$804	13%	$76,290	$203,800
3	Madison	60,106	$1,453	13%	$134,655	$398,800
4	Jasper	14,442	$721	13%	$66,238	$215,700
5	Vestavia Hills	38,616	$1,515	14%	$134,369	$530,000
6	Russellville	10,799	$685	14%	$58,231	$123,800
7	Northport	31,218	$982	15%	$80,913	$282,600
8	Chelsea	16,260	$1,414	15%	$115,337	$360,000
9	Oxford	22,063	$925	15%	$74,268	$170,900
10	Athens	29,002	$899	15%	$69,922	$270,000
11	Boaz	10,814	$663	16%	$49,846	$199,200
12	Hoover	92,642	$1,457	16%	$109,253	$412,200
13	Muscle Shoals	16,951	$1,029	16%	$75,894	$199,700
14	Helena	21,769	$1,574	16%	$115,139	$330,700
15	Trussville	26,673	$1,711	17%	$123,275	$370,300
16	Spanish Fort	10,662	$1,390	17%	$99,346	$343,900
17	Pike Road	10,574	$1,653	17%	$117,091	$381,600
18	Ozark	14,327	$694	17%	$48,944	$148,900
19	Fort Payne	14,927	$679	17%	$47,479	$157,000
20	Decatur	57,361	$896	17%	$61,563	$210,200
21	Opelika	32,820	$950	18%	$65,004	$241,800
22	Eufaula	12,584	$698	18%	$47,392	$139,900
23	Tillmans Corner	17,677	$908	18%	$60,837	$166,700
24	Enterprise	29,505	$1,098	18%	$73,125	$202,900
25	Alabaster	33,917	$1,372	18%	$91,357	$261,700
26	Cullman	19,319	$925	18%	$61,224	$238,900
27	Leeds	12,028	$1,058	18%	$69,737	$224,600
28	Alexander City	14,606	$721	18%	$47,022	$155,000
29	Scottsboro	15,712	$830	18%	$53,929	$190,400
30	Sylacauga	12,309	$773	19%	$50,017	$161,200
31	Homewood	27,829	$1,463	19%	$94,485	$558,500
32	Albertville	22,813	$872	19%	$56,099	$188,400
33	Pelham	24,827	$1,577	19%	$101,094	$299,800
34	Huntsville	222,791	$1,171	19%	$74,714	$293,600
35	Florence	41,701	$820	19%	$52,174	$196,300
36	Millbrook	17,189	$1,111	19%	$70,313	$207,100
37	Gardendale	16,534	$1,299	19%	$82,192	$252,600
38	Jacksonville	14,437	$820	19%	$51,814	$185,500
39	Daphne	29,453	$1,388	19%	$87,250	$323,400
40	Pell City	13,587	$1,099	19%	$68,638	$249,600
41	Prattville	39,482	$1,313	19%	$81,337	$214,600
42	Anniston	21,271	$799	21%	$46,668	$158,800
43	Dothan	71,514	$960	21%	$55,792	$194,000
44	Saraland	16,404	$1,060	21%	$61,509	$217,600
45	Auburn	80,594	$1,098	21%	$63,668	$364,800
46	Talladega	14,760	$776	21%	$44,198	$121,900
47	Fairhope	24,190	$1,689	21%	$94,274	$430,900
48	Moody	13,488	$1,553	22%	$86,627	$237,500
49	Saks	10,681	$898	22%	$49,753	$116,400
50	Troy	17,716	$922	22%	$50,717	$231,400
51	Irondale	13,464	$1,320	22%	$72,343	$255,800
52	Calera	17,714	$1,601	22%	$87,194	$235,300
53	Rainbow City	10,284	$1,048	22%	$56,398	$223,000
54	Foley	24,026	$1,242	22%	$66,336	$289,300
55	Gulf Shores	16,401	$1,483	23%	$78,188	$382,700
56	Montgomery	197,494	$1,089	23%	$56,811	$161,900
57	Phenix City	38,499	$967	23%	$50,053	$170,300
58	Valley	10,277	$1,016	24%	$51,661	$140,800
59	Mobile	203,416	$1,068	24%	$53,558	$193,300
60	Gadsden	33,374	$808	24%	$40,345	$116,800
61	McCalla	13,253	$1,777	24%	$87,468	$279,900
62	Tuscaloosa	111,038	$1,055	25%	$51,464	$255,500
63	Hueytown	16,414	$1,304	25%	$62,784	$155,300
64	Selma	17,057	$713	26%	$33,197	$96,500
65	Center Point	15,914	$1,218	26%	$56,417	$151,700
66	Birmingham	198,173	$1,107	29%	$46,051	$158,800
67	Bessemer	25,400	$961	29%	$39,613	$135,900
68	Prichard	18,961	$922	30%	$36,588	$85,700
69	Clay	10,273	$2,240	33%	$81,920	$220,600