Alabama rental market analysis
Investment scores, home values, rents and gross rent-to-price comparisons for the counties in Alabama we track. Click any county for the full deep-dive.
Counties tracked
67
Median home price
$179K
Median rent
$1,378
Top-scored
Walker
82/100
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All counties in Alabama
| County | Score | Home-value reference | Rent reference | Annual rent/price | YoY price | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker County | 82 | $161,006 | $1,481 | 11.04% | +3.3% | 64,978 |
| Crenshaw County | 81 | $145,083 | – | – | +7.0% | 13,205 |
| Clay County | 80 | $186,683 | – | – | +7.8% | 14,209 |
| Greene County | 80 | $135,952 | – | – | +5.7% | 7,706 |
| Dale County | 79 | $161,405 | $1,467 | 10.91% | +1.9% | 49,455 |
| Escambia County | 79 | $149,519 | – | – | +4.9% | 36,755 |
| Montgomery County | 78 | $163,380 | $1,330 | 9.77% | +1.8% | 228,132 |
| Dallas County | 78 | $84,756 | – | – | +3.4% | 38,326 |
| Wilcox County | 78 | $147,354 | – | – | +4.2% | 10,441 |
| Hale County | 77 | $178,867 | – | – | +4.7% | 14,742 |
| Russell County | 76 | $197,342 | $1,364 | 8.29% | +4.5% | 58,849 |
| De Kalb County | 75 | $215,383 | – | – | +5.2% | 71,680 |
| Cleburne County | 75 | $238,897 | – | – | +6.8% | 15,144 |
| Bullock County | 75 | $127,545 | – | – | +2.5% | 10,328 |
| Geneva County | 74 | $169,796 | – | – | +2.6% | 26,647 |
| Winston County | 74 | $210,632 | – | – | +4.7% | 23,655 |
| Randolph County | 73 | $213,028 | – | – | +3.3% | 22,179 |
| Chilton County | 73 | $221,906 | $1,341 | 7.25% | +6.3% | 45,140 |
| Calhoun County | 73 | $170,425 | $965 | 6.79% | +4.4% | 116,162 |
| Etowah County | 73 | $185,226 | $1,072 | 6.94% | +5.8% | 103,348 |
| Coosa County | 73 | $186,774 | – | – | +2.7% | 10,329 |
| Autauga County | 71 | $265,448 | $1,687 | 7.62% | +3.8% | 58,761 |
| Chambers County | 71 | $141,713 | – | – | +1.6% | 34,612 |
| Barbour County | 71 | $154,679 | – | – | +1.7% | 24,877 |
| Washington County | 71 | $177,715 | – | – | +2.0% | 15,434 |
| Coffee County | 70 | $177,245 | $1,421 | 9.62% | -2.2% | 53,559 |
| Macon County | 70 | $138,558 | – | – | +1.4% | 19,198 |
| Conecuh County | 70 | $133,777 | – | – | +1.2% | 11,576 |
| Marshall County | 69 | $240,091 | $1,425 | 7.12% | +2.9% | 97,923 |
| Saint Clair County | 68 | $279,967 | $1,663 | 7.13% | +3.5% | 91,719 |
| Lauderdale County | 68 | $227,549 | $1,182 | 6.23% | +3.2% | 94,329 |
| Cullman County | 68 | $252,044 | $1,419 | 6.76% | +3.1% | 88,284 |
| Jefferson County | 68 | $214,208 | $1,339 | 7.50% | +1.5% | 672,265 |
| Houston County | 68 | $200,548 | $1,214 | 7.26% | +1.5% | 107,040 |
| Pickens County | 68 | $144,724 | – | – | +0.9% | 18,925 |
| Henry County | 68 | $198,473 | – | – | +1.6% | 17,282 |
| Elmore County | 67 | $272,853 | $1,465 | 6.44% | +4.3% | 87,694 |
| Mobile County | 67 | $195,684 | $1,280 | 7.85% | +0.4% | 413,878 |
| Fayette County | 67 | $146,464 | – | – | +0.6% | 16,297 |
| Talladega County | 66 | $177,293 | $1,147 | 7.76% | -0.7% | 81,105 |
| Tuscaloosa County | 66 | $249,799 | $1,679 | 8.07% | +0.6% | 231,558 |
| Colbert County | 65 | $196,003 | $949 | 5.81% | +2.0% | 57,270 |
| Clarke County | 64 | $143,530 | – | – | -0.4% | 23,058 |
| Covington County | 64 | $147,960 | – | – | -0.2% | 37,542 |
| Lawrence County | 64 | $225,531 | – | – | +1.2% | 33,116 |
| Blount County | 62 | $235,551 | $1,061 | 5.40% | +2.1% | 59,077 |
| Monroe County | 62 | $144,555 | – | – | -1.3% | 19,816 |
| Jackson County | 61 | $189,054 | – | – | -0.5% | 52,618 |
| Cherokee County | 61 | $238,645 | – | – | +0.7% | 25,069 |
| Bibb County | 61 | $220,064 | – | – | +0.2% | 22,251 |
| Lee County | 60 | $350,993 | $1,595 | 5.45% | +4.1% | 175,126 |
| Morgan County | 60 | $227,725 | $1,108 | 5.84% | +0.8% | 123,102 |
| Pike County | 60 | $169,469 | $958 | 6.78% | -3.4% | 32,997 |
| Marion County | 60 | $163,358 | – | – | -2.0% | 29,203 |
| Lowndes County | 60 | $143,579 | – | – | -2.3% | 10,153 |
| Marengo County | 59 | $134,539 | – | – | -2.9% | 19,180 |
| Franklin County | 58 | $176,962 | – | – | -2.5% | 32,011 |
| Shelby County | 58 | $359,660 | $1,730 | 5.77% | +2.3% | 223,916 |
| Butler County | 58 | $117,223 | – | – | -3.7% | 18,981 |
| Madison County | 56 | $311,524 | $1,378 | 5.31% | +1.2% | 389,781 |
| Limestone County | 55 | $319,959 | $1,501 | 5.63% | +0.7% | 104,199 |
| Tallapoosa County | 54 | $263,539 | – | – | -1.7% | 41,251 |
| Baldwin County | 51 | $371,447 | $1,701 | 5.49% | +0.1% | 233,420 |
| Lamar County | 51 | $132,270 | – | – | -5.5% | 13,885 |
| Perry County | 51 | $132,367 | – | – | -5.3% | 8,479 |
| Choctaw County | 48 | $127,633 | – | – | -8.7% | 12,669 |
| Sumter County | 46 | $102,429 | – | – | -11.7% | 12,196 |
Latest stored snapshot loaded October 19, 2026. Sorted by overall investment score. The snapshot date is not the underlying Zillow observation period.
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