2008 Fair Market Rent in Alabama

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Alabama:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$409	$457	$537	$696	$803
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

Alabama (AL) has the 50th highest rent in the country out of 54 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Alabama ranges from $481 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Chambers County, AL to $690 for a 2-bedroom unit in Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2008, the Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area (Bibb County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $557 per month and $901 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Alabama is $537 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Alabama is around 4,447,100 people. So, there are around 667,065 people in Alabama who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in Alabama. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

Alabama Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in Alabama

County	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	Est. Population
Autauga County Metro	$496	$586	$660	$875	$1,156	43,671
Baldwin County	$480	$577	$686	$910	$1,041	140,415
Barbour County	$403	$404	$485	$600	$618	29,038
Bibb County Metro	$557	$619	$690	$876	$901	20,826
Blount County Metro	$557	$619	$690	$876	$901	51,024
Bullock County	$356	$403	$494	$592	$637	11,714
Butler County	$356	$403	$494	$592	$637	21,399
Calhoun County Metro	$383	$423	$526	$695	$817	112,249
Chambers County	$399	$433	$481	$653	$673	36,583
Cherokee County	$418	$419	$504	$600	$619	23,988
Chilton County Metro	$353	$488	$543	$682	$781	39,593
Choctaw County	$399	$421	$481	$610	$815	15,922
Clarke County	$312	$432	$481	$576	$846	27,867
Clay County	$400	$402	$481	$595	$740	14,254
Cleburne County	$405	$406	$487	$597	$743	14,123
Coffee County	$383	$438	$496	$679	$870	43,615
Colbert County Metro	$440	$442	$537	$685	$849	54,984
Conecuh County	$399	$421	$481	$610	$815	14,089
Coosa County	$391	$432	$481	$652	$732	12,202
Covington County	$400	$401	$481	$656	$676	37,631
Crenshaw County	$356	$403	$494	$592	$637	13,665
Cullman County	$417	$430	$503	$677	$696	77,483
Dale County	$372	$429	$481	$695	$842	49,129
Dallas County	$319	$442	$491	$619	$664	46,365
DeKalb County	$359	$381	$481	$640	$658	64,452
Elmore County Metro	$496	$586	$660	$875	$1,156	65,874
Escambia County	$399	$405	$481	$600	$737	38,440
Etowah County Metro	$348	$439	$534	$684	$706	103,459
Fayette County	$316	$366	$481	$701	$847	18,495
Franklin County	$314	$405	$481	$648	$845	31,223
Geneva County Metro	$373	$439	$497	$635	$726	25,764
Greene County Metro	$434	$501	$649	$834	$860	9,974
Hale County Metro	$434	$501	$649	$834	$860	17,185
Henry County Metro	$314	$433	$481	$575	$593	16,310
Houston County Metro	$373	$439	$497	$635	$726	88,787
Jackson County	$400	$433	$481	$613	$845	53,926
Jefferson County Metro	$557	$619	$690	$876	$901	662,047
Lamar County	$322	$400	$481	$642	$843	15,904
Lauderdale County Metro	$440	$442	$537	$685	$849	87,966
Lawrence County Metro	$419	$470	$541	$708	$734	34,803
Lee County Metro	$378	$450	$580	$763	$784	115,092
Limestone County Metro	$464	$506	$597	$817	$897	65,676
Lowndes County Metro	$496	$586	$660	$875	$1,156	13,473
Macon County	$358	$385	$496	$662	$683	24,105
Madison County Metro	$464	$506	$597	$817	$897	276,700
Marengo County	$399	$424	$481	$623	$640	22,539
Marion County	$312	$365	$481	$611	$845	31,214
Marshall County	$425	$456	$514	$694	$764	82,231
Mobile County Metro	$520	$556	$628	$823	$971	399,843
Monroe County	$399	$433	$481	$666	$735	24,324
Montgomery County Metro	$496	$586	$660	$875	$1,156	223,510
Morgan County Metro	$419	$470	$541	$708	$734	111,064
Perry County	$399	$424	$481	$623	$640	11,861
Pickens County	$322	$400	$481	$642	$843	20,949
Pike County	$383	$413	$481	$618	$637	29,605
Randolph County	$400	$402	$481	$595	$740	22,380
Russell County Metro	$513	$541	$619	$823	$974	49,756
St. Clair County Metro	$557	$619	$690	$876	$901	64,742
Shelby County Metro	$557	$619	$690	$876	$901	143,293
Sumter County	$322	$411	$481	$642	$843	14,798
Talladega County	$407	$408	$489	$660	$862	80,321
Tallapoosa County	$385	$394	$483	$681	$791	41,475
Tuscaloosa County Metro	$434	$501	$649	$834	$860	164,875
Walker County Metro	$440	$441	$529	$661	$722	70,713
Washington County	$399	$421	$481	$610	$815	18,097
Wilcox County	$399	$421	$481	$610	$815	13,183
Winston County	$321	$366	$481	$576	$593	24,843

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