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Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Alabama:
$522 $560 $692 $909 $1,043
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR

Alabama (AL) has the 54th highest rent in the country out of 56 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Alabama ranges from $634 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Butler County, AL to $1,002 for a 2-bedroom unit in Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area.

For FY 2021, the Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area (Bibb County) rent for a studio or efficiency is $817 per month and $1,409 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 $692 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Alabama is around 2,646,030 people. So, there are around 396,905 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
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County 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR Est. Population
Montgomery, AL MSA Metro $640 $766 $908 $1,148 $1,520 55,035
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA Metro $718 $723 $922 $1,249 $1,584 203,360
Barbour County, AL $488 $492 $648 $806 $907 26,200
Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $817 $871 $1,002 $1,303 $1,409 22,580
Bullock County, AL $532 $549 $705 $877 $1,034 10,480
Butler County, AL $479 $556 $634 $789 $930 20,125
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL MSA Metro $482 $549 $723 $944 $1,094 115,525
Chambers County, AL $534 $620 $744 $956 $1,046 33,895
Cherokee County, AL $479 $481 $634 $877 $880 25,855
Chilton County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $595 $625 $713 $1,020 $1,061 43,805
Choctaw County, AL $479 $481 $634 $789 $910 13,190
Clarke County, AL $479 $493 $634 $907 $930 24,625
Clay County, AL $479 $556 $634 $868 $1,060 13,405
Cleburne County, AL $479 $481 $634 $892 $968 14,940
Coffee County, AL $522 $551 $692 $990 $1,184 51,075
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA Metro $525 $580 $748 $943 $1,213 54,435
Conecuh County, AL $479 $532 $634 $907 $930 12,650
Coosa County, AL $520 $523 $689 $857 $1,011 10,955
Covington County, AL $479 $499 $634 $846 $1,044 37,520
Crenshaw County, AL $479 $481 $634 $789 $930 13,865
Cullman County, AL $494 $541 $665 $898 $902 81,705
Dale County, AL $523 $526 $634 $890 $1,098 49,395
Dallas County, AL $492 $498 $646 $804 $876 40,755
DeKalb County, AL $418 $492 $634 $852 $936 71,195
Escambia County, AL $479 $537 $634 $809 $991 37,620
Gadsden, AL MSA Metro $557 $560 $717 $902 $1,002 103,130
Fayette County, AL $479 $556 $634 $802 $930 16,655
Franklin County, AL $479 $539 $634 $796 $1,043 31,505
Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $543 $547 $706 $923 $1,057 26,570
Greene County, AL $479 $556 $634 $840 $860 8,535
Tuscaloosa, AL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $691 $695 $839 $1,061 $1,138 14,995
Henry County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $492 $532 $634 $858 $1,098 17,110
Jackson County, AL $459 $574 $695 $864 $1,020 52,325
Lamar County, AL $479 $545 $634 $857 $860 14,020
Decatur, AL MSA Metro $509 $574 $708 $925 $960 33,290
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA Metro $590 $625 $824 $1,078 $1,227 156,595
Huntsville, AL MSA Metro $589 $690 $821 $1,089 $1,387 91,695
Macon County, AL $501 $504 $664 $826 $1,150 19,360
Marengo County, AL $479 $556 $634 $876 $1,098 19,745
Marion County, AL $479 $481 $634 $857 $1,098 30,060
Marshall County, AL $503 $506 $660 $880 $895 94,740
Mobile, AL MSA Metro $642 $658 $824 $1,097 $1,212 414,330
Monroe County, AL $479 $556 $634 $789 $925 21,745
Perry County, AL $479 $556 $634 $789 $942 9,680
Pickens County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $490 $493 $634 $857 $860 20,170
Pike County, AL $510 $576 $675 $885 $990 33,285
Randolph County, AL $479 $556 $634 $857 $860 22,530
Columbus, GA-AL MSA Metro $644 $717 $832 $1,118 $1,441 58,480
Sumter County, AL $585 $603 $775 $964 $1,051 13,085
Talladega County, AL $510 $512 $675 $880 $988 80,890
Tallapoosa County, AL $481 $504 $634 $891 $1,077 40,755
Walker County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area Metro $546 $549 $724 $901 $982 64,925
Washington County, AL $489 $504 $648 $852 $951 16,745
Wilcox County, AL $479 $487 $634 $789 $930 10,920
Winston County, AL $479 $481 $634 $907 $909 23,970

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