27 counties · ranked by income-to-home ratio

Most Affordable Counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama where housing is most affordable relative to local incomes. Higher income-to-home ratios mean residents spend less of their earnings on housing.

# County BTI Score Afford. Ratio Home Value Med. Income Med. Rent Tax Rate
01 Walker County AL 58 0.43 $124,100 $52,987 $698 0.3%
02 Talladega County AL 25 0.40 $131,900 $52,457 $750 0.4%
03 Calhoun County AL 75 0.39 $140,500 $54,339 $806 0.4%
04 Coffee County AL 19 0.38 $162,200 $62,199 $921 0.4%
05 Colbert County AL 74 0.38 $148,500 $56,149 $810 0.4%
06 Montgomery County AL 29 0.37 $151,300 $56,707 $1,028 0.4%
07 DeKalb County AL 66 0.37 $129,000 $47,920 $684 0.3%
08 Jackson County AL 28 0.37 $126,900 $46,748 $702 0.3%
09 Elmore County AL 88 0.37 $200,400 $73,258 $982 0.3%
10 St. Clair County AL 34 0.36 $202,000 $73,218 $1,044 0.3%
11 Blount County AL 32 0.36 $159,800 $57,440 $734 0.3%
12 Autauga County AL 53 0.36 $191,800 $68,315 $1,199 0.3%
13 Morgan County AL 40 0.35 $174,800 $61,588 $791 0.4%
14 Marshall County AL 66 0.35 $165,600 $58,272 $746 0.4%
15 Etowah County AL 85 0.35 $148,400 $52,177 $779 0.4%
16 Cullman County AL 63 0.35 $166,000 $58,119 $848 0.2%
17 Limestone County AL 26 0.35 $229,400 $80,146 $861 0.3%
18 Mobile County AL 35 0.34 $164,600 $55,352 $973 0.5%
19 Russell County AL 87 0.33 $141,900 $47,420 $908 0.4%
20 Houston County AL 89 0.33 $164,900 $55,064 $858 0.3%
21 Shelby County AL 36 0.33 $276,500 $90,618 $1,272 0.5%
22 Madison County AL 14 0.32 $242,900 $78,058 $1,043 0.4%
23 Lauderdale County AL 62 0.32 $174,800 $56,081 $773 0.4%
24 Jefferson County AL 34 0.30 $208,900 $63,595 $1,086 0.6%
25 Tuscaloosa County AL 14 0.28 $218,800 $61,645 $974 0.3%
26 Baldwin County AL 13 0.27 $266,000 $71,039 $1,160 0.3%
27 Lee County AL 85 0.26 $224,400 $59,288 $953 0.5%

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