FMRFinder

Alabama fair market rent by county

Alabama · FY2027 · 67 listed places · 55 HUD FMR areas

$975median 2BR

From $921 in Winston County to $1,434 in Baldwin County

FY2026 → FY2027: median +13.2% · 63 up, 4 down · largest Talladega County +20.0% · all states

Unweighted median of the listed county, county-equivalent and town 2-bedroom FMRs; places sharing a HUD FMR area have the same value. This is not a statewide estimate of rents paid. U.S. county median $1,056. Effective October 1, 2026.

Income needed to afford it

At HUD's affordability benchmark — rent and utilities at no more than 30% of income — a 2-bedroom at the Fair Market Rent takes about $57,360 a year in Baldwin County and $36,840 in Winston County.

UnitMedian FMRIncome neededPer hour
Studio$755$30,200$14.52
1 bedroom$802$32,080$15.42
2 bedrooms$975$39,000$18.75
3 bedrooms$1,275$51,000$24.52
4 bedrooms$1,479$59,160$28.44

Income needed = monthly FMR × 12 ÷ 0.30. Per hour = that ÷ 2,080 hours (one full-time job). Medians are across the listed Alabama places, like the figure above. The FMR is HUD's 40th-percentile gross rent estimate, not the price of any listing.

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