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Section 8 rent amounts in Alabama

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Alabama is $1,079.

HUD voucher rents by county and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html

Counties

Baldwin County$1,094$1,200$1,345$1,692$2,17126
Limestone County$1,030$1,136$1,310$1,690$2,10912
Madison County$1,030$1,136$1,310$1,690$2,10937
Bibb County$1,024$1,155$1,266$1,583$1,8018
Blount County$1,024$1,155$1,266$1,583$1,8018
Jefferson County$1,024$1,155$1,266$1,583$1,80178
Shelby County$1,024$1,155$1,266$1,583$1,80119
St. Clair County$1,024$1,155$1,266$1,583$1,80113
Lee County$847$1,077$1,181$1,494$1,69913
Hale County$966$972$1,169$1,490$1,5485
Tuscaloosa County$966$972$1,169$1,490$1,54826
Greene County$863$869$1,140$1,367$1,5096
Russell County$895$939$1,088$1,445$1,7039
Mobile County$854$919$1,083$1,414$1,44551
Autauga County$860$870$1,016$1,304$1,5378
Elmore County$860$870$1,016$1,304$1,5379
Lowndes County$860$870$1,016$1,304$1,5375
Montgomery County$860$870$1,016$1,304$1,53734
Chambers County$691$770$1,002$1,265$1,3274
Colbert County$698$775$1,000$1,242$1,4095
Lauderdale County$698$775$1,000$1,242$1,40911
Macon County$720$758$995$1,222$1,5016
Washington County$729$818$983$1,292$1,31414
Chilton County$734$739$970$1,274$1,4487
Calhoun County$753$757$962$1,300$1,36117
Lawrence County$755$776$961$1,262$1,5506
Morgan County$755$776$961$1,262$1,55010
Geneva County$757$762$950$1,288$1,4289
Houston County$757$762$950$1,288$1,42813
Coffee County$693$711$933$1,298$1,3835
Etowah County$639$792$927$1,124$1,30412
Pike County$677$695$912$1,093$1,2087
Walker County$644$724$886$1,232$1,48117
Cullman County$666$670$879$1,137$1,38113
Henry County$665$669$878$1,078$1,2175
Cleburne County$644$687$867$1,082$1,1485
Tallapoosa County$637$663$857$1,030$1,2166
Cherokee County$627$682$844$1,012$1,2595
Wilcox County$632$656$843$1,079$1,26111
Butler County$622$638$837$1,004$1,1395
Dallas County$620$637$836$1,103$1,1078
Sumter County$619$642$827$1,107$1,1938
Talladega County$561$682$814$1,107$1,11210
Perry County$596$636$803$963$1,1982
Clarke County$588$603$791$1,034$1,2619
Marengo County$582$693$783$1,018$1,18711
Choctaw County$578$616$778$1,024$1,17910
Randolph County$536$634$778$980$1,1265
Barbour County$576$693$776$1,017$1,0685
Bullock County$576$708$776$930$1,3024
Clay County$576$591$776$1,024$1,0275
Conecuh County$576$615$776$1,079$1,1575
Coosa County$576$615$776$1,079$1,1575
Covington County$576$591$776$999$1,30210
Crenshaw County$588$591$776$930$1,0276
Dale County$603$690$776$1,079$1,3028
DeKalb County$576$591$776$992$1,30215
Escambia County$576$675$776$972$1,2035
Fayette County$576$671$776$1,079$1,1576
Franklin County$576$704$776$976$1,0717
Jackson County$576$643$776$1,004$1,23417
Lamar County$618$636$776$1,024$1,0405
Marion County$535$591$776$1,039$1,3027
Marshall County$588$591$776$1,069$1,07310
Monroe County$576$619$776$1,079$1,25411
Pickens County$588$591$776$994$1,2906
Winston County$576$631$776$1,070$1,1508

Payment standard

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,079. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2-bedroom Section 8 rent in Alabama?

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Alabama is $1,079.

Which HUD row has the highest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Alabama?

The highest FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent row in Alabama is $1,345 in Baldwin County.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in Alabama?

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,079. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).