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Cost of Living · Alabama

Most Affordable Counties in Alabama 2026

Ranked by housing affordability including median rent and home values.

Top 10 — Cost of Living in Alabama

Score reflects cost of living only — not overall county quality.

1Greene County, AL
98.7
2Perry County, AL
97.4
3Lamar County, AL
96.8
4Clay County, AL
95.6
5Marion County, AL
94.8
6Choctaw County, AL
94.6
7Fayette County, AL
94.1
8Washington County, AL
93.2
9Crenshaw County, AL
92.9
10Pickens County, AL
92.8

All Alabama Counties — Cost of Living Rankings

67 counties ranked by cost of living score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Greene County, AL
98.7
56.6
2Perry County, AL
97.4
67.4
3Lamar County, AL
96.8
66.3
4Clay County, AL
95.6
60.4
5Marion County, AL
94.8
58.2
6Choctaw County, AL
94.6
54.7
7Fayette County, AL
94.1
54.2
8Washington County, AL
93.2
65.4
9Crenshaw County, AL
92.9
55.9
10Pickens County, AL
92.8
66.6
11Bullock County, AL
91
52.6
12Randolph County, AL
90.2
56.9
13Wilcox County, AL
89.6
58.3
14Franklin County, AL
89
55.6
15Escambia County, AL
88.6
46.3
16Coosa County, AL
87.7
55.8
17DeKalb County, AL
87.5
62
18Hale County, AL
86.3
66.4
19Barbour County, AL
86
46
20Monroe County, AL
86
52.2
21Marengo County, AL
85.2
48.3
22Covington County, AL
84.2
55.6
23Butler County, AL
84
45
24Dallas County, AL
83.7
49.1
25Macon County, AL
83
55.9
26Conecuh County, AL
82.6
58.6
27Lawrence County, AL
82.2
59
28Geneva County, AL
81.6
61.9
29Lowndes County, AL
81.4
55.6
30Walker County, AL
80.5
47
31Winston County, AL
80.4
60.4
32Cherokee County, AL
79.9
49.9
33Jackson County, AL
78.3
61.9
34Tallapoosa County, AL
78.3
50.7
35Cleburne County, AL
76.7
57.6
36Clarke County, AL
75.8
48.1
37Bibb County, AL
75.2
49.2
38Henry County, AL
72.3
55.8
39Sumter County, AL
71.9
59.1
40Blount County, AL
69.7
52.9
41Dale County, AL
66.7
45.9
42Talladega County, AL
66.5
46.9
43Etowah County, AL
65.9
47.7
44Chambers County, AL
65.8
44.8
45Lauderdale County, AL
65.1
53.9
46Calhoun County, AL
64.3
44.2
47Marshall County, AL
64.1
54.8
48Chilton County, AL
63.2
45.9
49Pike County, AL
56.5
47.3
50Colbert County, AL
56.1
51.9
51Cullman County, AL
55.1
49.7
52Morgan County, AL
53.3
62.9
53Russell County, AL
48.1
55
54Houston County, AL
43.9
53.7
55Coffee County, AL
38.1
44
56Limestone County, AL
34
42.9
57Elmore County, AL
29.6
52.1
58Mobile County, AL
28.9
33
59Lee County, AL
28
42.1
60Montgomery County, AL
27.6
48.5
61St. Clair County, AL
26.3
49.4
62Tuscaloosa County, AL
25.9
39.7
63Autauga County, AL
25.3
41.9
64Madison County, AL
21.9
61.9
65Jefferson County, AL
20.8
34.7
66Baldwin County, AL
19.3
48.6
67Shelby County, AL
11.8
58.5

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