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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
99.3
2Perry County, AL
98
3Lamar County, AL
97.4
4Choctaw County, AL
97.3
5Bullock County, AL
96.8
6Clay County, AL
96.8
7Marion County, AL
94.7
8Crenshaw County, AL
93.8
9Fayette County, AL
93.5
10Washington County, AL
92.6

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
99.3
55.5
2Perry County, AL
98
68.2
3Lamar County, AL
97.4
66.4
4Choctaw County, AL
97.3
55.7
5Bullock County, AL
96.8
53.5
6Clay County, AL
96.8
60.8
7Marion County, AL
94.7
58
8Crenshaw County, AL
93.8
55.8
9Fayette County, AL
93.5
53.8
10Washington County, AL
92.6
65.1
11Coosa County, AL
91.7
56.4
12Pickens County, AL
91.1
66.1
13Monroe County, AL
91
53.5
14Franklin County, AL
89.9
55.8
15Dallas County, AL
88.5
50
16Hale County, AL
88.3
66.7
17DeKalb County, AL
87.8
61.9
18Barbour County, AL
86.4
45.8
19Marengo County, AL
85.9
48.3
20Wilcox County, AL
85.9
57.7
21Bibb County, AL
85.8
51.2
22Randolph County, AL
85.8
55.9
23Covington County, AL
85.7
55.9
24Escambia County, AL
84.9
45.6
25Butler County, AL
84.7
44.8
26Macon County, AL
83
55.3
27Sumter County, AL
82.5
60.3
28Walker County, AL
81.3
47.2
29Geneva County, AL
80.6
61.5
30Lowndes County, AL
79.9
56.1
31Cherokee County, AL
79.6
49.9
32Lawrence County, AL
78.6
58.9
33Clarke County, AL
78
48.2
34Conecuh County, AL
77.9
57.6
35Jackson County, AL
76.8
61.7
36Cleburne County, AL
76.5
57.5
37Tallapoosa County, AL
76.1
50.3
38Henry County, AL
75.9
56.2
39Winston County, AL
74.4
59.9
40Chambers County, AL
68.9
45.1
41Talladega County, AL
68.7
47.3
42Calhoun County, AL
67
44.2
43Blount County, AL
66.4
52.4
44Dale County, AL
65
45.5
45Chilton County, AL
63.9
46.2
46Marshall County, AL
62.8
54.5
47Etowah County, AL
62.7
46.8
48Lauderdale County, AL
61.8
53.4
49Pike County, AL
56
47.1
50Colbert County, AL
55.5
51.8
51Cullman County, AL
55.2
49.7
52Morgan County, AL
54.6
63.4
53Russell County, AL
50.4
56.3
54Houston County, AL
43.5
54.2
55Coffee County, AL
36.8
43.8
56Limestone County, AL
33
42.4
57Mobile County, AL
30
33
58Montgomery County, AL
28.4
48.3
59St. Clair County, AL
28.1
49.9
60Elmore County, AL
27.5
52.6
61Lee County, AL
27.2
42.3
62Tuscaloosa County, AL
25.9
39.8
63Autauga County, AL
23.6
41.7
64Jefferson County, AL
20.9
34.6
65Madison County, AL
20.4
61.6
66Baldwin County, AL
18.1
48.5
67Shelby County, AL
12
58.6

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