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Alabama Section 8 rent calculator
29,588 Alabama households rented with a tenant-based voucher at the end of 2025; Housing Authority of the Birmingham District ran 5,258. The average household paid $431 a month toward rent and utilities.
How much Section 8 can pay by bedroom size in Alabama
Your voucher pays the lower of the gross rent and your agency’s payment standard, minus your total tenant payment; the standard is the one for the smaller of your voucher size and the unit’s bedrooms. Standards are normally set at 90% to 110% of HUD’s published fair market rent for the area. Alabama’s FY2027 two-bedroom fair market rent runs from $921 in Barbour County, AL and 25 other areas to $1,434 in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA; three bedrooms, $1,097 in Bullock County, AL and 2 other areas to $1,855 in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA.
| Unit | Lowest area | Highest area |
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| Studio | $641 Marion County, AL | $1,180 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA |
| 1 bedroom | $704 Clarke County, AL and 6 other areas | $1,317 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA |
| 2 bedrooms | $921 Barbour County, AL and 25 other areas | $1,434 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA |
| 3 bedrooms | $1,097 Bullock County, AL and 2 other areas | $1,855 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA |
| 4 bedrooms | $1,210 Crenshaw County, AL and 2 other areas | $2,347 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA |
An agency with an approved exception standard can pay above 110%. Ask yours for its actual figure (Alabama agencies), then enter it below. Rules: 24 CFR 982.503(c), 982.505(c); rents: HUD FY2027 workbook.
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Who runs vouchers in Alabama
Housing Authority of the Birmingham District is the largest voucher agency in Alabama, ahead of Mobile Housing Authority (3,541 households) and 53 smaller agencies.
Waits before admission averaged 1 months at Evergreen Housing Authority and 80 at Ha Northport.
Average family payments ran from $310 at South Central Alabama Regional HA to $525 at Ha Columbiana.
- Households
- 29,588
- Avg. family payment
- $431
- Avg. yearly income
- $16,708
- Avg. wait
- 24 months
- 2-bed / 3+ bed units
- 34% / 54%
| Agency | Households | Avg. family payment | Avg. wait |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing Authority of the Birmingham District AL001 | 5,258 | $445 | 25 mo |
| Mobile Housing Authority AL002 | 3,541 | $444 | 12 mo |
| Housing Authority of the City of Montgomery AL006 | 2,959 | $495 | 41 mo |
| The Housing Authority of the City of Prichard AL169 | 2,230 | $460 | 14 mo |
| Jefferson County Housing Authority AL086 | 1,774 | $433 | 19 mo |
| The Housing Authority of the City of Huntsville AL047 | 1,545 | $443 | 18 mo |
| Ha Tuscaloosa AL077 | 1,194 | $423 | 14 mo |
| Housing Authority of the City of Dothan AL007 | 881 | $353 | 20 mo |
| Selma Housing Authority AL008 | 766 | $338 | 25 mo |
| Housing Authority of the City of Decatur AL048 | 573 | $421 | 56 mo |
| Ha Bessemer AL125 | 527 | $462 | 69 mo |
| Florence H/a AL054 | 513 | $363 | 8 mo |
Source: HUD Picture of Subsidized Households 2025; field notes.
FY2027 rent references for Alabama
HUD’s county workbook contains 67 location rows across 55 FMR areas in Alabama. The two-bedroom references range from $921 in Barbour County (Barbour County, AL) to $1,434 in Baldwin County (Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA). These are area references including utilities, not a statewide voucher amount.
Alabama metropolitan HUD areas
| HUD area | Rows | Studio | 1 bed | 2 beds | 3 beds | 4 beds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA | 1 | $1,180 | $1,317 | $1,434 | $1,855 | $2,347 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | 5 | $1,177 | $1,263 | $1,375 | $1,727 | $1,941 |
| Huntsville, AL MSA | 2 | $1,119 | $1,177 | $1,341 | $1,735 | $2,241 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $891 | $1,167 | $1,277 | $1,548 | $1,794 |
| Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,026 | $1,053 | $1,212 | $1,611 | $1,876 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | 2 | $970 | $975 | $1,165 | $1,470 | $1,531 |
| Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $883 | $889 | $1,163 | $1,386 | $1,528 |
| Montgomery, AL MSA | 4 | $986 | $1,003 | $1,150 | $1,476 | $1,708 |
| Mobile, AL MSA | 1 | $938 | $981 | $1,139 | $1,474 | $1,565 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA | 2 | $760 | $834 | $1,085 | $1,348 | $1,426 |
| Chilton County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $788 | $793 | $1,038 | $1,309 | $1,641 |
| Decatur, AL MSA | 2 | $830 | $835 | $1,023 | $1,315 | $1,686 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA | 1 | $796 | $801 | $1,010 | $1,337 | $1,341 |
| Macon County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $698 | $750 | $981 | $1,223 | $1,479 |
| Gadsden, AL MSA | 1 | $679 | $830 | $975 | $1,235 | $1,397 |
| Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | 2 | $763 | $768 | $966 | $1,291 | $1,415 |
| Walker County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $684 | $776 | $949 | $1,314 | $1,586 |
| Henry County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $699 | $704 | $921 | $1,105 | $1,284 |
| Pickens County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $699 | $704 | $921 | $1,133 | $1,430 |
The other 36 Alabama rows use 36 nonmetropolitan references, with two-bedroom amounts from $921 to $1,098; $921 applies to 24 of them.
67 location rows
| Location / HUD area | Studio | 1 bed | 2 beds | 3 beds | 4 beds |
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| Autauga County Montgomery, AL MSA | $986 | $1,003 | $1,150 | $1,476 | $1,708 |
| Baldwin County Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA | $1,180 | $1,317 | $1,434 | $1,855 | $2,347 |
| Barbour County Barbour County, AL | $720 | $846 | $921 | $1,255 | $1,284 |
| Bibb County Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,177 | $1,263 | $1,375 | $1,727 | $1,941 |
| Blount County Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,177 | $1,263 | $1,375 | $1,727 | $1,941 |
| Bullock County Bullock County, AL | $720 | $846 | $921 | $1,097 | $1,368 |
| Butler County Butler County, AL | $728 | $733 | $959 | $1,143 | $1,369 |
| Calhoun County Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA | $796 | $801 | $1,010 | $1,337 | $1,341 |
| Chambers County Chambers County, AL | $760 | $967 | $1,091 | $1,401 | $1,434 |
| Cherokee County Cherokee County, AL | $749 | $754 | $986 | $1,175 | $1,464 |
| Chilton County Chilton County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | $788 | $793 | $1,038 | $1,309 | $1,641 |
| Choctaw County Choctaw County, AL | $720 | $737 | $921 | $1,211 | $1,368 |
| Clarke County Clarke County, AL | $699 | $704 | $921 | $1,204 | $1,476 |
| Clay County Clay County, AL | $699 | $704 | $921 | $1,275 | $1,368 |
| Cleburne County Cleburne County, AL | $785 | $804 | $1,004 | $1,245 | $1,320 |
| Coffee County Coffee County, AL | $834 | $839 | $1,098 | $1,520 | $1,598 |
| Colbert County Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA | $760 | $834 | $1,085 | $1,348 | $1,426 |
| Conecuh County Conecuh County, AL | $720 | $737 | $921 | $1,275 | $1,368 |
| Coosa County Coosa County, AL | $720 | $737 | $921 | $1,275 | $1,368 |
| Covington County Covington County, AL | $714 | $719 | $921 | $1,181 | $1,539 |
| Crenshaw County Crenshaw County, AL | $699 | $704 | $921 | $1,097 | $1,210 |
| Cullman County Cullman County, AL | $785 | $790 | $1,034 | $1,356 | $1,581 |
| Dale County Dale County, AL | $665 | $844 | $921 | $1,275 | $1,539 |
| Dallas County Dallas County, AL | $718 | $722 | $945 | $1,301 | $1,306 |
| DeKalb County DeKalb County, AL | $699 | $704 | $921 | $1,154 | $1,539 |
| Elmore County Montgomery, AL MSA | $986 | $1,003 | $1,150 | $1,476 | $1,708 |
| Escambia County Escambia County, AL | $720 | $753 | $921 | $1,129 | $1,518 |
| Etowah County Gadsden, AL MSA | $679 | $830 | $975 | $1,235 | $1,397 |
| Fayette County Fayette County, AL | $720 | $802 | $921 | $1,275 | $1,368 |
| Franklin County Franklin County, AL | $748 | $846 | $921 | $1,196 | $1,210 |
| Geneva County Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | $763 | $768 | $966 | $1,291 | $1,415 |
| Greene County Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | $883 | $889 | $1,163 | $1,386 | $1,528 |
| Hale County Tuscaloosa, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | $970 | $975 | $1,165 | $1,470 | $1,531 |
| Henry County Henry County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | $699 | $704 | $921 | $1,105 | $1,284 |
| Houston County Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | $763 | $768 | $966 | $1,291 | $1,415 |
| Jackson County Jackson County, AL | $720 | $728 | $921 | $1,236 | $1,453 |
| Jefferson County Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,177 | $1,263 | $1,375 | $1,727 | $1,941 |
| Lamar County Lamar County, AL | $706 | $741 | $921 | $1,206 | $1,210 |
| Lauderdale County Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA | $760 | $834 | $1,085 | $1,348 | $1,426 |
| Lawrence County Decatur, AL MSA | $830 | $835 | $1,023 | $1,315 | $1,686 |
| Lee County Auburn-Opelika, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | $891 | $1,167 | $1,277 | $1,548 | $1,794 |
| Limestone County Huntsville, AL MSA | $1,119 | $1,177 | $1,341 | $1,735 | $2,241 |
| Lowndes County Montgomery, AL MSA | $986 | $1,003 | $1,150 | $1,476 | $1,708 |
| Macon County Macon County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | $698 | $750 | $981 | $1,223 | $1,479 |
| Madison County Huntsville, AL MSA | $1,119 | $1,177 | $1,341 | $1,735 | $2,241 |
| Marengo County Marengo County, AL | $812 | $819 | $921 | $1,219 | $1,280 |
| Marion County Marion County, AL | $641 | $738 | $921 | $1,275 | $1,539 |
| Marshall County Marshall County, AL | $702 | $707 | $925 | $1,281 | $1,285 |
| Mobile County Mobile, AL MSA | $938 | $981 | $1,139 | $1,474 | $1,565 |
| Monroe County Monroe County, AL | $700 | $704 | $921 | $1,275 | $1,496 |
| Montgomery County Montgomery, AL MSA | $986 | $1,003 | $1,150 | $1,476 | $1,708 |
| Morgan County Decatur, AL MSA | $830 | $835 | $1,023 | $1,315 | $1,686 |
| Perry County Perry County, AL | $720 | $737 | $921 | $1,097 | $1,368 |
| Pickens County Pickens County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | $699 | $704 | $921 | $1,133 | $1,430 |
| Pike County Pike County, AL | $801 | $806 | $1,055 | $1,257 | $1,490 |
| Randolph County Randolph County, AL | $722 | $748 | $923 | $1,100 | $1,245 |
| Russell County Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,026 | $1,053 | $1,212 | $1,611 | $1,876 |
| Shelby County Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,177 | $1,263 | $1,375 | $1,727 | $1,941 |
| St. Clair County Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,177 | $1,263 | $1,375 | $1,727 | $1,941 |
| Sumter County Sumter County, AL | $720 | $788 | $921 | $1,275 | $1,368 |
| Talladega County Talladega County, AL | $764 | $799 | $977 | $1,281 | $1,286 |
| Tallapoosa County Tallapoosa County, AL | $755 | $760 | $994 | $1,214 | $1,587 |
| Tuscaloosa County Tuscaloosa, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | $970 | $975 | $1,165 | $1,470 | $1,531 |
| Walker County Walker County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area | $684 | $776 | $949 | $1,314 | $1,586 |
| Washington County Washington County, AL | $699 | $737 | $921 | $1,211 | $1,539 |
| Wilcox County Wilcox County, AL | $720 | $846 | $921 | $1,275 | $1,368 |
| Winston County Winston County, AL | $720 | $802 | $921 | $1,275 | $1,407 |
Source: HUD FY2027 county and town workbook, effective October 1, 2026 (notice); scope and dates. Section 8 fair market rents by ZIP code.
Alabama housing agency directory
The HUD Alabama contact report lists 144 agencies; these 57 run Section 8 or combined programs.
- Albertville Housing AuthorityAL121 · Combined
- Housing Authority of the City of Alexander CityAL174 · Combined
- ANNISTON HAAL004 · Combined
- HA ARABAL091 · Combined
- HA ATMOREAL154 · Combined
- HA AUBURNAL050 · Section 8
- HA BESSEMERAL125 · Combined
- Housing Authority of the Birmingham DistrictAL001 · Combined
- Jefferson County Housing AuthorityAL086 · Combined
- BOAZ HOUSING AUTHORITYAL075 · Combined
- MOBILE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITYAL202 · Combined
- HA COLUMBIANAAL072 · Combined
- HA CULLMANAL052 · Combined
- Housing Authority of the City of DecaturAL048 · Combined
- WALKER COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITYAL129 · Combined
- Housing Authority of the City of DothanAL007 · Combined
- HA ELBAAL107 · Combined
- ENTERPRISE HOUSING AUTHORITYAL115 · Combined
- EUFAULA HOUSING AUTHORITYAL118 · Combined
- EVERGREEN HOUSING AUTHORITYAL181 · Combined
- FLORENCE H/AAL054 · Combined
- HA FOLEYAL165 · Combined
- Housing Authority of the City of Fort PayneAL011 · Combined
- Greater GadsdenAL049 · Combined
- GORDO HOUSING AUTHORITYAL138 · Combined
- Housing Authority of the City of GREENVILLEAL155 · Combined
- The Guntersville Housing AuthorityAL014 · Combined
- Housing Authority of Hamilton, AlabamaAL053 · Combined
- The Housing Authority of the City of HuntsvilleAL047 · Combined
- HA JACKSONVILLEAL139 · Combined
- Housing Authority of the City of JasperAL012 · Combined
- HA LEEDSAL069 · Combined
- LINEVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITYAL114 · Combined
- HA MIDLAND CITYAL124 · Section 8
- MOBILE HOUSING AUTHORITYAL002 · Combined
- Housing Authority of the City of MontgomeryAL006 · Combined
- HA NORTHPORTAL152 · Combined
- H A ONEONTAAL063 · Combined
- OPELIKA HOUSING AUTHORITYAL061 · Combined
- HA OPPAL112 · Combined
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF OZARKAL073 · Combined
- PHENIX CITY HOUSING AUTHORITYAL005 · Combined
- PHIL CAMPBELL HOUSING AUTHORITYAL090 · Combined
- Housing Authority of the City of Prattville, ALAL131 · Combined
- The Housing Authority of the City of PrichardAL169 · Combined
- HA RUSSELLVILLEAL060 · Combined
- HA SCOTTSBOROAL099 · Combined
- Selma Housing AuthorityAL008 · Combined
- Sheffield Housing AuthorityAL068 · Combined
- Housing Authority of the City of Talladega, ALAL105 · Combined
- TALLASSEE HOUSING AUTHORITYAL172 · Combined
- HA TROYAL177 · Combined
- South Central Alabama Regional HAAL192 · Combined
- HA TUSCALOOSAAL077 · Combined
- TUSKEGEE HOUSING AUTHORITYAL160 · Combined
- UNIONTOWN HOUSING AUTHORITYAL171 · Combined
- YORK HOUSING AUTHORITYAL116 · Combined
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