Rent-burdened renters: zip codes ranked in Alabama
Share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, the standard affordability threshold. Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in Alabama with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
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Zip codes where rent takes the biggest bite
| # | Zip | City | Rent burden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36091 | Verbena | 100% |
| 2 | 36051 | Marbury | 100% |
| 3 | 36688 | Mobile | 100% |
| 4 | 36042 | Honoraville | 100% |
| 5 | 35975 | Groveoak | 100% |
| 6 | 36855 | Five Points | 100% |
| 7 | 36776 | Sawyerville | 100% |
| 8 | 35035 | Brierfield | 100% |
| 9 | 36480 | Uriah | 100% |
| 10 | 35458 | Elrod | 100% |
| 11 | 35542 | Bankston | 100% |
| 12 | 36767 | Orrville | 97.8% |
| 13 | 35461 | Ethelsville | 95.5% |
| 14 | 36758 | Plantersville | 94.2% |
| 15 | 35034 | Brent | 89.5% |
| 16 | 36080 | Titus | 89.1% |
| 17 | 35117 | Mount Olive | 88.7% |
| 18 | 36579 | Stockton | 87% |
| 19 | 36025 | Elmore | 80.2% |
| 20 | 35097 | Locust Fork | 79.2% |
| 21 | 35574 | Kennedy | 76.9% |
| 22 | 35131 | Ragland | 74.5% |
| 23 | 36006 | Billingsley | 74.1% |
| 24 | 36785 | Tyler | 73.5% |
| 25 | 36310 | Abbeville | 73.4% |
| 26 | 36726 | Camden | 73.3% |
| 27 | 36475 | Repton | 73.1% |
| 28 | 35064 | Fairfield | 71.8% |
| 29 | 35188 | Woodstock | 71.8% |
| 30 | 35677 | Waterloo | 70.8% |
| 31 | 36618 | Mobile | 70.5% |
| 32 | 36617 | Mobile | 70.2% |
| 33 | 36701 | Selma | 70.1% |
| 34 | 36280 | Woodland | 70% |
| 35 | 36736 | Dixons Mills | 69.6% |
| 36 | 35446 | Buhl | 69.5% |
| 37 | 36036 | Grady | 69.2% |
| 38 | 36912 | Lisman | 69.2% |
| 39 | 35234 | Birmingham | 69.1% |
| 40 | 35563 | Guin | 69.1% |
| 41 | 36832 | Auburn | 68.5% |
| 42 | 35172 | Trafford | 68.4% |
| 43 | 35593 | Vina | 67.4% |
| 44 | 35401 | Tuscaloosa | 67.1% |
| 45 | 36108 | Montgomery | 66.9% |
| 46 | 35444 | Brookwood | 66.8% |
| 47 | 35549 | Carbon Hill | 66.7% |
| 48 | 36474 | Red Level | 66.7% |
| 49 | 36075 | Shorter | 66.7% |
| 50 | 36544 | Irvington | 66.6% |
| 51 | 36784 | Thomasville | 65.6% |
| 52 | 36571 | Saraland | 65.1% |
| 53 | 36587 | Wilmer | 65% |
| 54 | 36613 | Eight Mile | 64.9% |
| 55 | 35963 | Dawson | 64.6% |
| 56 | 36925 | York | 64.1% |
| 57 | 35221 | Birmingham | 64% |
| 58 | 35586 | Sulligent | 63.5% |
| 59 | 36107 | Montgomery | 63.4% |
| 60 | 36046 | Lapine | 63.2% |
| 61 | 36619 | Mobile | 62.9% |
| 62 | 35805 | Huntsville | 62.5% |
| 63 | 35228 | Birmingham | 62.4% |
| 64 | 35061 | Dolomite | 62.3% |
| 65 | 35987 | Steele | 62.2% |
| 66 | 35087 | Joppa | 61.9% |
| 67 | 35233 | Birmingham | 61.6% |
| 68 | 35022 | Bessemer | 61.5% |
| 69 | 36603 | Mobile | 61.5% |
| 70 | 35207 | Birmingham | 61.5% |
| 71 | 36605 | Mobile | 61.4% |
| 72 | 35211 | Birmingham | 61.3% |
| 73 | 36535 | Foley | 61.1% |
| 74 | 35235 | Birmingham | 61.1% |
| 75 | 35218 | Birmingham | 61% |
| 76 | 35178 | Vincent | 61% |
| 77 | 36110 | Montgomery | 60.8% |
| 78 | 35760 | New Hope | 60.8% |
| 79 | 35206 | Birmingham | 60.3% |
| 80 | 36867 | Phenix City | 60.1% |
| 81 | 36732 | Demopolis | 59.8% |
| 82 | 35981 | Ider | 59.7% |
| 83 | 35224 | Birmingham | 59.5% |
| 84 | 36744 | Greensboro | 59.2% |
| 85 | 36509 | Bayou La Batre | 59% |
| 86 | 36545 | Jackson | 58.9% |
| 87 | 35958 | Bryant | 58.8% |
| 88 | 35759 | Meridianville | 58.7% |
| 89 | 35986 | Rainsville | 58.7% |
| 90 | 36611 | Mobile | 58.7% |
| 91 | 35130 | Quinton | 58.5% |
| 92 | 36081 | Troy | 58.3% |
| 93 | 35761 | New Market | 58.3% |
| 94 | 36862 | Lafayette | 58.3% |
| 95 | 35470 | Livingston | 58.3% |
| 96 | 35973 | Gaylesville | 58.3% |
| 97 | 35906 | Rainbow City | 58.1% |
| 98 | 35616 | Cherokee | 58.1% |
| 99 | 35089 | Kellyton | 58.1% |
| 100 | 36264 | Heflin | 58% |
Zip codes where rent takes the smallest bite
| # | Zip | City | Rent burden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35746 | Fackler | 0% |
| 2 | 36047 | Letohatchee | 0% |
| 3 | 35979 | Higdon | 0% |
| 4 | 35554 | Eldridge | 0% |
| 5 | 36574 | Seminole | 0% |
| 6 | 35463 | Fosters | 0% |
| 7 | 36562 | Perdido | 0% |
| 8 | 36258 | Delta | 0% |
| 9 | 36879 | Waverly | 0% |
| 10 | 35133 | Remlap | 0% |
| 11 | 36875 | Seale | 0% |
| 12 | 35643 | Hillsboro | 2.6% |
| 13 | 36919 | Silas | 6% |
| 14 | 36441 | Flomaton | 6.4% |
| 15 | 36256 | Daviston | 7.1% |
| 16 | 35098 | Logan | 7.2% |
| 17 | 36852 | Cusseta | 9.6% |
| 18 | 35671 | Tanner | 9.8% |
| 19 | 35143 | Shelby | 10.2% |
| 20 | 36759 | Marion Junction | 11.7% |
| 21 | 35078 | Harpersville | 12.2% |
| 22 | 35741 | Brownsboro | 12.5% |
| 23 | 35540 | Addison | 13% |
| 24 | 35808 | Huntsville | 14% |
| 25 | 36318 | Coffee Springs | 14.3% |
| 26 | 35186 | Wilsonville | 14.5% |
| 27 | 35171 | Thorsby | 14.6% |
| 28 | 35057 | Cullman | 15.1% |
| 29 | 36518 | Chatom | 15.2% |
| 30 | 36271 | Ohatchee | 15.4% |
| 31 | 35490 | Vance | 15.6% |
| 32 | 35645 | Killen | 16.8% |
| 33 | 36053 | Midway | 17% |
| 34 | 35744 | Dutton | 17.1% |
| 35 | 36853 | Dadeville | 18.2% |
| 36 | 35175 | Union Grove | 18.3% |
| 37 | 35223 | Birmingham | 18.6% |
| 38 | 36003 | Autaugaville | 18.8% |
| 39 | 36351 | New Brockton | 19.3% |
| 40 | 36560 | Mount Vernon | 19.5% |
| 41 | 36041 | Highland Home | 20% |
| 42 | 36874 | Salem | 20.1% |
| 43 | 35043 | Chelsea | 20.6% |
| 44 | 36005 | Banks | 20.9% |
| 45 | 35953 | Ashville | 20.9% |
| 46 | 36020 | Coosada | 21.1% |
| 47 | 36921 | Toxey | 21.4% |
| 48 | 35652 | Rogersville | 21.4% |
| 49 | 35776 | Woodville | 21.8% |
| 50 | 35747 | Grant | 21.8% |
| 51 | 36521 | Chunchula | 22% |
| 52 | 35046 | Clanton | 22.1% |
| 53 | 36346 | Jack | 23.1% |
| 54 | 36362 | Fort Rucker | 23.3% |
| 55 | 35474 | Moundville | 23.5% |
| 56 | 35634 | Florence | 23.7% |
| 57 | 35151 | Sylacauga | 23.8% |
| 58 | 35014 | Alpine | 24% |
| 59 | 35673 | Trinity | 24% |
| 60 | 36043 | Hope Hull | 24.1% |
| 61 | 35146 | Springville | 24.2% |
| 62 | 36782 | Sweet Water | 25% |
| 63 | 35971 | Fyffe | 25.2% |
| 64 | 35173 | Trussville | 25.2% |
| 65 | 35613 | Athens | 25.3% |
| 66 | 35983 | Leesburg | 26.2% |
| 67 | 36866 | Notasulga | 26.2% |
| 68 | 35543 | Bear Creek | 26.3% |
| 69 | 35582 | Red Bay | 26.4% |
| 70 | 36549 | Lillian | 26.4% |
| 71 | 35619 | Danville | 26.6% |
| 72 | 35179 | Vinemont | 26.8% |
| 73 | 36769 | Pine Hill | 27% |
| 74 | 35148 | Sumiton | 27% |
| 75 | 35503 | Jasper | 27.3% |
| 76 | 35661 | Muscle Shoals | 27.3% |
| 77 | 36456 | Mc Kenzie | 27.4% |
| 78 | 36035 | Goshen | 27.7% |
| 79 | 36345 | Headland | 27.8% |
| 80 | 35147 | Sterrett | 27.9% |
| 81 | 35447 | Carrollton | 28.1% |
| 82 | 35961 | Collinsville | 28.6% |
| 83 | 36250 | Alexandria | 28.8% |
| 84 | 36742 | Gallion | 29% |
| 85 | 35456 | Duncanville | 29% |
| 86 | 36553 | Mc Intosh | 29.7% |
| 87 | 36078 | Tallassee | 29.8% |
| 88 | 35136 | Rockford | 29.9% |
| 89 | 36551 | Loxley | 29.9% |
| 90 | 36352 | Newton | 30% |
| 91 | 35824 | Huntsville | 30.2% |
| 92 | 36856 | Fort Mitchell | 30.3% |
| 93 | 35555 | Fayette | 30.4% |
| 94 | 35959 | Cedar Bluff | 30.6% |
| 95 | 35763 | Owens Cross Roads | 30.7% |
| 96 | 35984 | Mentone | 30.8% |
| 97 | 35443 | Boligee | 31% |
| 98 | 36908 | Gilbertown | 31% |
| 99 | 35952 | Altoona | 31.3% |
| 100 | 35063 | Empire | 31.4% |
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