Section 8 — AL ZIP index · page 1 of 2

Alabama ZIP codes
with a Section 8 rent.

Every Alabama ZIP code HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for — 735 of them, FY2026. This page lists ZIPs 1–500, grouped by HUD area, with the 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom ceiling beside each one. Open any ZIP for its full schedule from studio to 4-bedroom.

data as of 2026-08-19 · HUD FY2026

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Why the ZIP beats the metro average.

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A ZIP-level Fair Market Rent is HUD's Small Area FMR: instead of one voucher ceiling for an entire metro, HUD publishes a separate ceiling for each ZIP code, set from what rents actually cost in that ZIP. The metro figure is an average over all of them, so it sits above the weaker ZIPs and below the stronger ones — which is why two houses fifteen minutes apart in the same city can carry Section 8 ceilings hundreds of dollars apart. Underwrite the ZIP's number, not the metro's. The published FMR is still a reference, not a payment: housing authorities set their payment standard at roughly 90–110% of it, and every unit has to clear a rent reasonableness test against comparable local rentals before a lease is approved.

Every ZIP

FMR by ZIP code.

2-bedroom and 3-bedroom Fair Market Rent for each ZIP, listed under the HUD area it belongs to. What Fair Market Rent means.

ZIPs 1–500 of 735 · 42 HUD areas on this page · data as of 2026-08-19 · HUD FY2026

ZIP2 BR3 BR
Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
35004$1,520$1,900
35005$1,160$1,450
35007$1,420$1,780
35013$1,020$1,280
35020$1,040$1,300
35021$1,260$1,580
35022$1,090$1,360
35023$1,310$1,640
35036$1,120$1,400
35043$1,470$1,840
35048$1,260$1,580
35049$1,020$1,280
35051$1,020$1,280
35052$1,230$1,540
35054$1,410$1,760
35060$1,110$1,400
35061$1,370$1,710
35064$1,200$1,500
35068$1,280$1,600
35071$1,290$1,610
35073$1,100$1,380
35074$1,070$1,340
35078$1,020$1,280
35079$1,020$1,280
35080$1,780$2,230
35091$1,050$1,320
35094$1,090$1,360
35097$1,220$1,530
35112$1,110$1,390
35114$1,310$1,640
35116$1,100$1,380
35117$1,160$1,450
35118$1,070$1,340
35119$1,260$1,580
35120$1,110$1,390
35124$1,610$2,010
35125$1,140$1,430
35126$1,320$1,650
35127$1,400$1,750
35128$1,310$1,640
35131$1,020$1,280
35133$1,020$1,280
35135$1,250$1,560
35143$1,020$1,280
35146$1,020$1,280
35147$1,820$2,280
35172$1,020$1,280
35173$1,490$1,860
35176$1,020$1,280
35178$1,020$1,280
35180$1,020$1,280
35181$1,160$1,450
35185$1,460$1,830
35186$1,290$1,610
35201$1,260$1,580
35202$1,260$1,580
35203$1,020$1,280
35204$1,020$1,280
35205$1,400$1,750
35206$1,150$1,440
35207$1,020$1,280
35208$1,070$1,340
35209$1,580$1,980
35210$1,230$1,540
35211$1,150$1,440
35212$1,020$1,280
35213$1,900$2,380
35214$1,100$1,380
35215$1,260$1,580
35216$1,590$1,990
35217$1,040$1,300
35218$1,030$1,290
35219$1,260$1,580
35220$1,260$1,580
35221$1,120$1,400
35222$1,170$1,460
35223$1,900$2,380
35224$1,110$1,390
35226$1,620$2,030
35228$1,150$1,440
35229$1,580$1,980
35231$1,260$1,580
35232$1,260$1,580
35233$1,730$2,160
35234$1,020$1,280
35235$1,360$1,700
35236$1,260$1,580
35238$1,460$1,830
35242$1,800$2,250
35243$1,690$2,110
35244$1,560$1,950
35249$1,730$2,160
35253$1,260$1,580
35254$1,020$1,280
35255$1,260$1,580
35259$1,260$1,580
35260$1,260$1,580
35261$1,260$1,580
35266$1,260$1,580
35285$1,260$1,580
35293$1,260$1,580
35294$1,260$1,580
35295$1,260$1,580
35953$1,220$1,530
35987$1,050$1,300
Tuscaloosa, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
35006$1,020$1,280
35111$1,200$1,510
35184$1,020$1,280
35188$1,040$1,300
35401$1,130$1,440
35402$1,180$1,500
35403$1,180$1,500
35404$1,180$1,500
35405$1,300$1,660
35406$1,520$1,940
35407$1,180$1,500
35441$1,100$1,370
35444$1,240$1,580
35446$1,030$1,310
35449$1,180$1,500
35452$1,500$1,910
35453$1,110$1,410
35456$1,170$1,490
35457$1,030$1,310
35458$1,030$1,310
35463$1,170$1,500
35469$1,160$1,420
35473$1,110$1,410
35474$1,160$1,480
35475$1,080$1,380
35476$1,130$1,440
35480$1,030$1,310
35486$1,180$1,500
35487$1,130$1,440
35490$1,040$1,330
Tallapoosa County, AL
35010$900$1,130
35011$860$1,030
35072$780$1,030
35089$840$1,120
36078$900$1,130
36255$810$1,030
36256$880$1,070
36276$900$1,110
Talladega County, AL
35014$830$1,110
35032$780$1,060
35044$780$1,060
35082$810$1,100
35096$1,010$1,370
35149$810$1,100
35150$1,010$1,270
35151$820$1,080
35160$780$1,060
36203$1,020$1,380
36260$850$1,170
36268$800$1,090
Marshall County, AL
35016$1,020$1,280
35031$1,020$1,280
35087$970$1,260
35175$900$1,230
35747$820$1,130
35754$890$1,170
35755$780$1,030
35760$1,130$1,450
35769$820$1,070
35776$1,130$1,450
35950$840$1,160
35951$780$1,060
35952$1,020$1,280
35956$920$1,120
35957$1,020$1,280
35962$850$1,100
35975$790$1,040
35976$1,020$1,280
35980$1,020$1,280
Cullman County, AL
35019$840$1,100
35033$1,020$1,330
35055$910$1,180
35056$880$1,140
35058$870$1,130
35070$830$1,070
35077$1,020$1,280
35083$870$1,130
35619$1,170$1,540
35621$1,230$1,620
35622$1,010$1,320
35670$900$1,180
Perry County, AL
35034$1,020$1,280
35042$1,020$1,280
Chilton County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
35035$1,020$1,280
35040$1,640$2,050
35045$1,020$1,340
35085$980$1,290
35115$1,020$1,280
35171$1,060$1,390
Walker County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
35038$890$1,240
35062$1,020$1,280
35063$1,020$1,390
35130$1,020$1,280
35148$1,020$1,390
35501$920$1,280
35502$890$1,240
35504$870$1,210
35550$800$1,110
35573$780$1,080
35580$900$1,250
35584$1,140$1,590
35587$810$1,130
Coosa County, AL
35046$800$1,090
35136$900$1,130
35183$780$1,070
36026$900$1,130
36080$1,000$1,280
36091$940$1,230
Winston County, AL
35053$930$1,220
35057$850$1,100
35098$910$1,190
35179$840$1,100
35503$860$1,190
35540$840$1,100
35541$900$1,240
35553$780$1,070
35565$840$1,100
35572$810$1,100
35575$800$1,100
35577$800$1,100
35578$1,160$1,610
Gadsden, AL MSA
35121$1,020$1,280
35902$930$1,130
35904$900$1,090
35905$880$1,170
35906$1,110$1,350
35907$1,260$1,530
35972$1,020$1,280
35990$850$1,030
36271$910$1,230
Sumter County, AL
35442$970$1,170
35459$830$1,080
35460$830$1,150
35464$970$1,170
35470$900$1,250
35477$830$1,000
Greene County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
35443$970$1,170
35462$1,180$1,410
35491$1,140$1,370
Pickens County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
35447$860$1,100
35461$1,160$1,490
35466$1,030$1,310
35481$780$990
Fayette County, AL
35542$800$1,110
35545$820$1,130
35546$1,030$1,310
35549$780$1,080
35559$850$1,150
35579$1,030$1,310
Marion County, AL
35543$860$1,150
35548$830$1,120
35552$790$1,030
35554$780$1,080
35563$870$1,160
35564$780$1,040
35570$780$1,040
35571$940$1,200
35581$840$1,070
35593$780$980
35594$850$1,150
Lamar County, AL
35544$810$1,080
35555$1,030$1,310
35574$1,030$1,360
35576$850$1,120
35586$780$1,030
35592$780$1,020
Franklin County, AL
35582$880$1,080
35585$850$1,080
35616$980$1,220
35651$840$1,100
35653$880$1,080
35654$880$1,100
35674$980$1,220
Decatur, AL MSA
35601$990$1,300
35602$980$1,290
35603$1,000$1,310
35618$840$1,100
35640$950$1,250
35643$880$1,160
35650$840$1,100
35673$890$1,170
35775$1,280$1,670
Huntsville, AL MSA
35610$1,130$1,450
35611$1,130$1,450
35612$1,130$1,450
35613$1,400$1,810
35614$1,240$1,600
35615$1,950$2,520
35620$1,160$1,500
35647$1,180$1,490
35649$1,950$2,520
35652$1,130$1,450
35671$1,280$1,660
35739$1,130$1,450
35741$1,460$1,880
35742$1,130$1,450
35749$1,510$1,950
35750$1,280$1,650
35756$1,950$2,520
35757$1,720$2,220
35758$1,590$2,050
35759$1,620$2,090
35761$1,230$1,590
35762$1,340$1,730
35763$1,970$2,540
35773$1,280$1,650
35801$1,430$1,850
35802$1,280$1,650
35803$1,390$1,790
35804$1,340$1,730
35805$1,130$1,450
35806$1,530$1,970
35807$1,340$1,730
35808$1,970$2,540
35809$1,340$1,730
35810$1,250$1,610
35811$1,240$1,600
35812$1,340$1,730
35813$1,340$1,730
35814$1,340$1,730
35815$1,340$1,730
35816$1,130$1,450
35824$1,490$1,920
35896$1,360$1,750
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA
35630$1,050$1,300
35631$980$1,220
35632$1,050$1,300
35633$990$1,230
35634$1,090$1,350
35645$1,080$1,340
35646$880$1,080
35648$880$1,080
35660$1,010$1,250
35661$1,170$1,450
35662$1,030$1,280
35672$880$1,100
35677$1,020$1,260
Jackson County, AL
35740$780$1,000
35744$810$1,050
35745$1,010$1,330
35746$870$1,120
35748$1,130$1,450
35751$1,000$1,290
35752$960$1,240
35764$880$1,140
35765$780$1,000
35766$1,130$1,460
35768$780$1,010
35771$780$1,000
35772$810$1,050
35774$780$1,010
35958$780$1,000
35966$810$1,040
35971$800$1,020
35978$990$1,270
35979$840$1,080
Cherokee County, AL
35901$900$1,090
35903$930$1,130
35960$840$1,010
35973$880$1,110
DeKalb County, AL
35954$850$1,030
35959$810$970
35961$850$1,030
35963$810$1,030
35967$800$1,020
35968$780$990
35974$780$990
35981$1,140$1,460
35983$810$970
35984$870$1,130
35986$780$990
35988$780$990
35989$780$990
Montgomery, AL MSA
36003$900$1,130
36006$990$1,280
36008$1,180$1,510
36013$1,380$1,750
36020$940$1,210
36022$980$1,260
36024$900$1,130
36025$1,080$1,390
36040$900$1,130
36043$1,000$1,280
36047$900$1,130
36051$1,020$1,310
36054$960$1,230
36057$1,300$1,670
36064$1,440$1,850
36066$1,240$1,590
36067$1,040$1,340
36068$1,180$1,510
36092$960$1,230
36093$1,050$1,320
36101$900$1,130
36102$1,010$1,300
36103$1,010$1,300
36104$900$1,130
36105$930$1,190
36106$1,070$1,370
36107$900$1,130
36108$900$1,130
36109$1,030$1,320
36110$960$1,230
36111$1,000$1,280
36112$1,290$1,620
36113$1,520$1,950
36114$1,010$1,300
36115$1,410$1,810
36116$1,040$1,340
36117$1,300$1,670
36119$1,010$1,300
36120$1,010$1,300
36121$1,010$1,300
36123$1,010$1,300
36124$1,010$1,300
36125$1,010$1,300
36130$1,010$1,300
36131$1,010$1,300
Pike County, AL
36005$970$1,170
36010$900$1,090
36034$900$1,090
36035$960$1,160
36049$900$1,080
36069$900$1,130
36079$990$1,200
36081$920$1,110
36082$920$1,110
Crenshaw County, AL
36009$830$1,090
36028$780$960
36032$900$1,130
36036$960$1,200
36037$850$1,020
36041$900$1,130
36042$810$990
36046$900$1,130
36071$800$960
Barbour County, AL
36016$810$1,060
36017$780$1,020
36027$1,000$1,320
36048$790$1,040
36072$780$1,020
Bullock County, AL
36029$900$1,130
36031$850$1,020
36052$1,150$1,460
36053$1,000$1,320
36089$790$940
Wilcox County, AL
36030$850$1,060
Monroe County, AL
36033$780$990
Covington County, AL
36038$800$1,030
Macon County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
36039$1,020$1,250
36075$1,200$1,470
36083$960$1,180
36087$1,000$1,230
36088$1,060$1,300
Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA
36201$860$1,170
36202$960$1,300
36204$960$1,300
36205$920$1,240
36206$1,010$1,360
36250$1,180$1,590
36257$960$1,300
36265$920$1,240
36277$1,070$1,450
36279$1,280$1,730
Cleburne County, AL
36207$1,090$1,470
36262$870$1,090
36269$1,020$1,270
36272$900$1,170
36273$960$1,200
Clay County, AL
36251$780$1,020
36267$780$1,040
Randolph County, AL
36258$820$1,060
36263$890$1,100
36264$840$1,050
36266$780$1,010
36274$900$1,110
36278$780$990
36280$850$1,090
Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
36301$910$1,230
36302$970$1,320
36304$970$1,320
36305$1,260$1,710
36312$900$1,220
36313$870$1,190
36314$810$1,110
36320$900$1,220
36321$900$1,220
Dale County, AL
36303$960$1,300
36311$780$1,090
36317$840$1,080
36322$810$1,110
Henry County, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
36310$780$960
36319$890$1,150
Coffee County, AL
36316$910$1,250
36318$830$1,140

SAFMR = ZIP-level variation. HUD sets Small Area Fair Market Rents by ZIP across most large metros, so two homes in one city can carry very different voucher ceilings.

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Data source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents (Small Area FMRs where published), snapshot 2026-08-19. Payment standards vary by public housing authority (typically 90–110% of FMR). Figures are for research and do not guarantee approved rent on any specific unit.

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