Income needed to buy a home
Every county in Alabama
In the middle county, Coffee County, the typical home takes $57,515 a year. Locals can afford the typical home in 21 of 67 counties.
| County | Typical home | Monthly cost | Income needed | Local median income | For locals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas County | $88,696 | $657 | $28,151 | $35,627 | Within reach |
| Sumter County | $100,676 | $739 | $31,651 | $33,310 | Right at the edge |
| Butler County | $118,112 | $865 | $37,065 | $44,755 | Within reach |
| Bullock County | $123,110 | $907 | $38,884 | $31,310 | A stretch |
| Choctaw County | $125,093 | $908 | $38,894 | $47,813 | Within reach |
| Lamar County | $134,138 | $980 | $42,008 | $50,000 | Within reach |
| Conecuh County | $134,436 | $983 | $42,144 | $41,327 | Right at the edge |
| Perry County | $134,867 | $984 | $42,169 | $37,654 | A stretch |
| Macon County | $134,014 | $999 | $42,797 | $43,707 | Right at the edge |
| Greene County | $138,466 | $1,012 | $43,383 | $29,200 | Far off |
| Pickens County | $141,581 | $1,031 | $44,202 | $46,274 | Right at the edge |
| Marengo County | $141,165 | $1,040 | $44,561 | $43,825 | Right at the edge |
| Clarke County | $143,457 | $1,053 | $45,146 | $49,249 | Right at the edge |
| Crenshaw County | $143,689 | $1,055 | $45,209 | $48,560 | Right at the edge |
| Monroe County | $145,212 | $1,057 | $45,294 | $42,292 | Right at the edge |
| Chambers County | $144,063 | $1,059 | $45,383 | $49,656 | Right at the edge |
| Wilcox County | $146,697 | $1,073 | $45,993 | $40,640 | A stretch |
| Covington County | $149,541 | $1,087 | $46,607 | $52,456 | Within reach |
| Fayette County | $149,983 | $1,092 | $46,782 | $49,488 | Right at the edge |
| Escambia County | $149,565 | $1,096 | $46,983 | $48,225 | Right at the edge |
| Lowndes County | $150,399 | $1,108 | $47,471 | $37,052 | A stretch |
| Barbour County | $154,760 | $1,140 | $48,842 | $46,042 | Right at the edge |
| Marion County | $161,796 | $1,182 | $50,652 | $50,088 | Right at the edge |
| Dale County | $164,274 | $1,205 | $51,657 | $54,963 | Right at the edge |
| Walker County | $165,671 | $1,209 | $51,836 | $56,509 | Right at the edge |
| Geneva County | $167,449 | $1,224 | $52,464 | $52,771 | Right at the edge |
| Montgomery County | $166,373 | $1,232 | $52,786 | $59,386 | Within reach |
| Pike County | $169,469 | $1,238 | $53,048 | $48,677 | Right at the edge |
| Calhoun County | $171,109 | $1,264 | $54,160 | $55,029 | Right at the edge |
| Washington County | $176,075 | $1,285 | $55,066 | $61,042 | Within reach |
| Franklin County | $176,962 | $1,306 | $55,988 | $53,338 | Right at the edge |
| Clay County | $182,109 | $1,325 | $56,784 | $55,250 | Right at the edge |
| Hale County | $183,549 | $1,333 | $57,141 | $39,250 | Far off |
| Coffee County | $182,490 | $1,342 | $57,515 | $68,353 | Within reach |
| Talladega County | $183,308 | $1,347 | $57,720 | $57,776 | Right at the edge |
| Coosa County | $187,234 | $1,362 | $58,362 | $57,355 | Right at the edge |
| Etowah County | $187,728 | $1,384 | $59,293 | $54,563 | Right at the edge |
| Jackson County | $195,189 | $1,428 | $61,211 | $51,908 | A stretch |
| Henry County | $196,502 | $1,437 | $61,587 | $59,931 | Right at the edge |
| Colbert County | $198,586 | $1,460 | $62,588 | $60,628 | Right at the edge |
| Mobile County | $197,834 | $1,477 | $63,284 | $58,880 | Right at the edge |
| Russell County | $201,390 | $1,496 | $64,097 | $51,197 | A stretch |
| Houston County | $203,577 | $1,496 | $64,132 | $58,626 | Right at the edge |
| Winston County | $207,502 | $1,510 | $64,716 | $57,256 | A stretch |
| Randolph County | $209,678 | $1,537 | $65,867 | $52,338 | A stretch |
| DeKalb County | $220,309 | $1,610 | $69,017 | $51,204 | A stretch |
| Bibb County | $222,920 | $1,621 | $69,469 | $52,541 | A stretch |
| Jefferson County | $216,676 | $1,644 | $70,441 | $66,388 | Right at the edge |
| Lawrence County | $225,531 | $1,650 | $70,726 | $66,071 | Right at the edge |
| Chilton County | $226,236 | $1,667 | $71,456 | $65,603 | Right at the edge |
| Lauderdale County | $230,222 | $1,697 | $72,748 | $62,649 | A stretch |
| Morgan County | $233,719 | $1,722 | $73,794 | $68,845 | Right at the edge |
| Cherokee County | $237,211 | $1,749 | $74,948 | $53,863 | A stretch |
| Blount County | $238,877 | $1,750 | $75,013 | $64,190 | A stretch |
| Cleburne County | $240,004 | $1,754 | $75,187 | $55,345 | A stretch |
| Marshall County | $241,268 | $1,774 | $76,049 | $62,571 | A stretch |
| Tuscaloosa County | $251,855 | $1,854 | $79,476 | $66,231 | A stretch |
| Cullman County | $258,633 | $1,883 | $80,682 | $62,656 | A stretch |
| Autauga County | $266,946 | $1,959 | $83,942 | $72,481 | A stretch |
| Tallapoosa County | $268,423 | $1,962 | $84,090 | $59,356 | A stretch |
| Elmore County | $272,630 | $1,994 | $85,457 | $78,243 | Right at the edge |
| St. Clair County | $279,692 | $2,053 | $87,970 | $77,463 | A stretch |
| Madison County | $314,156 | $2,333 | $99,999 | $86,499 | A stretch |
| Limestone County | $319,476 | $2,355 | $100,917 | $83,629 | A stretch |
| Lee County | $349,812 | $2,599 | $111,374 | $65,824 | Far off |
| Shelby County | $359,967 | $2,685 | $115,083 | $97,961 | A stretch |
| Baldwin County | $372,122 | $2,736 | $117,254 | $78,775 | Far off |
10% down, 7.40% 30-year fixed, housing at 28% of gross income. How it works.