housing costs · Alabama
Housing costs in Jefferson County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,193 | ± $18 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,132 | ± $14 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,086 | ± $12 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $986 | ± $13 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $240,000 | ± $4,979 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $224,900 | ± $4,360 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $208,900 | ± $4,864 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $176,900 | ± $4,491 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 31.8 % | ± 0.9 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 31.8 % | ± 0.8 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 31.2 % | ± 0.8 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 30.4 % | ± 0.8 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Jefferson County is $1,193, above the Alabama median of $776 across 67 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.