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HUD rent dataHuntsville, AL MSA
3-bedroom gross-rent benchmark
$1,690 / month
+5.0% from FY2025.
FY2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025
Includes tenant-paid utilities. A benchmark, not an approved rent or property-specific estimate.
Published rent benchmarks
FY2025
$1,609
FY2026
$1,690
FY2027
$1,735
HUD schedules for the selected bedroom count. Changes are not a rent forecast.
Huntsville, AL MSA · Monthly gross rents
Bedroom count
FY2025
FY2026 · current
FY2027 · upcoming
Studio
$928
$1,030
$1,119
1 bedroom
$1,071
$1,136
$1,177
2 bedrooms
$1,248
$1,310
$1,341
3 bedrooms
$1,609
$1,690
$1,735
4 bedrooms
$1,964
$2,109
$2,241
FY2026 HUD area coverage: Limestone County, AL; Madison County, AL. ZIP schedules may cover portions of this area.
Compare rents by ZIP code
Monthly HUD gross-rent benchmarks, including tenant-paid utilities. Choose 2–4 ZIPs to compare.
45 ZIP codes across published schedules
ZIP rent table
FY2026 monthly gross rents by ZIP.
ZIP
Studio
1 bedroom
2 bedrooms
3 bedrooms
4 bedrooms
$840
$970
$1,130
$1,450
$1,770
$840
$970
$1,130
$1,450
$1,770
$870
$970
$1,130
$1,450
$1,770
$1,100
$1,210
$1,400
$1,810
$2,250
$980
$1,080
$1,240
$1,600
$2,000
$1,530
$1,690
$1,950
$2,520
$3,140
$910
$1,010
$1,160
$1,500
$1,870
$920
$990
$1,180
$1,490
$1,830
$1,530
$1,690
$1,950
$2,520
$3,140
$840
$970
$1,130
$1,450
$1,770
$1,010
$1,100
$1,280
$1,660
$2,060
$840
$970
$1,130
$1,450
$1,770
$1,150
$1,270
$1,460
$1,880
$2,350
$870
$970
$1,130
$1,450
$1,770
$840
$970
$1,130
$1,450
$1,770
$1,190
$1,310
$1,510
$1,950
$2,430
$1,010
$1,110
$1,280
$1,650
$2,060
$1,530
$1,690
$1,950
$2,520
$3,140
$1,350
$1,490
$1,720
$2,220
$2,770
$1,250
$1,380
$1,590
$2,050
$2,560
$1,270
$1,400
$1,620
$2,090
$2,610
$840
$970
$1,130
$1,450
$1,770
$970
$1,070
$1,230
$1,590
$1,980
$1,050
$1,160
$1,340
$1,730
$2,160
$1,550
$1,710
$1,970
$2,540
$3,170
$1,010
$1,110
$1,280
$1,650
$2,060
$840
$970
$1,130
$1,450
$1,770
$1,120
$1,240
$1,430
$1,850
$2,300
$1,010
$1,110
$1,280
$1,650
$2,060
$1,090
$1,210
$1,390
$1,790
$2,240
$1,050
$1,160
$1,340
$1,730
$2,160
$840
$970
$1,130
$1,450
$1,770
$1,200
$1,330
$1,530
$1,970
$2,460
$1,050
$1,160
$1,340
$1,730
$2,160
$1,550
$1,710
$1,970
$2,540
$3,170
$1,050
$1,160
$1,340
$1,730
$2,160
$980
$1,080
$1,250
$1,610
$2,010
$980
$1,080
$1,240
$1,600
$2,000
$1,050
$1,160
$1,340
$1,730
$2,160
$1,050
$1,160
$1,340
$1,730
$2,160
$1,050
$1,160
$1,340
$1,730
$2,160
$1,050
$1,160
$1,340
$1,730
$2,160
$840
$970
$1,130
$1,450
$1,770
$1,170
$1,290
$1,490
$1,920
$2,400
$1,070
$1,180
$1,360
$1,750
$2,190
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Local rental households
2020–2024 ACS 5-year. Figures cover the selected county, which may be only part of the current HUD rental area.
Limestone County, Alabama
Rental households
Rental households
9,176
Share of occupied homes rented
22.4%
Rent burden
Spend 30%+ of income on rent
40.8%
Spend 50%+ of income on rent
18.3%
Among renter households with a calculated rent-to-income ratio.
Rental housing types
Single-unit homes
45.0%
Buildings with 2–4 units
12.2%
Buildings with 5+ units
27.0%
Other rental homes
15.7%
Estimates & margins of error
Limestone County, Alabama · 2020–2024 ACS 5-year · 90% margins of error
Measure
Estimate
Margin of error
Rental households
9,176
±748
Share of occupied homes rented
22.4%
±1.8 percentage points
Spend 30%+ of income on rent
40.8%
±4.7 percentage points
Spend 50%+ of income on rent
18.3%
±3.1 percentage points
Single-unit homes
45.0%
±4.9 percentage points
Buildings with 2–4 units
12.2%
±4.0 percentage points
Buildings with 5+ units
27.0%
±3.7 percentage points
Other rental homes
15.7%
±4.1 percentage points
These are survey estimates. Margins of error for percentages follow Census guidance; small differences may not be meaningful.
Madison County, Alabama
Rental households
Rental households
52,297
Share of occupied homes rented
31.7%
Rent burden
Spend 30%+ of income on rent
44.2%
Spend 50%+ of income on rent
21.4%
Among renter households with a calculated rent-to-income ratio.
Rental housing types
Single-unit homes
33.7%
Buildings with 2–4 units
14.7%
Buildings with 5+ units
48.6%
Other rental homes
3.0%
Estimates & margins of error
Madison County, Alabama · 2020–2024 ACS 5-year · 90% margins of error
Measure
Estimate
Margin of error
Rental households
52,297
±1,696
Share of occupied homes rented
31.7%
±1.0 percentage points
Spend 30%+ of income on rent
44.2%
±2.5 percentage points
Spend 50%+ of income on rent
21.4%
±1.9 percentage points
Single-unit homes
33.7%
±2.3 percentage points
Buildings with 2–4 units
14.7%
±1.4 percentage points
Buildings with 5+ units
48.6%
±2.9 percentage points
Other rental homes
3.0%
±0.7 percentage points
These are survey estimates. Margins of error for percentages follow Census guidance; small differences may not be meaningful.
Census sources & definitions
2020–2024 ACS 5-year combines five years of survey responses. These describe the survey period, not today’s market. Rental households are renter-occupied homes. Housing types refer to the building containing each rental; “other” includes mobile homes, boats, RVs and similar housing.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, tables B25003, B25070 and B25032. Statistical guidance. Data checked Sep 22, 2026. Rental Wire is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Census Bureau.
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Monthly cash flow before income tax
-$36
Based on example price and costs. Edit them for your property.
Lease rent used
$1,540
Upfront cash
$53,500
Sources, dates & coverage
Huntsville, AL MSA. HUD area ID: METRO26620M26620. Coverage: Limestone County, AL; Madison County, AL.
HUD gross-rent benchmarks include tenant-paid basic utilities, excluding phone, cable and internet. They are not asking-rent quotes, approved Section 8 rents or housing-authority payment standards.
HUD data checked Sep 22, 2026. Changes can reflect methodology and geographic coverage as well as rents. Missing data and figures that cannot be compared are marked unavailable. Future schedules are labelled upcoming.
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Calculation assumptions
Cash flow is rent less vacancy, operating costs, replacement reserves and fixed-rate mortgage payments, including principal. Tax deductions, sale proceeds and appreciation are outside this first-year calculation. The target price uses the same rent, expense amounts, mortgage rate, down-payment percentage and closing-cost percentage. Property taxes and lender terms may change with the actual purchase price.
When using a HUD benchmark, we subtract tenant-paid utilities to estimate lease rent. Custom rent is used as entered. Add utilities you pay to operating costs. This does not determine a voucher subsidy or a housing authority's approved rent.