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Alabama property tax rates by county

Alabama homeowners paid 0.37% of their home’s value in property tax (2020–2024 survey), the 2nd lowest of 51 (50 states and D.C.), with a median bill of $788 a year on a median home value of $209,900. Across counties, rates ran from 0.18% (Choctaw County) to 0.58% (Jefferson County).

0.37%Effective rate (2020–2024)no change vs 2019–2023
$788Median tax per yearU.S.: $3,119
$209,900Median home valueU.S.: $332,700
1,402,155Owner-occupied homes70% of households own

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Estimated tax at this rate$768/year

The same home value at each average rate
Rate	Effective rate	Per year	Per month
Alabama average	0.37%	$768	$64
Alabama average	0.37%	$768	$64
U.S. average	0.94%	$1,973	$164

How Alabama compares

U.S. effective rate: 0.94%; median bill $3,119. Alabama is 61% below the national rate.
Change from the 2019–2023 survey: no change in the rate, +$50 (+6.8%) in the median bill (U.S.: −0.03 pts, +$150 (+5.1%)).
With a mortgage, Alabama owners’ median bill was $918; without one, $612.
60 of 67 counties have estimates reliable enough to rank (at least 500 owner-occupied homes and a margin of error under 25% of the rate).

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Alabama property taxes by county, 2020–2024
County	Effective rate	Median tax	Median value	Owner homes	Estimate
Autauga County	0.28%	$627	$207,200	17,660	Reliable
Baldwin County	0.29%	$960	$316,900	76,497	Reliable
Barbour County	0.31%	$462	$112,900	6,229	Reliable
Bibb County	0.20%	$298	$145,700	6,100	Reliable
Blount County	0.27%	$523	$175,200	17,962	Reliable
Bullock County	0.32%	$332	$81,700	2,458	Small sample
Butler County	0.26%	$362	$99,800	5,002	Reliable
Calhoun County	0.33%	$653	$156,600	31,654	Reliable
Chambers County	0.29%	$523	$135,800	9,643	Reliable
Cherokee County	0.32%	$688	$179,700	8,264	Reliable
Chilton County	0.32%	$537	$161,300	13,738	Reliable
Choctaw County	0.18%	$207	$123,400	4,329	Reliable
Clarke County	0.28%	$396	$121,700	5,962	Reliable
Clay County	0.20%	$331	$156,700	4,623	Reliable
Cleburne County	0.24%	$486	$165,600	4,697	Reliable
Coffee County	0.30%	$677	$188,600	15,163	Reliable
Colbert County	0.30%	$678	$171,000	17,323	Reliable
Conecuh County	0.25%	$331	$105,300	3,283	Reliable
Coosa County	0.20%	$315	$115,500	3,604	Reliable
Covington County	0.20%	$397	$152,100	11,168	Reliable
Crenshaw County	0.28%	$369	$114,000	3,831	Reliable
Cullman County	0.21%	$516	$199,100	27,088	Reliable
Dale County	0.28%	$457	$143,500	12,210	Reliable
Dallas County	0.36%	$392	$94,600	10,178	Reliable
DeKalb County	0.24%	$496	$152,700	20,490	Reliable
Elmore County	0.25%	$610	$223,900	25,290	Reliable
Escambia County	0.27%	$530	$136,500	9,087	Reliable
Etowah County	0.32%	$645	$167,100	29,128	Reliable
Fayette County	0.21%	$355	$125,900	4,905	Reliable
Franklin County	0.33%	$433	$136,000	8,651	Reliable
Geneva County	0.24%	$447	$130,700	8,316	Reliable
Greene County	0.24%	$444	$81,200	1,987	Small sample
Hale County	0.19%	$406	$127,600	4,197	Small sample
Henry County	0.25%	$553	$161,000	5,614	Reliable
Houston County	0.29%	$562	$183,300	27,624	Reliable
Jackson County	0.25%	$480	$159,500	16,374	Reliable
Jefferson County	0.58%	$1,409	$240,000	172,419	Reliable
Lamar County	0.24%	$274	$114,000	3,849	Small sample
Lauderdale County	0.32%	$757	$200,300	27,047	Reliable
Lawrence County	0.25%	$497	$172,300	11,129	Reliable
Lee County	0.39%	$1,252	$262,200	46,064	Reliable
Limestone County	0.32%	$900	$281,000	31,777	Reliable
Lowndes County	0.31%	$337	$86,300	3,321	Reliable
Macon County	0.41%	$509	$102,000	4,454	Small sample
Madison County	0.39%	$1,185	$299,200	112,734	Reliable
Marengo County	0.31%	$409	$107,400	5,548	Reliable
Marion County	0.24%	$301	$106,600	8,148	Reliable
Marshall County	0.30%	$733	$201,500	27,625	Reliable
Mobile County	0.43%	$888	$190,700	106,752	Reliable
Monroe County	0.21%	$381	$120,600	5,280	Reliable
Montgomery County	0.36%	$702	$171,900	52,783	Reliable
Morgan County	0.31%	$718	$212,000	35,644	Reliable
Perry County	0.23%	$281	$86,400	2,667	Small sample
Pickens County	0.21%	$364	$123,900	5,128	Small sample
Pike County	0.24%	$424	$157,600	7,657	Reliable
Randolph County	0.27%	$452	$181,600	7,158	Reliable
Russell County	0.38%	$629	$165,700	14,676	Reliable
Shelby County	0.42%	$1,423	$326,100	70,672	Reliable
St. Clair County	0.28%	$724	$226,300	29,001	Reliable
Sumter County	0.28%	$359	$82,600	3,224	Reliable
Talladega County	0.29%	$544	$149,200	24,209	Reliable
Tallapoosa County	0.24%	$481	$158,500	12,989	Reliable
Tuscaloosa County	0.31%	$795	$248,700	55,297	Reliable
Walker County	0.23%	$356	$135,900	19,330	Reliable
Washington County	0.23%	$365	$159,700	5,116	Reliable
Wilcox County	0.25%	$319	$98,800	2,988	Reliable
Winston County	0.21%	$380	$118,900	7,140	Reliable

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table-based summary file: B25090 (aggregate real estate taxes), B25082 (aggregate home value), B25103 (median real estate taxes), B25077 (median home value) and B25003 (tenure); files dated January 29, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates, same tables (files dated October 31, 2024), for the comparison column.
Geography names: Census Bureau Geos20245YR.txt (file dated January 22, 2026).

Effective rate = total real estate taxes paid by owner-occupied homes ÷ their total value, as reported by owners to the Census Bureau. It is not a millage rate. Your bill depends on your assessed value, exemptions (such as homestead) and local levies.