Alabama property tax by county
The median Alabama homeowner pays $738 a year in property tax on a home worth $195,100, an effective rate of 0.38%. That ranks Alabama #50 of 51 states, against a national 0.98%.
Why the county matters more than the state
Jefferson County charges an effective 0.60% and Choctaw County 0.18%, a spread of 0.42 points inside one state. Property tax in the United States is set by counties, cities, school districts and special districts, not by states. A statewide figure is a weighted average of thousands of separate decisions, and it can be a poor guide to any particular address.
Alabama sits 0.6 points below the national effective rate. A low rate is not the same as a low bill: on an expensive home it can still produce a large one. House prices in the state moved +2.8% over the year to 2026 Q2, which changes the denominator of this rate over time.
Every county ranked
| # | County | Rate | Median bill | Home value | Rent | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 0.60% | $1,340 | $224,900 | $1,132 | $64,589 |
| 2 | Lee County | 0.50% | $1,183 | $238,700 | $999 | $61,123 |
| 3 | Macon County | 0.49% | $468 | $95,700 | $709 | $45,951 |
| 4 | Greene County | 0.49% | $422 | $86,400 | $429 | $31,495 |
| 5 | Mobile County | 0.48% | $849 | $176,600 | $1,021 | $58,119 |
| 6 | Shelby County | 0.45% | $1,343 | $298,700 | $1,348 | $93,543 |
| 7 | Dallas County | 0.42% | $413 | $97,400 | $749 | $36,810 |
| 8 | Calhoun County | 0.41% | $610 | $149,500 | $804 | $55,826 |
| 9 | Russell County | 0.41% | $631 | $152,300 | $898 | $50,046 |
| 10 | Lowndes County | 0.41% | $329 | $80,600 | $663 | $35,160 |
| 11 | Madison County | 0.40% | $1,081 | $267,800 | $1,116 | $83,528 |
| 12 | Escambia County | 0.40% | $485 | $122,700 | $709 | $44,447 |
| 13 | Cherokee County | 0.39% | $643 | $165,900 | $750 | $50,769 |
| 14 | Bullock County | 0.39% | $309 | $79,400 | $635 | $36,723 |
| 15 | Marshall County | 0.38% | $699 | $183,400 | $765 | $60,946 |
| 16 | Lauderdale County | 0.38% | $697 | $185,800 | $799 | $59,082 |
| 17 | Chambers County | 0.38% | $496 | $129,700 | $850 | $49,295 |
| 18 | Barbour County | 0.38% | $415 | $109,900 | $644 | $44,290 |
| 19 | Marengo County | 0.38% | $397 | $103,400 | $722 | $44,205 |
| 20 | Montgomery County | 0.37% | $598 | $160,100 | $1,061 | $58,153 |
| 21 | Talladega County | 0.37% | $509 | $137,900 | $772 | $56,249 |
| 22 | Colbert County | 0.37% | $604 | $161,600 | $838 | $56,736 |
| 23 | Wilcox County | 0.37% | $309 | $84,200 | $699 | $42,236 |
| 24 | Perry County | 0.37% | $325 | $87,700 | $610 | $34,368 |
| 25 | Etowah County | 0.36% | $585 | $160,600 | $807 | $53,070 |
| 26 | Morgan County | 0.35% | $674 | $193,000 | $835 | $64,858 |
| 27 | Sumter County | 0.35% | $297 | $84,100 | $841 | $37,981 |
| 28 | DeKalb County | 0.34% | $458 | $135,500 | $683 | $51,149 |
| 29 | Coffee County | 0.34% | $615 | $180,300 | $970 | $64,672 |
| 30 | Chilton County | 0.34% | $478 | $142,300 | $855 | $61,873 |
| 31 | Franklin County | 0.34% | $432 | $128,000 | $667 | $51,493 |
| 32 | Butler County | 0.34% | $342 | $99,700 | $722 | $44,881 |
| 33 | Henry County | 0.34% | $506 | $147,800 | $770 | $60,135 |
| 34 | Dale County | 0.33% | $426 | $129,100 | $863 | $53,955 |
| 35 | Winston County | 0.33% | $363 | $110,500 | $744 | $48,032 |
| 36 | Tuscaloosa County | 0.32% | $754 | $233,700 | $997 | $63,947 |
| 37 | Geneva County | 0.32% | $382 | $120,200 | $757 | $50,951 |
| 38 | Monroe County | 0.32% | $362 | $114,900 | $721 | $40,225 |
| 39 | Hale County | 0.32% | $406 | $126,300 | $723 | $41,325 |
| 40 | Crenshaw County | 0.32% | $347 | $108,400 | $664 | $49,040 |
| 41 | Conecuh County | 0.32% | $328 | $101,300 | $781 | $42,266 |
| 42 | Baldwin County | 0.31% | $881 | $287,000 | $1,211 | $75,019 |
| 43 | Limestone County | 0.31% | $782 | $255,100 | $908 | $83,534 |
| 44 | Jackson County | 0.31% | $449 | $145,800 | $762 | $49,454 |
| 45 | Tallapoosa County | 0.31% | $450 | $144,800 | $734 | $57,185 |
| 46 | Clarke County | 0.31% | $388 | $126,400 | $785 | $49,167 |
| 47 | Houston County | 0.30% | $534 | $178,000 | $905 | $57,531 |
| 48 | St. Clair County | 0.30% | $666 | $218,500 | $1,077 | $78,993 |
| 49 | Blount County | 0.30% | $508 | $169,700 | $743 | $61,096 |
| 50 | Lawrence County | 0.30% | $459 | $150,700 | $708 | $60,040 |
| 51 | Marion County | 0.30% | $308 | $104,300 | $583 | $50,714 |
| 52 | Pickens County | 0.29% | $356 | $123,300 | $600 | $47,014 |
| 53 | Fayette County | 0.29% | $347 | $121,200 | $622 | $50,733 |
| 54 | Cleburne County | 0.29% | $417 | $144,200 | $792 | $53,319 |
| 55 | Autauga County | 0.28% | $564 | $197,900 | $1,200 | $69,841 |
| 56 | Walker County | 0.27% | $357 | $131,100 | $743 | $54,509 |
| 57 | Pike County | 0.27% | $403 | $149,000 | $855 | $47,961 |
| 58 | Coosa County | 0.27% | $303 | $111,800 | $682 | $57,063 |
| 59 | Elmore County | 0.26% | $563 | $213,600 | $1,014 | $75,553 |
| 60 | Cullman County | 0.25% | $457 | $180,500 | $883 | $60,916 |
| 61 | Covington County | 0.25% | $358 | $142,500 | $736 | $50,886 |
| 62 | Washington County | 0.23% | $357 | $152,800 | $628 | $60,503 |
| 63 | Clay County | 0.23% | $326 | $144,700 | $624 | $51,852 |
| 64 | Randolph County | 0.22% | $412 | $184,000 | $646 | $51,551 |
| 65 | Lamar County | 0.22% | $245 | $112,700 | $548 | $47,447 |
| 66 | Bibb County | 0.20% | $271 | $132,600 | $802 | $51,215 |
| 67 | Choctaw County | 0.18% | $199 | $111,800 | $653 | $44,483 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates. The effective property tax rate is median taxes paid divided by median home value. The two medians come from different distributions, so it approximates the typical rate rather than describing any one household.