Alabama Property Tax Rates
Alabama homeowners pay a median $788 a year in property taxes, 0.38% of a typical home's value. That ranks 50th of 51 and is 0.56 points below the US rate of 0.94%.
0.38%Effective rate, 50th highest (US 0.94%)
$788Median taxes paid a year, 51st highest (US $3,119)
$209,900Median home value, 45th highest (US $332,700)
Property taxes in Alabama
- Homeowners with a mortgage pay a median $918; those without one pay $612.
- The effective rate is lower than the US rate: a home at the US median value of $332,700 would pay about $1,260 a year at Alabama's rate.
- By county, rates run from 0.17% in Choctaw County to 0.59% in Jefferson County.
Property taxes by county in Alabama
| Jefferson | 0.59% | $1,409 | $240,000 |
| Greene | 0.55% | $444 | $81,200 |
| Macon | 0.50% | $509 | $102,000 |
| Lee | 0.48% | $1,252 | $262,200 |
| Mobile | 0.47% | $888 | $190,700 |
| Shelby | 0.44% | $1,423 | $326,100 |
| Sumter | 0.43% | $359 | $82,600 |
| Calhoun | 0.42% | $653 | $156,600 |
| Barbour | 0.41% | $462 | $112,900 |
| Bullock | 0.41% | $332 | $81,700 |
| Dallas | 0.41% | $392 | $94,600 |
| Montgomery | 0.41% | $702 | $171,900 |
| Colbert | 0.40% | $678 | $171,000 |
| Madison | 0.40% | $1,185 | $299,200 |
| Chambers | 0.39% | $523 | $135,800 |
| Escambia | 0.39% | $530 | $136,500 |
| Etowah | 0.39% | $645 | $167,100 |
| Lowndes | 0.39% | $337 | $86,300 |
| Cherokee | 0.38% | $688 | $179,700 |
| Lauderdale | 0.38% | $757 | $200,300 |
| Marengo | 0.38% | $409 | $107,400 |
| Russell | 0.38% | $629 | $165,700 |
| Butler | 0.36% | $362 | $99,800 |
| Coffee | 0.36% | $677 | $188,600 |
| Marshall | 0.36% | $733 | $201,500 |
| Talladega | 0.36% | $544 | $149,200 |
| Geneva | 0.34% | $447 | $130,700 |
| Henry | 0.34% | $553 | $161,000 |
| Morgan | 0.34% | $718 | $212,000 |
| Chilton | 0.33% | $537 | $161,300 |
| Clarke | 0.33% | $396 | $121,700 |
| Perry | 0.33% | $281 | $86,400 |
| Crenshaw | 0.32% | $369 | $114,000 |
| Dale | 0.32% | $457 | $143,500 |
| DeKalb | 0.32% | $496 | $152,700 |
| Franklin | 0.32% | $433 | $136,000 |
| Hale | 0.32% | $406 | $127,600 |
| Limestone | 0.32% | $900 | $281,000 |
| Monroe | 0.32% | $381 | $120,600 |
| St. Clair | 0.32% | $724 | $226,300 |
| Tuscaloosa | 0.32% | $795 | $248,700 |
| Wilcox | 0.32% | $319 | $98,800 |
| Winston | 0.32% | $380 | $118,900 |
| Conecuh | 0.31% | $331 | $105,300 |
| Houston | 0.31% | $562 | $183,300 |
| Autauga | 0.30% | $627 | $207,200 |
| Baldwin | 0.30% | $960 | $316,900 |
| Blount | 0.30% | $523 | $175,200 |
| Jackson | 0.30% | $480 | $159,500 |
| Tallapoosa | 0.30% | $481 | $158,500 |
| Cleburne | 0.29% | $486 | $165,600 |
| Lawrence | 0.29% | $497 | $172,300 |
| Pickens | 0.29% | $364 | $123,900 |
| Fayette | 0.28% | $355 | $125,900 |
| Marion | 0.28% | $301 | $106,600 |
| Coosa | 0.27% | $315 | $115,500 |
| Elmore | 0.27% | $610 | $223,900 |
| Pike | 0.27% | $424 | $157,600 |
| Covington | 0.26% | $397 | $152,100 |
| Cullman | 0.26% | $516 | $199,100 |
| Walker | 0.26% | $356 | $135,900 |
| Randolph | 0.25% | $452 | $181,600 |
| Lamar | 0.24% | $274 | $114,000 |
| Washington | 0.23% | $365 | $159,700 |
| Clay | 0.21% | $331 | $156,700 |
| Bibb | 0.20% | $298 | $145,700 |
| Choctaw | 0.17% | $207 | $123,400 |
About these numbers
Effective rate = median real estate taxes paid ÷ median home value, owner-occupied homes, from the Census American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year. It shows the typical burden, not a statutory rate; bills depend on local rates, assessments and exemptions. Full methodology.
Cite: Home Stats Data, "Alabama Property Tax Rates," https://homestatsdata.com/property-taxes/alabama/