13 zip codes·Updated September 2026

Huntsville rents and rental comps

The median asking rent across 13 Huntsville zip codes is $1,492/month, down 0.6% from a year ago.

NASA, defense contractors, and the Army. Huntsville's renter base has security clearances and steady paychecks. One of the fastest-growing cities in the South, with rental demand that doesn't disappear in a downturn.

Median Asking Rent

$1,492

Rent Change (YoY)

-0.6%

Avg Days on Market

Active Rental Listings

1,561

Median List Price

$358,000

Median Asking Rent Over Time

Average across 13 zip codes

12 months+0.4%

Median Asking Rent by ZIP Code

Rental Listings by ZIP Code

ZIP	Median Rent	YoY Growth	$/Sqft	Avg DOM	Listings
35824	$1,995/mo	+5.0%	$1.06	42	48
35756	$1,950/mo	+2.6%	$1.05	38	131
35763	$1,865/mo	-9.5%	$1.01	31	71
35757	$1,855/mo	-2.1%	$1.17	40	97
35758	$1,746/mo	+3.0%	$1.09	44	215
35803	$1,695/mo	+1.2%	$1.05	54	86
35811	$1,600/mo	+7.0%	$1.07	51	100
35806	$1,599/mo	-3.1%	$1.16	60	113
35810	$1,395/mo	0.0%	$1.05	49	172
35801	$1,350/mo	-10.0%	$1.33	61	133
35802	$1,250/mo	+14.2%	$1.12	56	94
35816	$900/mo	-4.8%	$1.00	78	104
35805	$880/mo	-11.6%	$1.14	70	197

Comps for any address in Huntsville

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Median Asking Rent by Bedroom

Unit Size	Median Rent	$/Sqft
Studio	$999/mo	$1.63/sqft
1 Bedroom	$963/mo	$1.33/sqft
2 Bedroom	$1,000/mo	$1.10/sqft
3 Bedroom	$1,800/mo	$1.09/sqft
4 Bedroom	$2,100/mo	$0.97/sqft

Aggregated median across all Huntsville zip codes with available data.

For-Sale Listings by ZIP Code

ZIP	Median List Price	YoY Change	$/Sqft
35801	$475,000	+11.8%	$233.10
35763	$410,300	+2.6%	$177.97
35756	$399,900	-7.6%	$176.39
35758	$399,900	-0.0%	$181.42
35757	$385,000	-3.5%	$173.90
35806	$359,000	-7.9%	$164.70
35824	$358,000	-5.8%	$169.19
35811	$347,400	-0.7%	$166.67
35803	$347,000	+4.2%	$173.62
35802	$330,000	+0.0%	$164.95
35810	$224,900	-4.3%	$147.33
35805	$215,000	+7.6%	$146.74
35816	$154,900	-22.6%	$130.72

HUD Fair Market Rents

Unit Size	Fair Market Rent	Median Asking Rent	Difference
Studio	$1,120/mo	$999/mo	-11%
1 Bedroom	$1,240/mo	$963/mo	-22%
2 Bedroom	$1,430/mo	$1,000/mo	-30%
3 Bedroom	$1,850/mo	$1,800/mo	-3%
4 Bedroom	$2,300/mo	$2,100/mo	-9%

HUD publishes Fair Market Rents once a year for the Huntsville metro area. Local housing authorities use them to set Section 8 voucher payment standards, usually 90% to 110% of the FMR.

Madison County FMR page Section 8 vs market rent

About the Huntsville rental market

The median asking rent across Huntsville, AL sits at $1,492/month, pulled from active rental listings in 13 zip codes. That's down 0.6% from a year ago.

Rents aren't uniform across the city. ZIP 35824 tops the list at $1,995/month. ZIP 35805 comes in lowest at $880/month. That's a 127% spread between the top and bottom zip codes, which is wide. City-wide averages won't tell you much about a specific property here.

A 2-bedroom rents for $1,000/month at the median. 1-bedrooms run about $963. 3-bedrooms come in around $1,800.

Listings take longer here. The average is 52 days on market, which gives renters more room to negotiate and means landlords should price carefully.

Rent-to-price math is tight in Huntsville. The gross figure sits at about 5.0% ($1,492/month against $358,000 median price). Most investors here are betting on appreciation, not monthly cash flow.

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in the Huntsville metro is $1,430/month. Asking rents track close to the federal benchmark, within 4%.

Huntsville is having a moment. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, and a growing defense contractor cluster (Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Boeing) have created a high-paying job concentration you wouldn't expect in a city this size. The renter base skews well-educated and well-paid. Downtown, Twickenham, and areas near Research Park are premium. South Huntsville and Madison are popular with military families. Alabama is landlord-friendly. The growth trajectory is strong. The FBI is relocating a major facility here. Mazda-Toyota has a manufacturing plant nearby. Entry points are still reasonable, which keeps the math working. Market that most investors haven't discovered yet.

These numbers are city-wide averages. If you're pricing a specific property in Huntsville, pull comps from the same zip code. The spread is usually bigger than people expect.