Rents are 5% below what Hueytown's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,265 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
October. Asking rents in Hueytown usually run 0.5% below trend in October and 0.6% above it in May, about $14 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Hueytown is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2021.
Rent in Hueytown changed +3.6% over the year to September 2026. Across the 48 Alabama cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.3%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($62,784) is $1,570 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,280); a 3-bedroom is $1,600.
Midfield, 10 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,075/mo), about $2,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Hueytown. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Hueytown, AL is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income below the national average, 21% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Hueytown, AL has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Hueytown, AL paid around $946 a month. That figure now sits near $1,265, up 33.7% from the 2021 baseline. Median household income climbed from $58,151 to $62,784 between 2021 and 2024, a 8.0% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Hueytown, AL losing about 280 residents over the five-year window, down 1.7% on net. The renter share has eased from 27.1% to 17.9%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Taken together, the five-year picture in Hueytown, AL reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Hueytown is $1,265/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,010/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,280/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,160/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,600/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($62,784/yr), Hueytown ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.6% over the past year.
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