Rents are right about where Prattville's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $1,700 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
January. Asking rents in Prattville usually run 0.6% below trend in January and 0.6% above it in May, about $20 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Prattville is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in October 2021.
Rent in Prattville changed +6.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 48 Alabama cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.3%.
Rent has risen 10 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($81,337) is $2,033 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,880).
Millbrook, 7 miles away, rents for 17% less ($1,408/mo), about $3,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Prattville. 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
Prattville, AL is majority owner-occupied, 36.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Prattville, AL has changed in 5 years
Since 2022, the typical rent in Prattville, AL has increased from $1,387 to $1,700, a 22.6% change over five years. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $65,932 in 2021 to $81,337 more recently. The population has grown by 4.0% since 2021, moving from about 37,977 residents to roughly 39,482. Renters now make up 32.6% of households, compared with 35.9% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 36.6% of adults here, versus 34.6% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Prattville, AL market of 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Prattville is $1,700/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $960/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,190/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,005/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,515/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($81,337/yr), Prattville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.3% over the past year.
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