ZIP 35801
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 35801 usually run 1.4% below trend in December and 1.2% above it in July, about $38 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 35801 is 0.5% below its high of $1,484 in June 2025, at $1,476 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 35801 changed +1.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 84 Alabama ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.1%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 35801 rose 56.4% while median household income rose 46.8% ($71,947 to $105,585). Rent outpaced income.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($105,585) is $2,640 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,300).
8th cheapest of 9 ZIP codes in Huntsville.
ZIP 35805, 4 miles away, rents for 25% less ($1,112/mo), about $4,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 35801. 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.
Who lives here
ZIP 35801 (Huntsville, AL) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 58.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 35801 in Huntsville, AL has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 35801 in Huntsville, AL has climbed from $1,168 to $1,476, a 26.4% change over five years. Median household income rose from $85,880 to $105,585 between 2021 and 2024, a 22.9% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 7.1% since 2021, moving from about 25,145 residents to roughly 23,357. Renters now make up 32.1% of households, compared with 34.8% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 58.4% of adults here, versus 52.9% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 35801 in Huntsville, 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
ZIP code 35801 covers Huntsville, AL. The median rent here is $1,476/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,240/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,430/mo.
At 17% of local median household income ($105,585/yr), ZIP 35801 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.0% over the past year.
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At $1,476/mo, rent takes ~17% of ZIP 35801's median household income ($105,585/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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