ZIP 36117
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
February. Asking rents in ZIP 36117 usually run 1% below trend in February and 0.9% above it in August, about $26 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 36117 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2016.
Rent in ZIP 36117 changed +4.2% 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 36117 rose 36.9% while median household income rose 16.7% ($64,011 to $74,720). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 36117 is 45.3% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 5 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($74,720) is $1,868 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,670); a 4-bedroom is $1,970.
8th cheapest of 9 ZIP codes in Montgomery.
ZIP 36107, 8 miles away, rents for 26% less ($1,009/mo), about $4,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 36117. 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 36117 (Montgomery, AL) is majority owner-occupied, 46.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 36117 in Montgomery, AL has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 36117 in Montgomery, AL has climbed by $383 per month, settling near $1,370 after starting the period at $987. Median household income grew from $69,422 to $74,720 between 2021 and 2024, a 7.6% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 31.2 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 52,622 to 53,172 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.0% change. About 36.9% of households rent today, against 39.9% in 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 36117 in Montgomery, 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 36117 covers Montgomery, AL. The median rent here is $1,370/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,110/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,300/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($74,720/yr), ZIP 36117 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 4.2% over the past year.
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