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Section 8 Rental Investing in Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery, the seat of Montgomery County, is a B-grade Section 8 market on CloseHound — reliable cash flow with the right property and worth screening regularly. The median 3-bedroom voucher pays $1,190/mo, but the headline here is the low entry point: a $119,000 supported price paired with Alabama's roughly 0.4% property tax across 7 screened ZIP codes.

The catch with a B grade is that the voucher is modest, so the deal lives or dies on buying right — the screened range runs from $1,130 to $1,340, leaving little room for overpaying. Insurance sits near 0.9%. Screen any Montgomery address free on CloseHound to see whether it clears the $119,000 supported price.

$1,190/mo
Median 3-bed voucher
$119,000
Supported price
1% rule, illustrative
0.4%
Property tax
of value / yr
0.9%
Insurance
of value / yr

Montgomery HUD Section 8 voucher rents by ZIP (FY2026)

Official HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents — the voucher ceiling a landlord can collect in each ZIP, by bedroom count.

ZIP code2-bed3-bed4-bed
36104$900/mo$1,130/mo$1,430/mo
36105$930/mo$1,190/mo$1,430/mo
36107$900/mo$1,130/mo$1,430/mo
36108$900/mo$1,130/mo$1,430/mo
36109$1,030/mo$1,320/mo$1,560/mo
36110$960/mo$1,230/mo$1,450/mo
36116$1,040/mo$1,340/mo$1,570/mo

Source: HUD FY2026 SAFMR. CloseHound underwrites live listings against these exact ceilings.

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Montgomery Section 8 FAQ

What's the Section 8 voucher rent for a 3-bed in Montgomery?+

The median 3-bedroom voucher in Montgomery pays about $1,190/mo on FY2026 numbers, with screened ZIPs ranging from $1,130 to $1,340.

Is Montgomery a good Section 8 market?+

CloseHound grades it a B — reliable cash flow with the right property. The low entry (~$119,000) and 0.4% property tax help, but the modest voucher means you have to buy right.

What's the property-tax and insurance cost in Montgomery?+

Montgomery benefits from Alabama's roughly 0.4% property tax, the lowest in the country, with insurance around 0.9%. Low taxes are what keep this lower-rent market viable.

How do I find cash-flowing Section 8 deals in Montgomery?+

Run each address through CloseHound's free screener, which compares the price against the $1,190/mo median 3-bed voucher and the $119,000 1%-rule supported price.

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