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Average rent in Helena, AL

The typical asking rent in Helena is $1,890 a month across 24 whole-home listings seen between Oct 21 and Oct 30, 2026. A 2-bed asks a median $1,500. Other sites quote different figures because they count different homes. This one counts every whole-home rental listing, houses included, and uses the typical (median) ask rather than the average, so a few luxury homes do not drag it up.

$1,890Typical asking rent, all sizes, from 24 listings
$1,500Median asking, 2-bed

A 3-bed here asks a median $1,895, 6% above the Birmingham median.

How much is a 1-bedroom in Helena?

Only 0 1-bed listings were seen in Helena in this period, too few to quote a median. Every size with enough listings is below.

SizeListings25th pctMedian75th pctOverpricedvs Birmingham
2-bed5$1,475$1,500$1,550–+30%
3-bed17$1,795$1,895$2,050–+6%
4+ bed2too few to quote––
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How many Helena listings ask more than similar homes nearby?

Too few Helena listings have enough local data to say yet. The share is shown once 20 do.

Nearby areas

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Median and percentiles are asking rents of whole-home rental listings seen active in the period, rooms and short-term rentals excluded. Overpriced is the share asking 10% or more above what similar listings nearby ask (the lower of our estimate and the median of at least three comparable listings), counted only among listings with enough local data and shown once there are 20. Cells with fewer than 5 listings are not quoted.

Page refreshed Oct 31, 2026, from listings seen active between Oct 21, 2026 and Oct 30, 2026. Refreshed monthly. Source: public rental listings collected by Lowball; estimates from our model (see accuracy).