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Home values, rents and more in Calera, AL

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$255,000
Metro: $261,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+1.0%
Metro: +2.4% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,642/mo
Metro: $1,404 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+1.5%
Metro: +3.0% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
17,714
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$87,194
Metro: $71,498 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Calera, AL, shaded by typical home valueCalera35040
  • Under $250k
  • $250k–$300k
  • $300k–$320k
  • $320k+
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ZIP codes around Calera, AL, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Calera is outlined.

How Calera compares

The typical home in Calera, AL is worth about $255,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Calera are about the same as the typical value in the Birmingham metro area ($261,000) and 30% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Calera rose 1.0%, compared with +2.4% in the Birmingham metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,642 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 17% above the Birmingham metro area ($1,404) and 15% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 1.5% over the past year.

The median household income is $87,194, against $71,498 in the Birmingham metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 17,714 people live in Calera (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Calera has the 29th-highest typical home value of the 88 cities in the Birmingham metro area and the 80th-highest of 381 in Alabama with Zillow figures.

Part of: Shelby County, AL · Birmingham metro area · Alabama

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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