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Home values, rents and more in Fort Payne, AL

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

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Typical home value
$205,000
Metro: $215,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+3.6%
Metro: +5.2% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
14,927
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$47,479
Metro: $51,204 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Fort Payne, AL, shaded by typical home valueFort Payne359673596835984359733598635988
  • Under $200k
  • $200k–$220k
  • $220k–$230k
  • $230k+
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ZIP codes around Fort Payne, AL, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Fort Payne is outlined.

How Fort Payne compares

The typical home in Fort Payne, AL is worth about $205,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Fort Payne are 5% below the typical value in the Fort Payne metro area ($215,000) and 44% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Fort Payne rose 3.6%, compared with +5.2% in the Fort Payne metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $47,479, against $51,204 in the Fort Payne metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 14,927 people live in Fort Payne (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Fort Payne has the 4th-highest typical home value of the 13 cities in the Fort Payne metro area and the 172nd-highest of 381 in Alabama with Zillow figures.

Part of: DeKalb County, AL · Fort Payne 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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