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Home values, rents and more in Gulf Shores, AL

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

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Typical home value
$453,000
Metro: $371,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
0.0%
Metro: +0.1% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,790/mo
Metro: $1,701 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
−4.2%
Metro: +2.4% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
16,401
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$78,188
Metro: $78,775 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Gulf Shores, AL, shaded by typical home valueGulf Shores36511
  • Under $290k
  • $290k–$330k
  • $330k–$390k
  • $390k–$500k
  • $500k+
  • No data
ZIP codes around Gulf Shores, AL, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Gulf Shores is outlined.

How Gulf Shores compares

The typical home in Gulf Shores, AL is worth about $453,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Gulf Shores are 22% above the typical value in the Daphne metro area ($371,000) and 24% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Gulf Shores were flat, compared with +0.1% in the Daphne metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,790 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 5% above the Daphne metro area ($1,701) and 7% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents fell 4.2% over the past year.

The median household income is $78,188, against $78,775 in the Daphne metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 16,401 people live in Gulf Shores (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Gulf Shores has the 3rd-highest typical home value of the 16 cities in the Daphne metro area and the 12th-highest of 381 in Alabama with Zillow figures.

Part of: Baldwin County, AL · Daphne 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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