Home values, rents and more in Helena, AL
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Helena compares
The typical home in Helena, AL is worth about $365,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Helena are 40% above the typical value in the Birmingham metro area ($261,000) and about the same as the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Helena rose 2.6%, compared with +2.4% in the Birmingham metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,905 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 36% above the Birmingham metro area ($1,404) and about the same as the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $115,139, against $71,498 in the Birmingham metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 21,769 people live in Helena (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Helena has the 8th-highest typical home value of the 88 cities in the Birmingham metro area and the 22nd-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.