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Home values, rents and more in Shelby, AL

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

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Typical home value
$319,000
Metro: $261,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+2.7%
Metro: +2.4% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
809
ACS 2020–24
ZIP codes around Shelby, AL, shaded by typical home valueShelby35143
  • Under $220k
  • $220k–$250k
  • $250k–$260k
  • $260k+
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ZIP codes around Shelby, AL, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Shelby is outlined.

How Shelby compares

The typical home in Shelby, AL is worth about $319,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Shelby are 22% above the typical value in the Birmingham metro area ($261,000) and 13% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Shelby rose 2.7%, compared with +2.4% in the Birmingham metro area and +1.2% nationally.

About 809 people live in Shelby (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Shelby has the 13th-highest typical home value of the 88 cities in the Birmingham metro area and the 33rd-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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