Home values, rents and more in Alabama
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Alabama compares
The typical home in Alabama is worth about $239,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Alabama are 35% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Alabama rose 1.9%, compared with +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,397 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 28% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 2.8% over the past year.
The median household income is $63,999, against $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 5,193,088 people live in Alabama (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Alabama has the 8th-lowest typical home value of the 51 states in the United States with Zillow figures.
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Metro areas in Alabama
- Albertville, AL $240,000
- Alexander City, AL $264,000
- Anniston-Oxford, AL $170,000
- Auburn-Opelika, AL $351,000
- Birmingham, AL $261,000
- Columbus, GA-AL $210,000
- Cullman, AL $252,000
- Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $371,000
- Decatur, AL $227,000
- Dothan, AL $193,000
- Enterprise, AL $177,000
- Eufaula, AL-GA $152,000
- Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $215,000
- Fort Payne, AL $215,000
- Gadsden, AL $185,000
- Huntsville, AL $314,000
- LaGrange, GA-AL $201,000
- Mobile, AL $195,000
- Montgomery, AL $212,000
- Ozark, AL $161,000
- Russellville, AL $176,000
- Scottsboro, AL $189,000
- Selma, AL $84,788
- Talladega-Sylacauga, AL $177,000
- Troy, AL $161,000
- Tuscaloosa, AL $239,000
Counties in Alabama
- Autauga County, AL $265,000
- Baldwin County, AL $371,000
- Barbour County, AL $156,000
- Bibb County, AL $220,000
- Blount County, AL $236,000
- Bullock County, AL $114,000
- Butler County, AL $111,000
- Calhoun County, AL $170,000
- Chambers County, AL $142,000
- Cherokee County, AL $229,000
- Chilton County, AL $222,000
- Choctaw County, AL $114,000
- Clarke County, AL $141,000
- Clay County, AL $177,000
- Cleburne County, AL $233,000
- Coffee County, AL $177,000
- Colbert County, AL $196,000
- Conecuh County, AL $131,000
- Coosa County, AL $180,000
- Covington County, AL $148,000
- Crenshaw County, AL $140,000
- Cullman County, AL $252,000
- Dale County, AL $161,000
- Dallas County, AL $84,756
- DeKalb County, AL $215,000
- Elmore County, AL $273,000
- Escambia County, AL $150,000
- Etowah County, AL $185,000
- Fayette County, AL $146,000
- Franklin County, AL $176,000
- Geneva County, AL $165,000
- Greene County, AL $129,000
- Hale County, AL $178,000
- Henry County, AL $194,000
- Houston County, AL $201,000
- Jackson County, AL $189,000
- Jefferson County, AL $214,000
- Lamar County, AL $129,000
- Lauderdale County, AL $228,000
- Lawrence County, AL $220,000
- Lee County, AL $351,000
- Limestone County, AL $320,000
- Lowndes County, AL $140,000
- Macon County, AL $133,000
- Madison County, AL $312,000
- Marengo County, AL $134,000
- Marion County, AL $159,000
- Marshall County, AL $240,000
- Mobile County, AL $196,000
- Monroe County, AL $140,000
- Montgomery County, AL $163,000
- Morgan County, AL $228,000
- Perry County, AL $127,000
- Pickens County, AL $134,000
- Pike County, AL $161,000
- Randolph County, AL $207,000
- Russell County, AL $197,000
- Shelby County, AL $360,000
- St. Clair County, AL $280,000
- Sumter County, AL $93,486
- Talladega County, AL $177,000
- Tallapoosa County, AL $264,000
- Tuscaloosa County, AL $250,000
- Walker County, AL $161,000
- Washington County, AL $163,000
- Wilcox County, AL $140,000
- Winston County, AL $207,000
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.