Alabama housing market
Typical home value
$239K
▲ 1.9% 1 yr
5-year change
+17%
U.S. +20%
Median city rent
$1,475/mo
37 cities
Unemployment rate
3.5%
Median household income
$68K
2025
Key takeaways
- 1The typical home in Alabama is worth $238,614, up 1.9% in a year and up 17% over five years. That's the #44 most expensive of 51.
- 2Across 37 cities with rent data, median typical rent is $1,475/mo, roughly a 7.4% gross yield on the typical home.
- 3Median household income was $68,410 in 2025, so the typical home costs 3.5× income.
- 4Unemployment is 3.5% (+0.7 pts in a year).
Home values
Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI and market activity data).
Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Quarterly, all-transactions index.
Alabama metro areas
Birmingham, AL
$261K home$1,404 rent6.5% yield
▲ 2.4% 1 yr
Huntsville, AL
$314K home$1,387 rent5.3% yield
▲ 1.1% 1 yr
Mobile, AL
$195K home$1,280 rent7.9% yield
▲ 0.5% 1 yr
Montgomery, AL
$212K home$1,383 rent7.8% yield
▲ 3.6% 1 yr
Tuscaloosa, AL
$239K home$1,668 rent8.4% yield
▲ 0.6% 1 yr
Daphne, AL
$371K home$1,701 rent5.5% yield
▲ 0.1% 1 yr
Auburn, AL
$351K home$1,595 rent5.5% yield
▲ 4.1% 1 yr
Decatur, AL
$227K home$1,082 rent5.7% yield
▲ 0.6% 1 yr
Florence, AL
$215K home$1,073 rent6.0% yield
▲ 2.9% 1 yr
Dothan, AL
$193K home$1,211 rent7.5% yield
▲ 1.7% 1 yr
Anniston, AL
$170K home$965 rent6.8% yield
▲ 4.4% 1 yr
Gadsden, AL
$185K home$1,072 rent6.9% yield
▲ 5.8% 1 yr
Cullman, AL
$252K home$1,419 rent6.8% yield
▲ 3.1% 1 yr
Talladega, AL
$177K home$1,147 rent7.8% yield
▼ 0.7% 1 yr
Enterprise, AL
$177K home$1,421 rent9.6% yield
▼ 2.2% 1 yr
Ozark, AL
$161K home$1,467 rent10.9% yield
▲ 1.9% 1 yr
Alabama cities
37 cities, largest first. Click a column to sort.
37 cities
| Mobile | $197K | ▼ 0.4% | $1,258 | ▲ 3.6% | 7.7% |
| Birmingham | $134K | ▼ 2.4% | $1,305 | ▲ 2.8% | 11.7% |
| Huntsville | $287K | ▲ 1.4% | $1,335 | ▲ 2.7% | 5.6% |
| Montgomery | $150K | ▲ 1.7% | $1,305 | ▲ 2.4% | 10.4% |
| Tuscaloosa | $244K | ▲ 0.8% | $1,701 | ▲ 5.0% | 8.4% |
| Hoover | $437K | ▲ 2.9% | $1,319 | ▲ 1.9% | 3.6% |
| Dothan | $204K | ▲ 1.2% | $1,210 | ▲ 3.2% | 7.1% |
| Madison | $376K | ▲ 0.9% | $1,411 | ▲ 2.2% | 4.5% |
| Auburn | $421K | ▲ 4.1% | $1,681 | ▲ 5.8% | 4.8% |
| Decatur | $220K | ▼ 0.9% | $1,042 | ▲ 2.1% | 5.7% |
| Phenix City | $212K | ▲ 5.5% | $1,312 | ▲ 5.7% | 7.4% |
| Florence | $214K | ▲ 2.7% | $1,202 | ▲ 3.2% | 6.7% |
| Athens | $308K | ▲ 0.9% | $1,475 | ▲ 4.1% | 5.7% |
| Prattville | $266K | ▲ 3.2% | $1,700 | ▲ 6.7% | 7.7% |
| Opelika | $309K | ▲ 3.1% | $1,437 | ▲ 2.4% | 5.6% |
| Bessemer | $132K | ▲ 0.9% | $1,349 | ▲ 1.9% | 12.3% |
| Enterprise | $206K | ▼ 1.0% | $1,466 | ▲ 2.7% | 8.5% |
| Foley | $303K | ▼ 1.6% | $1,691 | ▲ 2.9% | 6.7% |
| Fairhope | $471K | ▲ 1.7% | $1,771 | ▲ 0.5% | 4.5% |
| Vestavia Hills | $564K | ▲ 4.1% | $1,953 | ▲ 8.2% | 4.2% |
| Jasper | $200K | ▲ 4.1% | $1,604 | ▼ 0.1% | 9.6% |
| Alabaster | $305K | ▲ 2.9% | $1,881 | ▲ 3.4% | 7.4% |
| Daphne | $329K | ▲ 0.1% | $1,612 | ▲ 5.2% | 5.9% |
| Homewood | $569K | ▲ 6.6% | $1,384 | ▲ 4.0% | 2.9% |
| Jacksonville | $216K | ▲ 5.1% | $894 | ▲ 2.9% | 5.0% |
| Calera | $255K | ▲ 1.0% | $1,642 | ▲ 1.5% | 7.7% |
| Owens Cross Roads | $436K | ▲ 2.1% | $1,676 | ▲ 1.8% | 4.6% |
| Center Point | $155K | ▲ 3.2% | $1,269 | ▲ 4.2% | 9.9% |
| Gulf Shores | $453K | ■ 0.0% | $1,790 | ▼ 2.9% | 4.7% |
| Spanish Fort | $385K | ▲ 1.1% | $1,612 | ▲ 3.7% | 5.0% |
| Millbrook | $223K | ▲ 4.0% | $1,408 | ▲ 5.5% | 7.6% |
| Chelsea | $384K | ▲ 1.0% | $2,135 | ▲ 2.6% | 6.7% |
| Pike Road | $404K | ▲ 1.9% | $1,726 | ▲ 3.6% | 5.1% |
| Moody | $265K | ▲ 3.2% | $1,773 | ▲ 1.4% | 8.0% |
| Hueytown | $163K | ▲ 0.3% | $1,265 | ▲ 3.7% | 9.3% |
| Irondale | $286K | ▲ 2.6% | $2,122 | ▲ 5.4% | 8.9% |
| Meridianville | $335K | ▼ 0.6% | $1,744 | ▲ 0.1% | 6.3% |
Data refreshed Oct 26, 2026.