Typical Cost of a House in Alabama
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The median home value in Alabama is $209,900, measured over 2020–2024. That is 36.9% below the U.S. median of $332,700. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that figure and half below.
Median home value
$209,900
2020–2024, give or take $1,076
Against the U.S. median
−36.9%
BelowU.S. $332,700
Rank among states
45th highest
of 51, counting the District of Columbia
Monthly housing costs in Alabama
What households actually pay each month, for those who own with a mortgage and those who rent.
Owning with a mortgage
$1,433a month
−27.0%U.S. $1,963
Median of mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees together.
Renting
$1,007a month
−28.7%U.S. $1,413
Median gross rent: the rent itself plus utilities the renter pays.
Where Alabama sits among the states
Each tick is one state's median home value. The highlighted band holds the middle half of them, and the dark line is the median.
Home values by county in Alabama
67 counties, each compared with the Alabama median.
- Autauga County−1.3%$207,200
- Baldwin County+51.0%$316,900
- Barbour County−46.2%$112,900
- Bibb County−30.6%$145,700
- Blount County−16.5%$175,200
- Bullock County−61.1%$81,700
- Butler County−52.5%$99,800
- Calhoun County−25.4%$156,600
- Chambers County−35.3%$135,800
- Cherokee County−14.4%$179,700
- Chilton County−23.2%$161,300
- Choctaw County−41.2%$123,400
- Clarke County−42.0%$121,700
- Clay County−25.3%$156,700
- Cleburne County−21.1%$165,600
- Coffee County−10.1%$188,600
- Colbert County−18.5%$171,000
- Conecuh County−49.8%$105,300
- Coosa County−45.0%$115,500
- Covington County−27.5%$152,100
- Crenshaw County−45.7%$114,000
- Cullman County−5.1%$199,100
- Dale County−31.6%$143,500
- Dallas County−54.9%$94,600
- DeKalb County−27.3%$152,700
- Elmore County+6.7%$223,900
- Escambia County−35.0%$136,500
- Etowah County−20.4%$167,100
- Fayette County−40.0%$125,900
- Franklin County−35.2%$136,000
- Geneva County−37.7%$130,700
- Greene County−61.3%$81,200
- Hale County−39.2%$127,600
- Henry County−23.3%$161,000
- Houston County−12.7%$183,300
- Jackson County−24.0%$159,500
- Jefferson County+14.3%$240,000
- Lamar County−45.7%$114,000
- Lauderdale County−4.6%$200,300
- Lawrence County−17.9%$172,300
- Lee County+24.9%$262,200
- Limestone County+33.9%$281,000
- Lowndes County−58.9%$86,300
- Macon County−51.4%$102,000
- Madison County+42.5%$299,200
- Marengo County−48.8%$107,400
- Marion County−49.2%$106,600
- Marshall County−4.0%$201,500
- Mobile County−9.1%$190,700
- Monroe County−42.5%$120,600
- Montgomery County−18.1%$171,900
- Morgan County+1.0%$212,000
- Perry County−58.8%$86,400
- Pickens County−41.0%$123,900
- Pike County−24.9%$157,600
- Randolph County−13.5%$181,600
- Russell County−21.1%$165,700
- Shelby County+55.4%$326,100
- St. Clair County+7.8%$226,300
- Sumter County−60.6%$82,600
- Talladega County−28.9%$149,200
- Tallapoosa County−24.5%$158,500
- Tuscaloosa County+18.5%$248,700
- Walker County−35.3%$135,900
- Washington County−23.9%$159,700
- Wilcox County−52.9%$98,800
- Winston County−43.4%$118,900
What this figure is
It is not a sale price. The Census Bureau asks homeowners what they think their home would sell for, and this is the middle answer for owner-occupied homes in Alabama. It covers every kind of home people own and live in, from condos to large houses, so the price of a particular house on the market can be far from it.
The figure describes the whole of 2020–2024, not a single year, and it is not adjusted for price changes since then. A survey always carries some uncertainty: the true value is very likely within $1,076 of the one shown.
Common questions
How much does a house cost in Alabama?
- The median home value in Alabama is $209,900, from Census Bureau survey data for 2020–2024. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that and half below.
What is the average home price in Alabama?
- The Census Bureau publishes a median rather than an average: $209,900 for 2020–2024. It is what owners estimate their homes would sell for, not a record of recent sale prices.
How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Alabama?
- Homeowners with a mortgage in Alabama pay a median of $1,433 a month. That covers the mortgage payment together with property taxes, insurance and utilities.
What is the average rent in Alabama?
- Median gross rent in Alabama is $1,007 a month for 2020–2024. Gross rent is the rent itself plus the utilities the renter pays.
Are homes in Alabama expensive compared with other places?
- Alabama has the 45th highest median home value of 51 states, 36.9% below the U.S. median of $332,700.
Source
U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024, tables B25077, B25064 and B25088. Retrieved on October 6, 2026.
About the American Community SurveySource: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024.
Home values in other states
The percentage compares each state with the U.S. median.
- Alaska+6.1%$352,900
- Arizona+18.6%$394,500
- Arkansas−43.5%$188,000
- California+120.8%$734,700
- Colorado+62.1%$539,400
- Connecticut+10.3%$366,900
- Delaware+5.8%$352,000
- District of Columbia+121.6%$737,100
- Florida+7.9%$359,000
- Georgia−8.8%$303,300
- Hawaii+152.2%$839,100
- Idaho+25.8%$418,600
- Illinois−20.9%$263,300
- Indiana−34.4%$218,200
- Iowa−37.5%$208,000
- Kansas−34.7%$217,200
- Kentucky−38.2%$205,600
- Louisiana−34.9%$216,500
- Maine−10.9%$296,600
- Maryland+26.2%$419,900
- Massachusetts+69.0%$562,100
- Michigan−30.4%$231,600
- Minnesota−1.0%$329,300
- Mississippi−49.0%$169,800
- Missouri−30.8%$230,300
- Montana+13.0%$375,800
- Nebraska−28.3%$238,600
- Nevada+30.9%$435,400
- New Hampshire+21.0%$402,500
- New Jersey+36.6%$454,400
- New Mexico−25.4%$248,100
- New York+27.4%$423,800
- North Carolina−13.2%$288,900
- North Dakota−24.9%$249,900
- Ohio−35.4%$214,800
- Oklahoma−39.9%$199,800
- Oregon+43.6%$477,600
- Pennsylvania−23.5%$254,500
- Rhode Island+21.5%$404,200
- South Carolina−22.2%$259,000
- South Dakota−22.6%$257,400
- Tennessee−13.8%$286,700
- Texas−14.7%$283,800
- Utah+47.1%$489,400
- Vermont−4.8%$316,600
- Virginia+15.3%$383,700
- Washington+69.7%$564,600
- West Virginia−51.1%$162,600
- Wisconsin−19.9%$266,500
- Wyoming−6.9%$309,700