Property tax rate
0.38%Median bill $788/yr · CensusMedian rent
$1,0072-bed $960Per month · CensusDays on market
71 days▲ 3 days vs last yearSeptember 2026 · Realtor.comWhat the numbers say
Alabama real estate at a glance
By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data
In September 2026, the median home in Alabama listed for $325,000, down 1.5% from a year earlier.
Homes spent a median of 71 days on the market, slower than 68 days a year ago.
Homeowners in Alabama pay a median of $788 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $209,900, an effective rate of about 0.38%.
Renters pay a median of $1,007 a month, and $960 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 27 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.
With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $325,000 home here comes to about $2,009 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $86,000 a year (the median household here earns $63,999).
Monthly payment on a typical home
$2,009/mo- Principal & interest$1,772
- Property tax$102
- Insurance (est.)$135
$325,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed
Run your own numbersRents in Alabama by bedrooms
Studio$789
1 bedroom$850
2 bedrooms$960
3 bedrooms$1,127
4 bedrooms$1,318
Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.
County by county
Every Alabama county compared
Lowest property tax rates
- Choctaw County0.17%
- Bibb County0.20%
- Clay County0.21%
- Washington County0.23%
- Lamar County0.24%
Fastest-selling counties
- Autauga County47 days
- Houston County51 days
- Walker County53 days
- Russell County55 days
- Blount County56 days
| County | Median list price | Days on market | Property tax | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga County | $304,975 | 47 | 0.30% | $1,263 |
| Baldwin County | $499,000 | 87 | 0.30% | $1,277 |
| Barbour County | – | – | 0.41% | $688 |
| Bibb County | – | – | 0.20% | $733 |
| Blount County | $311,500 | 56 | 0.30% | $776 |
| Bullock County | – | – | 0.41% | $556 |
| Butler County | – | – | 0.36% | $725 |
| Calhoun County | $225,000 | 61 | 0.42% | $826 |
| Chambers County | – | – | 0.39% | $871 |
| Cherokee County | – | – | 0.38% | $762 |
| Chilton County | – | – | 0.33% | $871 |
| Choctaw County | – | – | 0.17% | $543 |
| Clarke County | – | – | 0.33% | $782 |
| Clay County | – | – | 0.21% | $619 |
| Cleburne County | – | – | 0.29% | $798 |
| Coffee County | $308,925 | 68 | 0.36% | $1,018 |
| Colbert County | $269,500 | 69 | 0.40% | $887 |
| Conecuh County | – | – | 0.31% | $834 |
| Coosa County | – | – | 0.27% | $665 |
| Covington County | – | – | 0.26% | $746 |
| Crenshaw County | – | – | 0.32% | $661 |
| Cullman County | $319,475 | 77 | 0.26% | $908 |
| Dale County | $242,450 | 62 | 0.32% | $889 |
| Dallas County | – | – | 0.41% | $733 |
| DeKalb County | – | – | 0.32% | $693 |
| Elmore County | $355,150 | 56 | 0.27% | $1,071 |
| Escambia County | – | – | 0.39% | $766 |
| Etowah County | $255,125 | 70 | 0.39% | $847 |
| Fayette County | – | – | 0.28% | $667 |
| Franklin County | – | – | 0.32% | $676 |
| Geneva County | – | – | 0.34% | $784 |
| Greene County | – | – | 0.55% | $432 |
| Hale County | – | – | 0.32% | $715 |
| Henry County | – | – | 0.34% | $769 |
| Houston County | $279,900 | 51 | 0.31% | $945 |
| Jackson County | $294,450 | 71 | 0.30% | $780 |
| Jefferson County | $229,925 | 63 | 0.59% | $1,193 |
| Lamar County | – | – | 0.24% | $549 |
| Lauderdale County | $314,350 | 69 | 0.38% | $838 |
| Lawrence County | – | – | 0.29% | $753 |
| Lee County | $403,671 | 65 | 0.48% | $1,058 |
| Limestone County | $397,725 | 69 | 0.32% | $970 |
| Lowndes County | – | – | 0.39% | $710 |
| Macon County | – | – | 0.50% | $734 |
| Madison County | $350,000 | 83 | 0.40% | $1,209 |
| Marengo County | – | – | 0.38% | $716 |
| Marion County | – | – | 0.28% | $630 |
| Marshall County | $393,725 | 94 | 0.36% | $795 |
| Mobile County | $259,950 | 66 | 0.47% | $1,052 |
| Monroe County | – | – | 0.32% | $666 |
| Montgomery County | $225,000 | 72 | 0.41% | $1,092 |
| Morgan County | $299,900 | 68 | 0.34% | $864 |
| Perry County | – | – | 0.33% | $592 |
| Pickens County | – | – | 0.29% | $648 |
| Pike County | – | – | 0.27% | $856 |
| Randolph County | – | – | 0.25% | $708 |
| Russell County | $284,950 | 55 | 0.38% | $939 |
| Shelby County | $399,125 | 56 | 0.44% | $1,401 |
| St. Clair County | $343,000 | 70 | 0.32% | $1,084 |
| Sumter County | – | – | 0.43% | $775 |
| Talladega County | $246,925 | 67 | 0.36% | $785 |
| Tallapoosa County | – | – | 0.30% | $765 |
| Tuscaloosa County | $336,604 | 63 | 0.32% | $1,037 |
| Walker County | $263,200 | 53 | 0.26% | $756 |
| Washington County | – | – | 0.23% | $655 |
| Wilcox County | – | – | 0.32% | $745 |
| Winston County | – | – | 0.32% | $803 |
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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole state; individual homes vary. For information only.