Colbert County, AL real estate

What the numbers say

Colbert County, AL real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Colbert County listed for $269,500, up 2.7% from a year earlier. That is 17% below the Alabama median of $325,000.

Homes spent a median of 69 days on the market, slower than 61 days a year ago. That makes Colbert County the #17 fastest-selling of 27 Alabama counties we track.

Homeowners in Colbert County pay a median of $678 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $171,000, an effective rate of about 0.40%. The Alabama average is 0.38%, which makes Colbert County the #55 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $887 a month, and $842 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 25 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 $270,000 home here comes to about $1,671 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $72,000 a year (the median household here earns $60,628).