Elmore County, AL real estate

What the numbers say

Elmore County, AL real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Elmore County listed for $355,150, down 2.3% from a year earlier. That is 9% above the Alabama median of $325,000.

Homes spent a median of 56 days on the market, faster than 63 days a year ago. That makes Elmore County the #6 fastest-selling of 27 Alabama counties we track.

Homeowners in Elmore County pay a median of $610 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $223,900, an effective rate of about 0.27%. The Alabama average is 0.38%, which makes Elmore County the #11 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,071 a month, and $1,023 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 28 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 $355,000 home here comes to about $2,165 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $93,000 a year (the median household here earns $78,243).