Houston County, AL real estate

What the numbers say

Houston County, AL real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Houston County listed for $279,900, up 1.2% from a year earlier. That is 14% below the Alabama median of $325,000.

Homes spent a median of 51 days on the market, faster than 66 days a year ago. That makes Houston County the #2 fastest-selling of 27 Alabama counties we track.

Homeowners in Houston County pay a median of $562 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $183,300, an effective rate of about 0.31%. The Alabama average is 0.38%, which makes Houston County the #23 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $945 a month, and $860 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 $280,000 home here comes to about $1,714 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $73,000 a year (the median household here earns $58,626).