Jackson County, AL real estate

What the numbers say

Jackson County, AL real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Jackson County listed for $294,450, down 5.1% from a year earlier. That is 9% below the Alabama median of $325,000.

Homes spent a median of 71 days on the market, faster than 79 days a year ago. That makes Jackson County the #22 fastest-selling of 27 Alabama counties we track.

Homeowners in Jackson County pay a median of $480 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $159,500, an effective rate of about 0.30%. The Alabama average is 0.38%, which makes Jackson County the #19 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $780 a month, and $720 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 31 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 $294,000 home here comes to about $1,802 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $77,000 a year (the median household here earns $51,908).