Jefferson County, AL real estate

What the numbers say

Jefferson County, AL real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Jefferson County listed for $229,925, down 6.1% from a year earlier. That is 29% below the Alabama median of $325,000.

Homes spent a median of 63 days on the market, slower than 58 days a year ago. That makes Jefferson County the #10 fastest-selling of 27 Alabama counties we track.

Homeowners in Jefferson County pay a median of $1,409 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $240,000, an effective rate of about 0.59%. The Alabama average is 0.38%, which makes Jefferson County the #67 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,193 a month, and $1,155 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 16 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $230,000 home here comes to about $1,462 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $63,000 a year (the median household here earns $66,388).