Lee County, AL real estate

What the numbers say

Lee County, AL real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Lee County listed for $403,671, up 0.3% from a year earlier. That is 24% above the Alabama median of $325,000.

Homes spent a median of 65 days on the market, slower than 61 days a year ago. That makes Lee County the #12 fastest-selling of 27 Alabama counties we track.

Homeowners in Lee County pay a median of $1,252 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $262,200, an effective rate of about 0.48%. The Alabama average is 0.38%, which makes Lee County the #64 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,058 a month, and $1,050 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 32 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 $404,000 home here comes to about $2,530 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $108,000 a year (the median household here earns $65,824).