Limestone County, AL real estate

What the numbers say

Limestone County, AL real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Limestone County listed for $397,725, down 6.4% from a year earlier. That is 22% above the Alabama median of $325,000.

Homes spent a median of 69 days on the market, faster than 77 days a year ago. That makes Limestone County the #19 fastest-selling of 27 Alabama counties we track.

Homeowners in Limestone County pay a median of $900 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $281,000, an effective rate of about 0.32%. The Alabama average is 0.38%, which makes Limestone County the #32 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $970 a month, and $864 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 34 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 $398,000 home here comes to about $2,440 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $105,000 a year (the median household here earns $83,629).