Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Alabama

The real estate frenzy spurred by the coronavirus pandemic continues, though at a slower pace. Buyers are still competing for a limited supply of housing, driving up prices for affordable properties.

The typical home value in the United States was $358,461 in December, 2.6% higher than the year before.

Increasing mortgage rates have slowed growth, with prices even declining in some places. But some areas are still seeing price jumps compared to the year before.

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Alabama using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the dollar change in the Zillow Home Values Index for all homes from the 12 months ending December 2024. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib. Data was available for 50 cities and towns in Alabama.

You may also like: How cybercrime losses in Alabama compare

#50. Phenix City

- Typical home value: $189,193
- 1-year price change: +$10,910 (+6.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$61,344 (+48.0%)
- Metro area: Columbus, GA-AL

#49. Courtland

- Typical home value: $162,713
- 1-year price change: +$10,983 (+7.2%)
- 5-year price change: data not available
- Metro area: Decatur, AL

#48. Geraldine

- Typical home value: $189,148
- 1-year price change: +$11,036 (+6.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$58,078 (+44.3%)
- Metro area: Fort Payne, AL

#47. Heflin

- Typical home value: $222,965
- 1-year price change: +$11,324 (+5.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$71,308 (+47.0%)
- Metro area: not in a metro area

#46. Billingsley

- Typical home value: $217,701
- 1-year price change: +$11,465 (+5.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$63,135 (+40.8%)
- Metro area: Montgomery, AL

You may also like: How road conditions in Alabama have deteriorated since 2000

#45. Moulton

- Typical home value: $216,026
- 1-year price change: +$11,522 (+5.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$62,233 (+40.5%)
- Metro area: Decatur, AL

#44. Cowarts

- Typical home value: $168,401
- 1-year price change: +$11,537 (+7.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$61,178 (+57.1%)
- Metro area: Dothan, AL

#43. Rainsville

- Typical home value: $212,205
- 1-year price change: +$11,785 (+5.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$78,083 (+58.2%)
- Metro area: Fort Payne, AL

#42. Rehobeth

- Typical home value: $259,653
- 1-year price change: +$12,030 (+4.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$82,448 (+46.5%)
- Metro area: Dothan, AL

#41. Crossville

- Typical home value: $190,005
- 1-year price change: +$12,052 (+6.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$65,829 (+53.0%)
- Metro area: Fort Payne, AL

You may also like: How Alabama is committing to electric vehicles

#40. Webb

- Typical home value: $156,434
- 1-year price change: +$12,096 (+8.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$41,518 (+36.1%)
- Metro area: Dothan, AL

#39. Vestavia Hills

- Typical home value: $516,574
- 1-year price change: +$12,099 (+2.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$135,278 (+35.5%)
- Metro area: Birmingham-Hoover, AL

#38. Boaz

- Typical home value: $199,883
- 1-year price change: +$12,216 (+6.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$64,106 (+47.2%)
- Metro area: Gadsden, AL

#37. Altoona

- Typical home value: $188,925
- 1-year price change: +$12,231 (+6.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$52,273 (+38.3%)
- Metro area: Gadsden, AL

#36. Delta

- Typical home value: $232,652
- 1-year price change: +$12,324 (+5.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$67,471 (+40.8%)
- Metro area: not in a metro area

You may also like: Best places to live in Alabama

#35. Brierfield

- Typical home value: $270,630
- 1-year price change: +$12,552 (+4.9%)
- 5-year price change: data not available
- Metro area: Birmingham-Hoover, AL

#34. Shorter

- Typical home value: $156,206
- 1-year price change: +$12,620 (+8.8%)
- 5-year price change: data not available
- Metro area: not in a metro area

#33. Ashford

- Typical home value: $168,669
- 1-year price change: +$13,196 (+8.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$60,857 (+56.4%)
- Metro area: Dothan, AL

#32. Sardis City

- Typical home value: $225,117
- 1-year price change: +$13,208 (+6.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$84,691 (+60.3%)
- Metro area: Gadsden, AL

#31. Union Grove

- Typical home value: $259,507
- 1-year price change: +$13,362 (+5.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$86,633 (+50.1%)
- Metro area: Albertville, AL

You may also like: Counties in Alabama where landslides pose the greatest threat

#30. Trinity

- Typical home value: $241,887
- 1-year price change: +$13,373 (+5.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$72,611 (+42.9%)
- Metro area: Decatur, AL

#29. Seminole

- Typical home value: $325,090
- 1-year price change: +$13,402 (+4.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$127,095 (+64.2%)
- Metro area: Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL

#28. Hatchechubbee

- Typical home value: $181,659
- 1-year price change: +$13,537 (+8.1%)
- 5-year price change: data not available
- Metro area: Columbus, GA-AL

#27. Fort Payne

- Typical home value: $193,410
- 1-year price change: +$13,636 (+7.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$65,012 (+50.6%)
- Metro area: Fort Payne, AL

#26. Guntersville

- Typical home value: $289,262
- 1-year price change: +$13,789 (+5.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$104,809 (+56.8%)
- Metro area: Albertville, AL

You may also like: Counties receiving the most SBA loans in Alabama

#25. Gallant

- Typical home value: $215,491
- 1-year price change: +$14,373 (+7.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$54,345 (+33.7%)
- Metro area: Gadsden, AL

#24. Pittsview

- Typical home value: $183,011
- 1-year price change: +$14,398 (+8.5%)
- 5-year price change: data not available
- Metro area: Columbus, GA-AL

#23. Fort Mitchell

- Typical home value: $292,267
- 1-year price change: +$14,534 (+5.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$88,804 (+43.6%)
- Metro area: Columbus, GA-AL

#22. Salem

- Typical home value: $301,471
- 1-year price change: +$14,789 (+5.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$92,373 (+44.2%)
- Metro area: Auburn-Opelika, AL

#21. Munford

- Typical home value: $177,440
- 1-year price change: +$14,792 (+9.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$59,720 (+50.7%)
- Metro area: Talladega-Sylacauga, AL

You may also like: Best private colleges in Alabama

#20. Newton

- Typical home value: $232,566
- 1-year price change: +$14,815 (+6.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$75,535 (+48.1%)
- Metro area: Dothan, AL

#19. Arley

- Typical home value: $434,133
- 1-year price change: +$14,924 (+3.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$152,914 (+54.4%)
- Metro area: not in a metro area

#18. Avon

- Typical home value: $187,943
- 1-year price change: +$14,943 (+8.6%)
- 5-year price change: data not available
- Metro area: Dothan, AL

#17. Laceys Spring

- Typical home value: $240,037
- 1-year price change: +$15,676 (+7.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$61,142 (+34.2%)
- Metro area: Decatur, AL

#16. Auburn

- Typical home value: $374,514
- 1-year price change: +$15,734 (+4.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$109,146 (+41.1%)
- Metro area: Auburn-Opelika, AL

You may also like: Cities with the most expensive homes in Alabama

#15. Grant

- Typical home value: $276,190
- 1-year price change: +$15,981 (+6.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$99,917 (+56.7%)
- Metro area: Albertville, AL

#14. Mount Hope

- Typical home value: $203,452
- 1-year price change: +$16,605 (+8.9%)
- 5-year price change: data not available
- Metro area: Decatur, AL

#13. Hillsboro

- Typical home value: $169,155
- 1-year price change: +$16,661 (+10.9%)
- 5-year price change: data not available
- Metro area: Decatur, AL

#12. Seale

- Typical home value: $220,718
- 1-year price change: +$16,932 (+8.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$61,632 (+38.7%)
- Metro area: Columbus, GA-AL

#11. Highland Lake

- Typical home value: $294,932
- 1-year price change: +$17,138 (+6.2%)
- 5-year price change: data not available
- Metro area: Birmingham-Hoover, AL

You may also like: The most popular poker players in Alabama

#10. Gordon

- Typical home value: $144,069
- 1-year price change: +$18,143 (+14.4%)
- 5-year price change: data not available
- Metro area: Dothan, AL

#9. Groveoak

- Typical home value: $235,533
- 1-year price change: +$18,983 (+8.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$71,050 (+43.2%)
- Metro area: Fort Payne, AL

#8. Langston

- Typical home value: $329,405
- 1-year price change: +$19,946 (+6.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$113,282 (+52.4%)
- Metro area: Albertville, AL

#7. Eclectic

- Typical home value: $394,797
- 1-year price change: +$20,194 (+5.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$126,682 (+47.2%)
- Metro area: Montgomery, AL

#6. Pansey

- Typical home value: $163,347
- 1-year price change: +$21,409 (+15.1%)
- 5-year price change: data not available
- Metro area: Dothan, AL

You may also like: Most common settings for foodborne outbreaks in Alabama

#5. Mentone

- Typical home value: $285,541
- 1-year price change: +$21,430 (+8.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$108,014 (+60.8%)
- Metro area: Fort Payne, AL

#4. Crane Hill

- Typical home value: $477,206
- 1-year price change: +$22,425 (+4.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$169,031 (+54.8%)
- Metro area: Cullman, AL

#3. Mountain Brook

- Typical home value: $917,349
- 1-year price change: +$24,245 (+2.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$277,598 (+43.4%)
- Metro area: Birmingham-Hoover, AL

#2. Indian Springs Village

- Typical home value: $548,515
- 1-year price change: +$28,299 (+5.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$160,990 (+41.5%)
- Metro area: Birmingham-Hoover, AL

#1. Equality

- Typical home value: $678,141
- 1-year price change: +$77,378 (+12.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$280,785 (+70.7%)
- Metro area: Alexander City, AL

You may also like: Half of renters pay more than 30% of their income on shelter amid worsening affordable housing shortage. Here's how Alabama compares.