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Home prices in Alabama since you bought
A home in Alabama bought 10 years ago is worth about 88.8% more today if it kept pace with its state, about 6.6% a year (2016 Q2 to 2026 Q2). The figures are the federal FHFA House Price Index, quarterly, latest 2026 Q2.
Appreciation over 1, 5, 10 and 20 years
| Window | Change | Per year | $300,000 then is now | After inflation | Periods |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | +3.7% | +3.7% | $311,131 | -0.1% (-0.1%/yr) | 2025 Q2 → 2026 Q2 |
| 5 years | +43.8% | +7.5% | $431,330 | +15.9% (+3.0%/yr) | 2021 Q2 → 2026 Q2 |
| 10 years | +88.8% | +6.6% | $566,337 | +35.7% (+3.1%/yr) | 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q2 |
| 20 years | +94.2% | +3.4% | $582,569 | +17.6% (+0.8%/yr) | 2006 Q2 → 2026 Q2 |
After inflation: the same change measured in dollars of constant buying power, using the CPI-U (all items, US city average) averaged over the start and end periods; the national series, not a local cost of living.
Informational only, not an appraisal. This is the area’s average from repeat sales on conforming mortgages; it knows nothing about any particular house.
How Alabama compares
| Area | 1 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr | 20 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | +3.7% | +43.8% | +88.8% | +94.2% |
| United States | +3.0% | +41.3% | +93.3% | +93.5% |
Windows end at each series’ own latest period; the annual county and ZIP indexes end a few quarters before the quarterly state and metro ones.
What is your home worth since you bought it?
The home value since purchase calculator takes your purchase price, month, year and ZIP and applies the smallest area’s index, falling back to the state when the ZIP has no data.
Metro areas in Alabama, ranked by 5-year change
| # | Area | 5 yr | Per year | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | +54.2% | +9.1% | +97.0% |
| 2 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | +53.0% | +8.9% | +113.5% |
| 3 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | +51.4% | +8.7% | +88.6% |
| 4 | Decatur, AL | +48.7% | +8.3% | +99.4% |
| 5 | Gadsden, AL | +46.0% | +7.9% | +79.2% |
| 6 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | +45.5% | +7.8% | +95.5% |
| 7 | Huntsville, AL | +43.0% | +7.4% | +101.7% |
| 8 | Dothan, AL | +42.5% | +7.3% | +70.6% |
| 9 | Columbus, GA-AL | +42.5% | +7.3% | +78.9% |
| 10 | Montgomery, AL | +41.0% | +7.1% | +64.0% |
| 11 | Mobile, AL | +40.8% | +7.1% | +89.0% |
| 12 | Birmingham, AL | +38.9% | +6.8% | +85.4% |
| 13 | Tuscaloosa, AL | +32.7% | +5.8% | +68.5% |
Each row is that area’s own index over its own latest 5 and 10 years; annual county and ZIP series end earlier than quarterly state and metro ones. A dash means the index has no value at the start of that window.
Counties in Alabama, ranked by 5-year change
| # | Area | 5 yr | Per year | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay County | +100.1% | +14.9% | +131.9% |
| 2 | Coosa County | +74.3% | +11.8% | — |
| 3 | Randolph County | +72.2% | +11.5% | +102.5% |
| 4 | Crenshaw County | +70.4% | +11.2% | +95.0% |
| 5 | Cleburne County | +68.5% | +11.0% | +100.0% |
| 6 | Jackson County | +64.8% | +10.5% | +91.0% |
| 7 | De Kalb County | +64.8% | +10.5% | +100.4% |
| 8 | Cherokee County | +63.4% | +10.3% | +90.7% |
| 9 | Colbert County | +63.3% | +10.3% | +87.9% |
| 10 | Lauderdale County | +60.6% | +9.9% | +86.0% |
| 11 | Marshall County | +59.5% | +9.8% | +90.8% |
| 12 | Limestone County | +57.8% | +9.6% | +94.5% |
| 13 | Henry County | +56.8% | +9.4% | +75.7% |
| 14 | Baldwin County | +56.0% | +9.3% | +102.8% |
| 15 | Lawrence County | +55.9% | +9.3% | +77.9% |
| 16 | Winston County | +55.4% | +9.2% | +87.9% |
| 17 | Tallapoosa County | +55.1% | +9.2% | +93.7% |
| 18 | Pickens County | +54.0% | +9.0% | +77.2% |
| 19 | Etowah County | +54.0% | +9.0% | +74.1% |
| 20 | Covington County | +53.5% | +8.9% | +66.4% |
| 21 | Madison County | +53.0% | +8.9% | +92.8% |
| 22 | Morgan County | +53.0% | +8.9% | +84.0% |
| 23 | Escambia County | +52.9% | +8.9% | +80.1% |
| 24 | Hale County | +52.9% | +8.9% | +88.3% |
| 25 | Walker County | +51.0% | +8.6% | +76.5% |
| 26 | Russell County | +50.4% | +8.5% | +66.8% |
| 27 | Lee County | +50.2% | +8.5% | +86.6% |
| 28 | Calhoun County | +50.0% | +8.4% | +77.0% |
| 29 | Marion County | +49.6% | +8.4% | +69.5% |
| 30 | Franklin County | +49.1% | +8.3% | +74.6% |
| 31 | Chambers County | +48.6% | +8.2% | +78.1% |
| 32 | Cullman County | +48.4% | +8.2% | +75.6% |
| 33 | Shelby County | +48.3% | +8.2% | +83.1% |
| 34 | Coffee County | +48.0% | +8.2% | +60.1% |
| 35 | Mobile County | +47.5% | +8.1% | +79.4% |
| 36 | Autauga County | +47.4% | +8.1% | +63.4% |
| 37 | Elmore County | +47.3% | +8.1% | +65.9% |
| 38 | Fayette County | +46.7% | +8.0% | +80.5% |
| 39 | Lamar County | +46.4% | +7.9% | +77.8% |
| 40 | Dale County | +45.6% | +7.8% | +51.3% |
| 41 | Sumter County | +44.4% | +7.6% | +41.8% |
| 42 | Blount County | +44.3% | +7.6% | +72.5% |
| 43 | Saint Clair County | +43.9% | +7.6% | +71.4% |
| 44 | Houston County | +43.1% | +7.4% | +59.0% |
| 45 | Chilton County | +42.4% | +7.3% | +70.1% |
| 46 | Talladega County | +41.9% | +7.2% | +64.2% |
| 47 | Washington County | +41.1% | +7.1% | +55.1% |
| 48 | Bibb County | +40.1% | +7.0% | +68.5% |
| 49 | Tuscaloosa County | +39.4% | +6.9% | +65.3% |
| 50 | Geneva County | +39.3% | +6.9% | +62.4% |
| 51 | Macon County | +38.5% | +6.7% | +56.7% |
| 52 | Jefferson County | +38.3% | +6.7% | +72.5% |
| 53 | Pike County | +37.5% | +6.6% | +48.3% |
| 54 | Butler County | +36.8% | +6.5% | +47.1% |
| 55 | Montgomery County | +35.6% | +6.3% | +45.9% |
| 56 | Monroe County | +35.4% | +6.3% | +58.4% |
| 57 | Dallas County | +29.1% | +5.2% | +28.8% |
| 58 | Choctaw County | +27.0% | +4.9% | +50.8% |
| 59 | Lowndes County | +26.5% | +4.8% | +44.4% |
| 60 | Barbour County | +25.4% | +4.6% | +34.3% |
| 61 | Marengo County | +24.2% | +4.4% | +39.3% |
| 62 | Wilcox County | +20.8% | +3.8% | +39.6% |
| 63 | Clarke County | +19.2% | +3.6% | +27.3% |
| 64 | Conecuh County | +14.4% | +2.7% | +33.3% |
Each row is that area’s own index over its own latest 5 and 10 years; annual county and ZIP series end earlier than quarterly state and metro ones. A dash means the index has no value at the start of that window.
Where these figures come from
Series. FHFA HPI, traditional / all-transactions / quarterly, NSA, State AL, from the FHFA House Price Index datasets. Each change is the index at the end of the window divided by the index at its start, ending at the latest published period (2026 Q2). Per-year figures are compound annual rates. Snapshot vintage: master file through 2026 Q2.
What it leaves out. The index is estimated from repeat sales and appraisals on mortgages bought or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, so cash, jumbo, FHA and VA purchases are not in it. It tracks the area, not any house: renovations, condition and lot are invisible to it.
Data pulled 2026-09-28. FHFA publishes state and metro indexes quarterly and county and ZIP indexes annually; this page updates with each pull.