Alabama cities — momentum scores, home values & rankings

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112 Alabama cities tracked. Sorted by composite momentum score (home prices, rent, population).

Long thesis

The state's pop-weighted momentum is 64/100, and only 3 of 106 tracked cities are in the 'Declining' tier. That's a healthier distribution than most states. Bull case: the average is good, and the bottom of the distribution isn't ugly.

Short thesis

The bear case is the boring one: the median market is fine but the cycle is real. Watch the cities at the bottom of this state's distribution as the early-warning signal.

112
Cities tracked
$224,210
Median home (state)
83
Rising / Hot
8
Cooling / Declining

Auburn

pop 83,757
78
Hot$417,207 · +4.0%

Rainsville

pop 5,931
78
Hot$230,149 · +4.4%

Opelika

pop 35,005
76
Rising$307,984 · +3.3%

Cullman

pop 20,239
76
Rising$261,333 · +5.0%

Millbrook

pop 17,392
75
Rising$219,943 · +5.5%

Wetumpka

pop 7,667
75
Rising$278,509 · +4.6%

Homewood

pop 27,919
73
Rising$566,121 · +4.6%

Muscle Shoals

pop 17,409
73
Rising$260,793 · +2.3%

Guntersville

pop 9,242
73
Rising$301,096 · +1.6%

Prattville

pop 40,139
72
Rising$264,005 · +3.0%

Fairhope

pop 26,044
72
Rising$465,524 · +0.5%

Jacksonville

pop 14,651
72
Rising$210,105 · +5.7%

Spanish Fort

pop 11,118
72
Rising$383,648 · +0.5%

Smiths Station

pop 5,583
72
Rising$286,697 · +4.0%

Florence

pop 42,716
71
Rising$210,601 · +1.8%

Calera

pop 18,530
71
Rising$255,807 · +1.2%

Chelsea

pop 17,293
71
Rising$385,229 · +1.1%

Pike Road

pop 11,500
71
Rising$405,745 · +1.9%

Boaz

pop 10,473
71
Rising$209,433 · +2.9%

Robertsdale

pop 7,613
71
Rising$266,182 · -0.3%

Springville

pop 5,392
71
Rising$323,624 · +1.7%

Saks

pop 9,956
71
Rising$141,749 · +3.8%

Tuscaloosa

pop 114,288
70
Rising$231,461 · +1.4%

Dothan

pop 71,650
70
Rising$205,339 · +2.5%

Madison

pop 64,029
70
Rising$376,023 · +1.1%

Alabaster

pop 34,460
70
Rising$303,525 · +3.2%

Athens

pop 32,587
70
Rising$309,946 · +1.4%

Enterprise

pop 30,731
70
Rising$206,625 · +0.9%

Helena

pop 22,200
70
Rising$361,664 · +2.3%

Pell City

pop 14,094
70
Rising$278,549 · +2.9%

Arab

pop 8,918
70
Rising$241,577 · +1.0%

Semmes

pop 6,193
70
Rising$240,667 · -0.4%

Glencoe

pop 5,396
70
Rising$208,252 · +3.8%

Loxley

pop 5,176
70
Rising$288,176 · -0.7%

Phenix City

pop 38,509
69
Rising$210,196 · +4.9%

Daphne

pop 30,751
69
Rising$329,058 · -0.0%

Pelham

pop 25,396
69
Rising$323,078 · +2.5%

Albertville

pop 23,392
69
Rising$212,062 · +1.4%

Mountain Brook

pop 21,701
69
Rising$1,041,426 · +6.2%

Hartselle

pop 16,201
69
Rising$247,359 · +1.4%

Southside

pop 9,633
69
Rising$269,905 · +1.9%

Lincoln

pop 7,790
69
Rising$232,434 · +0.3%

Montevallo

pop 7,761
69
Rising$249,064 · +2.3%

Satsuma

pop 6,874
69
Rising$240,408 · +2.1%

Chickasaw

pop 6,241
69
Rising$112,609 · +5.0%

Odenville

pop 5,711
69
Rising$253,620 · +2.3%

Headland

pop 5,429
68
Rising$228,426 · -0.0%

Gardendale

pop 16,444
67
Rising$267,733 · +2.6%

Moody

pop 13,596
67
Rising$261,808 · +1.8%

Leeds

pop 12,573
67
Rising$250,988 · +2.0%

Rainbow City

pop 10,349
67
Rising$247,349 · +1.4%

Clanton

pop 9,228
67
Rising$219,137 · +3.1%

Tuscumbia

pop 9,222
67
Rising$198,526 · +1.7%

Northport

pop 31,492
66
Rising$268,786 · +2.3%

Foley

pop 28,043
66
Rising$303,425 · -1.6%

Trussville

pop 27,079
66
Rising$396,997 · +2.8%

Oxford

pop 22,088
66
Rising$197,116 · +2.2%

Saraland

pop 16,458
66
Rising$238,327 · +0.6%

Scottsboro

pop 15,957
66
Rising$214,887 · +1.1%

Fort Payne

pop 15,017
66
Rising$202,369 · +0.7%

Pinson

pop 7,781
66
Rising$217,123 · -0.2%

Huntsville

pop 230,402
65
Rising$288,707 · +0.5%

Irondale

pop 13,545
65
Rising$290,063 · +1.8%

Attalla

pop 5,746
65
Rising$142,411 · +2.6%

Roanoke

pop 5,424
65
Rising$146,304 · +2.4%

Harvest

pop 5,893
65
Rising$313,844 · +0.4%

Montgomery

pop 195,818
64
Rising$151,721 · +1.9%

Vestavia Hills

pop 38,151
64
Rising$567,319 · +3.4%

Andalusia

pop 8,728
64
Rising$171,393 · +2.4%

Theodore

pop 6,270
64
Rising$202,101 · -0.6%

Mobile

pop 201,367
63
Rising$197,044 · -1.7%

Hoover

pop 93,013
63
Rising$439,044 · +2.5%

Gulf Shores

pop 17,431
63
Rising$452,086 · -2.0%

Valley

pop 10,144
63
Rising$180,097 · +2.8%

Fultondale

pop 9,325
63
Rising$230,076 · +3.2%

Bay Minette

pop 8,505
63
Rising$210,770 · -1.4%

Decatur

pop 57,974
62
Rising$224,210 · -0.0%

Anniston

pop 21,127
62
Rising$147,740 · +4.4%

Ozark

pop 14,368
62
Rising$147,135 · +0.5%

Sheffield

pop 9,335
62
Rising$133,615 · -0.0%

Atmore

pop 8,310
62
Rising$155,365 · +2.4%

Grayson Valley

pop 5,982
62
Rising$174,903 · +0.4%

Meridianville

pop 8,209
62
Rising$333,017 · -0.2%

Sylacauga

pop 12,123
60
Stable$166,277 · +0.5%

Clay

pop 10,241
60
Stable$251,843 · +0.4%

Forestdale

pop 10,409
60
Stable$172,379 · +2.8%

Hueytown

pop 16,185
59
Stable$163,814 · +1.4%

Orange Beach

pop 8,599
59
Stable$680,547 · -1.7%

Oneonta

pop 7,039
59
Stable$217,201 · +0.5%

Hamilton

pop 6,944
59
Stable$170,184 · -0.8%

Gadsden

pop 33,086
58
Stable$115,684 · +1.6%

Jasper

pop 14,561
58
Stable$162,067 · +2.5%

Brewton

pop 5,129
57
Stable$147,817 · +0.7%

Troy

pop 17,734
56
Stable$181,796 · -0.2%

Center Point

pop 15,603
55
Stable$153,994 · +1.5%

Eufaula

pop 12,363
54
Stable$162,272 · +0.6%

Pleasant Grove

pop 9,375
53
Stable$225,560 · -1.0%

Alexander City

pop 14,439
52
Stable$205,197 · -0.8%

Russellville

pop 10,736
52
Stable$178,081 · -4.3%

Opp

pop 6,706
52
Stable$122,880 · -1.2%

Tarrant

pop 5,806
51
Stable$75,894 · +5.5%

Tuskegee

pop 8,653
50
Stable$93,607 · +1.6%

Lanett

pop 6,704
50
Stable$123,947 · -0.2%

Bessemer

pop 25,079
48
Stable$133,314 · +1.8%

Monroeville

pop 5,720
47
Cooling$137,266 · -3.1%

Demopolis

pop 6,724
44
Cooling$153,358 · -1.2%

Birmingham

pop 196,357
40
Cooling$137,201 · -2.1%

Selma

pop 16,312
38
Cooling$80,048 · +0.1%

Talladega

pop 14,693
37
Cooling$141,427 · -6.8%

Fairfield

pop 9,524
25
Declining$92,483 · -7.1%

Greenville

pop 6,983
25
Declining$117,678 · -12.0%

Prichard

pop 18,778
24
Declining$56,614 · -6.6%

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Tools for Alabama

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Cost of living & climate

Cost-of-living index
88.1 (US=100)
Well Below Us Avg. Source: MERIC Q4 2024 composite (housing, groceries, utilities, transport, healthcare, misc).
Climate

Humid subtropical. Hot summers (90s°F), mild winters. Severe weather: thunderstorms, tornadoes spring/fall, hurricanes on the Gulf coast.

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