The Alabama cities with the strongest composite momentum scores.
Alabama cities ranked by our composite momentum score — recent price changes, distance from peak, and population growth.
Use this list as a within-state shortlist; for full data, open any city profile.
1Auburn, ALAuburn-Opelika · pop 83,75778Hot$417,207median home+4.0%home YoY 2Rainsville, ALFort Payne · pop 5,93178Hot$230,149median home+4.4%home YoY 3Opelika, ALAuburn-Opelika · pop 35,00576Rising$307,984median home+3.3%home YoY 4Cullman, ALCullman · pop 20,23976Rising$261,333median home+5.0%home YoY 5Millbrook, ALMontgomery · pop 17,39275Rising$219,943median home+5.5%home YoY 6Wetumpka, ALMontgomery · pop 7,66775Rising$278,509median home+4.6%home YoY 7Homewood, ALBirmingham-Hoover · pop 27,91973Rising$566,121median home+4.6%home YoY 8Muscle Shoals, ALFlorence-Muscle Shoals · pop 17,40973Rising$260,793median home+2.3%home YoY 9Guntersville, ALAlbertville · pop 9,24273Rising$301,096median home+1.6%home YoY 10Prattville, ALMontgomery · pop 40,13972Rising$264,005median home+3.0%home YoY 11Fairhope, ALDaphne-Fairhope-Foley · pop 26,04472Rising$465,524median home+0.5%home YoY 12Jacksonville, ALAnniston-Oxford · pop 14,65172Rising$210,105median home+5.7%home YoY 13Spanish Fort, ALDaphne-Fairhope-Foley · pop 11,11872Rising$383,648median home+0.5%home YoY 15Florence, ALFlorence-Muscle Shoals · pop 42,71671Rising$210,601median home+1.8%home YoY 16Calera, ALBirmingham-Hoover · pop 18,53071Rising$255,807median home+1.2%home YoY 17Chelsea, ALBirmingham-Hoover · pop 17,29371Rising$385,229median home+1.1%home YoY 18Pike Road, ALMontgomery · pop 11,50071Rising$405,745median home+1.9%home YoY 19Boaz, ALGadsden · pop 10,47371Rising$209,433median home+2.9%home YoY 20Robertsdale, ALDaphne-Fairhope-Foley · pop 7,61371Rising$266,182median home-0.3%home YoY 21Springville, ALBirmingham-Hoover · pop 5,39271Rising$323,624median home+1.7%home YoY 22Saks, ALAnniston-Oxford · pop 9,95671Rising$141,749median home+3.8%home YoY 23Tuscaloosa, ALTuscaloosa · pop 114,28870Rising$231,461median home+1.4%home YoY 24Dothan, ALDothan · pop 71,65070Rising$205,339median home+2.5%home YoY 25Madison, ALHuntsville · pop 64,02970Rising$376,023median home+1.1%home YoY Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.