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These days, finding an affordable place to live in the Shelby County area can be challenging. Home prices in Shelby County are now at a median cost of $340,921, higher than the Alabama average of $228,911.
The average cost of rent is $1,491/mo in Shelby County, primarily driven by the current value of real estate in the Shelby County area. In Shelby County, 18.64% of households rent, and 31.94% of homeowners own their homes outright.
Housing affordability isn’t just about home prices, though. The average household income in Shelby County is $9,131 per month. Households that rent pay about 16.33% of their income on rent here. Shelby County’s most expensive areas are in the northern regions, while the cheapest areas are in the southwestern parts of the county.
Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Nearby Counties
- Talladega County, AL: less expensive homes
- Tuscaloosa County, AL: less expensive homes
- Clay County, AL: less expensive homes
- Randolph County, AL: less expensive homes
- Pickens County, AL: less expensive homes
- Heard County, GA: less expensive homes
- Noxubee County, MS: less expensive homes
- Coweta County, GA: equally priced homes
- Pike County, GA: less expensive homes
- Spalding County, GA: less expensive homes
Counties with Similar Populations
- Marin County, CA: higher priced homes
- Lackawanna County, PA: less expensive homes
- Lafayette Parish, LA: less expensive homes
- Lake County, OH: less expensive homes
- Lancaster County, NE: less expensive homes
- Lexington County, SC: less expensive homes
- Linn County, IA: less expensive homes
- Lorain County, OH: less expensive homes
- Lubbock County, TX: less expensive homes
- Madison County, IL: less expensive homes
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