AL · Metro #127

Mobile - AL housing market

The Mobile metro has a typical home value of $197,652, up 0.2% from a year ago. Homes sell in 30 days on average, a balanced market. 26% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$197,652
+0.2% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$217,400
+4.9% YoY
Median list price
$263,000
Sale-to-list ratio
97.2%
Selling below ask
Days on market
30d
Listings w/ price cut
25.5%
New listings / mo
460
-1.3% YoY
Homes for sale
1,753
-5.3% YoY
Typical rent
$1,327/mo
+3.7% YoY
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($197,652) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Mobile - AL metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 0.2% over the past year. In Mobile - AL, that means a home worth $197,257 last year is now worth roughly $197,652.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $217,400. Homes are selling at 97.2% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Mobile - AL sit on the market for roughly 30 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 25.5% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 460 new listings hit the market each month in Mobile - AL. There are currently 1,753 homes for sale, down 5.3% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Mobile - AL is $1,327, up 3.7% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 12.4x, buying territory (#189 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $1,016 a month in principal and interest, $311 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 9.48% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in AL

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Birmingham - AL$263,665 +2.2% 21.0d
Huntsville - AL$316,616 +0.9% 23.0d
Montgomery - AL$214,925 +3.8% 24.0d
Tuscaloosa - AL$223,921 +0.2% 31.0d
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