AL · Metro #143

Montgomery - AL housing market

The Montgomery metro has a typical home value of $214,925, up 3.8% from a year ago. Homes sell in 24 days on average, a balanced market. 24% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$214,925
+3.8% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$221,966
+4.6% YoY
Median list price
$263,300
Sale-to-list ratio
96.7%
Selling below ask
Days on market
24d
Listings w/ price cut
24.3%
New listings / mo
466
+6.2% YoY
Homes for sale
1,733
+5.4% YoY
Typical rent
$1,420/mo
+3.1% YoY
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($214,925) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Montgomery - 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 3.8% over the past year. In Montgomery - AL, that means a home worth $207,057 last year is now worth roughly $214,925.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $221,966. Homes are selling at 96.7% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Montgomery - AL sit on the market for roughly 24 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 24.3% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 466 new listings hit the market each month in Montgomery - AL. There are currently 1,733 homes for sale, up 5.4% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Montgomery - AL is $1,420, up 3.1% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 12.6x, buying territory (#186 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $1,105 a month in principal and interest, $315 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 9.29% 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
Mobile - AL$197,652 +0.2% 30.0d
Tuscaloosa - AL$223,921 +0.2% 31.0d
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