Tuscaloosa - AL housing market

The typical home value ($223,921) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Tuscaloosa - 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 Tuscaloosa - AL, that means a home worth $223,474 last year is now worth roughly $223,921.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $252,748. Homes are selling at 97.8% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Tuscaloosa - AL sit on the market for roughly 31 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 21.9% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 273 new listings hit the market each month in Tuscaloosa - AL. There are currently 1,073 homes for sale, up 22.9% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Tuscaloosa - AL is $1,466, up 4.3% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 12.7x, buying territory (#184 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $1,151 a month in principal and interest, $315 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 9.19% rate.

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