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Clanton, AL Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Clanton, AL Housing Market Trends

With a population of 8,956, 3,443 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $255,457, Clanton real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Clanton, accounting for 70.14% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Clanton include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 9.74%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 7.24%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 7.08%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Clanton are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 55.57% owning and 44.43% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Clanton built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Clanton built between 2000 and later ( 26.62%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 23.70%). There's also some housing in Clanton built before 1939 ( 11.69%).

Clanton Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Clanton's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.22% during the period.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Clanton's appreciation rate, at 7.58%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Clanton's appreciation rate has been 2.58%, which annualizes to a rate of 10.72%.

Relative to Alabama, our data show that Clanton's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 80% of the other cities and towns in Alabama.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Clanton differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Clanton - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Clanton real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$255,457

Clanton, AL Home Prices
> $1,433,000
$1,075,001 - $1,433,000
$717,001 - $1,075,000
$573,001 - $717,000
$430,001 - $573,000
$287,001 - $430,000
$143,001 - $287,000
$72,001 - $143,000
$0 - $72,000
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
12.3%
12.3%
28.1%
28.1%
35.1%
35.1%
14.2%
14.2%
9.4%
9.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Alabama

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

3,443

Clanton Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,411 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
55.6%
55.6%
44.4%
44.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
9.3%
9.3%
90.7%
90.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
26.6%
26.6%
38.0%
38.0%
23.7%
23.7%
11.7%
11.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
70.1%
70.1%
5.8%
5.8%
9.7%
9.7%
7.2%
7.2%
7.1%
7.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.1%
2.1%
4.1%
4.1%
21.2%
21.2%
61.2%
61.2%
10.8%
10.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes