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Pell City, 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

Pell City, AL Housing Market Trends

With a population of 13,638, 5,180 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $259,272, Pell City 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 Pell City, accounting for 73.48% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Pell City include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 10.19%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 8.21%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 7.46%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Pell City are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 62.89% owning and 37.11% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Pell City 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 Pell City built between 2000 and later ( 33.47%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 17.35%). There's also some housing in Pell City built before 1939 ( 2.47%).

Pell City Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Pell City's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.06% during the period.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Pell City's appreciation rate, at 5.94%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Pell City's appreciation rate has been 2.58%, which annualizes to a rate of 10.72%.

Relative to Alabama, our data show that Pell City's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% 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 Pell City differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Pell City - 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 Pell City real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$259,272

Pell City, AL Home Prices
> $1,373,000
$1,030,001 - $1,373,000
$686,001 - $1,030,000
$549,001 - $686,000
$412,001 - $549,000
$275,001 - $412,000
$137,001 - $275,000
$68,001 - $137,000
$0 - $68,000
0.8%
0.8%
2.0%
2.0%
6.1%
6.1%
5.4%
5.4%
11.5%
11.5%
26.3%
26.3%
38.2%
38.2%
3.6%
3.6%
6.1%
6.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Alabama

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

5,180

Pell City Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,879 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
62.9%
62.9%
37.1%
37.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
9.8%
9.8%
90.2%
90.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
33.5%
33.5%
46.7%
46.7%
17.4%
17.4%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
73.5%
73.5%
0.7%
0.7%
8.2%
8.2%
10.2%
10.2%
7.5%
7.5%
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
0.8%
0.8%
2.1%
2.1%
24.0%
24.0%
52.6%
52.6%
16.7%
16.7%
3.9%
3.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes