Lester, AL 35647 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 62
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Home Value
$255,865
−1.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
62
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
97 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
93.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
20%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$197
Dec 2025
What this means
- Prices. Home values are down 1.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 18% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+50% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (62/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 6.3% below their final list price; 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 20% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $61k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,809 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $197 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (65% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.1% to +9.2% (80% range; middle estimate +2.2%), chance of a rise 65%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.
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Other ZIP codes in Limestone County, AL
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|---|---|---|---|
| Athens, AL 35611 | $250.9K | −0.1% | 66 |
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| ZIP 35649 | – | – | 41 |
| ZIP 35615 | – | – | 78 |