Altoona, AL 35952 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 97
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Home Value
$208,365
+6.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
97
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.4 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
84 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
24%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
31%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
42%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$158
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 42% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 6.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 37% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+44% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (97/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.9% below their final list price; 24% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 31% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $51k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,657 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $158 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +12% over the next 12 months (78% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.3% to +12.0% (80% range; middle estimate +5.0%), chance of a rise 78%, of a 5%+ drop 8%.
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Other ZIP codes in Etowah County, AL
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gadsden, AL 35901 | $164.8K | +5.4% | 64 |
| Hokes Bluff, AL 35903 | $148.2K | +6.5% | 79 |
| Gadsden, AL 35904 | $118K | +7.0% | 68 |
| Attalla, AL 35954 | $148.7K | +4.8% | 87 |
| Rainbow City, AL 35906 | $253.9K | +3.0% | 40 |
| Southside, AL 35907 | $276.7K | +1.6% | 65 |
| Boaz, AL 35956 | $227.4K | +5.9% | 98 |
| Glencoe, AL 35905 | $214.9K | +6.1% | 36 |
| Gallant, AL 35972 | $223.4K | +5.6% | 35 |
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