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Median Home Price in Arab, AL

The median home value in Arab, AL is $245,173 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.37% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$245,173

Year-over-Year

+2.37%

Population

8,960

Arab ranks #37 of 91 Alabama cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 7.9% above the state's city median of $227,192. It sits in Marshall County, where the county-wide median is $244,549.

Housing affordability in Arab

Median household income in Arab is $64,333, so the typical home value is about 3.8× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Arab

Arab police recorded a violent crime rate of 257 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 3,549 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Arab

What is the average home price in Arab, AL?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Arab, that value is $245,173. That's up 2.37% from a year earlier. It is about 7.9% above the typical Alabama city tracked here.

Is Arab expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Arab are more expensive than Marshall County as a whole, where the median is $244,549 — a difference of about 0.3%.

Is Arab affordable?

Median household income here is $64,333, so the typical home value is about 3.8× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Arab a safe place to live?

Arab police reported 257 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 8,960. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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