The median home value in Bessemer, AL is $135,560 as of 2026-06-30, up 2.36% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$135,560
Year-over-Year
+2.36%
Population
24,720
Bessemer ranks #82 of 91 Alabama cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 40.9% below the state's city median of $229,349. It sits in Jefferson County, where the county-wide median is $219,533.
Bessemer police recorded a violent crime rate of 1,744 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 7,124 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in Bessemer is $135,560. That's up 2.36% from a year earlier. That is about 40.9% below the typical county in Alabama.
Homes in Bessemer are cheaper than Jefferson County as a whole, where the median is $219,533 — a difference of about 38.3%.
Bessemer police reported 1,744 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 24,720. 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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