The median home value in Gadsden, AL is $120,360 as of 2026-06-30, up 4.89% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$120,360
Year-over-Year
+4.89%
Population
33,015
Gadsden ranks #86 of 91 Alabama cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 47.5% below the state's city median of $229,349. It sits in Etowah County, where the county-wide median is $188,813.
Gadsden police recorded a violent crime rate of 582 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,578 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 Gadsden is $120,360. That's up 4.89% from a year earlier. That is about 47.5% below the typical county in Alabama.
Homes in Gadsden are cheaper than Etowah County as a whole, where the median is $188,813 — a difference of about 36.3%.
Gadsden police reported 582 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 33,015. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.