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Median Home Price in Oxford, AL

The median home value in Oxford, AL is $198,245 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.22% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$198,245

Year-over-Year

+1.22%

Population

22,074

Oxford ranks #61 of 91 Alabama cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 12.7% below the state's city median of $227,192. It sits in Calhoun County, where the county-wide median is $171,378.

Housing affordability in Oxford

Median household income in Oxford is $74,268, so the typical home value is about 2.7× 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 Oxford

Oxford police recorded a violent crime rate of 145 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 2,659 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 Oxford

What is the average home price in Oxford, 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 Oxford, that value is $198,245. That's up 1.22% from a year earlier. It is about 12.7% below the typical Alabama city tracked here.

Is Oxford expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Oxford are more expensive than Calhoun County as a whole, where the median is $171,378 — a difference of about 15.7%.

Is Oxford affordable?

Median household income here is $74,268, so the typical home value is about 2.7× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Oxford a safe place to live?

Oxford police reported 145 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 22,074. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.