The median home value in Sheffield, AL is $135,493 as of 2026-06-30, up 1.87% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$135,493
Year-over-Year
+1.87%
Population
9,280
Sheffield ranks #83 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 Colbert County, where the county-wide median is $202,560.
Sheffield police recorded a violent crime rate of 517 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,897 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 Sheffield is $135,493. That's up 1.87% from a year earlier. That is about 40.9% below the typical county in Alabama.
Homes in Sheffield are cheaper than Colbert County as a whole, where the median is $202,560 — a difference of about 33.1%.
Sheffield police reported 517 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 9,280. 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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