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The median home value in Cherokee County, AL is $230,680 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.44% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$230,680
Year-over-Year
+0.44%
National Rank
#1586 of 3071
Cherokee County ranks 17th out of 67 counties in AL by median home price, and is -1.6% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within AL, the typical county has a median home value of $182,928, making Cherokee County +26.1% above the AL state median.
Households here earn a median of $53,863 a year against a typical home value of $230,680 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 71% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Cherokee County recorded a violent crime rate of 699 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,365 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 10,444 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Cherokee County is $230,680. That's up 0.44% from a year earlier. That is about 1.6% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Cherokee County the 17th most expensive of 67 counties in Alabama.
Median household income here is $53,863, so a typical home costs about 4.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Cherokee County recorded 699 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 10,444 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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