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The median home value in Dale County, AL is $163,161 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.53% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$163,161
Year-over-Year
+1.53%
National Rank
#2426 of 3071
Dale County ranks 45th out of 67 counties in AL by median home price, and is -30.4% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within AL, the typical county has a median home value of $182,928, making Dale County -10.8% below the AL state median.
Households here earn a median of $54,963 a year against a typical home value of $163,161 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.0×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 25% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Dale County recorded a violent crime rate of 465 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,789 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 16,782 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Dale County is $163,161. That's up 1.53% from a year earlier. That is about 30.4% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Dale County the 45th most expensive of 67 counties in Alabama.
Median household income here is $54,963, so a typical home costs about 3.0× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Dale County recorded 465 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 16,782 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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