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The median home value in De Kalb County, AL is $220,309 as of 2026-08-31, up 4.42% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$220,309
Year-over-Year
+4.42%
National Rank
#1716 of 3071
De Kalb County ranks 21st out of 67 counties in AL by median home price, and is -6.3% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within AL, the typical county has a median home value of $183,308, making De Kalb County +20.2% above the AL state median.
The typical home value increased by 2.3%, from $215,342 in May 2026 to $220,309 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $215,342 | +2.0% |
| Jun 2026 | $220,510 | +2.6% |
| Jul 2026 | $219,724 | +3.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $220,309 | +4.4% |
Households here earn a median of $51,204 a year against a typical home value of $220,309 — 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 De Kalb County recorded a violent crime rate of 120 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,197 per 100,000.
Based on 10 reporting cities covering 30,908 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in De Kalb County is $220,309. That's up 4.42% from a year earlier. That is about 6.3% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes De Kalb County the 21st most expensive of 67 counties in Alabama.
Median household income here is $51,204, so a typical home costs about 4.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in De Kalb County recorded 120 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 30,908 residents across 10 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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