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The median home value in Etowah County, AL is $186,661 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.71% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$186,661
Year-over-Year
+5.71%
National Rank
#2108 of 3071
Etowah County ranks 32nd out of 67 counties in AL by median home price, and is -20.4% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within AL, the typical county has a median home value of $182,928, making Etowah County +2.0% above the AL state median.
Households here earn a median of $54,563 a year against a typical home value of $186,661 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 41% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Etowah County recorded a violent crime rate of 425 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,089 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 53,186 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Etowah County is $186,661. That's up 5.71% from a year earlier. That is about 20.4% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Etowah County the 32nd most expensive of 67 counties in Alabama.
Median household income here is $54,563, so a typical home costs about 3.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Etowah County recorded 425 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 53,186 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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