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The median home value in Fayette County, AL is $150,934 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.35% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$150,934
Year-over-Year
+0.35%
National Rank
#2560 of 3071
Fayette County ranks 48th out of 67 counties in AL by median home price, and is -35.6% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within AL, the typical county has a median home value of $182,928, making Fayette County -17.5% below the AL state median.
Households here earn a median of $49,488 a year against a typical home value of $150,934 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.0×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 28% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Fayette County recorded a violent crime rate of 103 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,000 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 5,802 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Fayette County is $150,934. That's up 0.35% from a year earlier. That is about 35.6% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Fayette County the 48th most expensive of 67 counties in Alabama.
Median household income here is $49,488, so a typical home costs about 3.0× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Fayette County recorded 103 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 5,802 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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