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The median home value in Walker County, AL is $164,975 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.79% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$164,975
Year-over-Year
+1.79%
National Rank
#2388 of 3071
Walker County ranks 43rd out of 67 counties in AL by median home price, and is -29.6% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within AL, the typical county has a median home value of $182,928, making Walker County -9.8% below the AL state median.
Households here earn a median of $56,509 a year against a typical home value of $164,975 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.9×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 24% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Walker County recorded a violent crime rate of 424 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 3,749 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 19,554 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Walker County is $164,975. That's up 1.79% from a year earlier. That is about 29.6% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Walker County the 43rd most expensive of 67 counties in Alabama.
Median household income here is $56,509, so a typical home costs about 2.9× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Walker County recorded 424 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 19,554 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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