Shelby County, AL Home Values & Market Trends

The median home price in Shelby County, AL is $351,077. There were 4,065 home sales in Shelby County, AL over the past 12 months. The median residential Shelby County, AL home value for transactions over the previous year is $310,122. The number of current listings in Shelby County, AL is 3,670, and the percentage of properties for sale is 3670.00%. The county has 54 foreclosures, 20 bank owned properties, 34 headed for auction, and 3,670 properties for sale.

Shelby County, AL Real Estate Market Overview

CityMedian Est. ValueCityMedian Est. Value
Birmingham

$ 186,979

$ 132/sqft

Sterrett

$ 306,053

$ 176/sqft

Pelham

$ 319,844

$ 175/sqft

Wilsonville

$ 384,891

$ 174/sqft

Calera

$ 242,162

$ 152/sqft

Shelby

$ 420,146

$ 238/sqft

Alabaster

$ 295,691

$ 158/sqft

Vincent

$ 225,294

$ 126/sqft

Helena

$ 332,068

$ 177/sqft

Harpersville

$ 255,821

$ 127/sqft

Chelsea

$ 370,225

$ 172/sqft

Vandiver

$ 150,027

$ 108/sqft

Montevallo

$ 249,049

$ 151/sqft

Saginaw

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Columbiana

$ 275,314

$ 158/sqft

Housing Market Summary for Shelby County, AL

Oct 2024September 2025Change
Median Listing Price$385K$369.9K-3.92%
Median Sold Price$326.3K$340.6K4.37%
Homes For Sale6023,415467.28%
Homes Sold2,3211,137-51.01%
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Price Per Square Foot

On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.

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Browse Homes in Shelby County, AL

Shelby County, AL home values range from $20,080 to $3,792,781. Wilsonville is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $447,450, and Vandiver is most affordable with average house prices of around $149,500.

Foreclosure
There are 15 cities within Shelby County, AL; within these cities, the median estimated home value for homes in foreclosure ranges from $352,862 in Birmingham to the lowest value of $33,867 in Birmingham. Foreclosure homes account for 1.00% of properties in Shelby County, AL with Birmingham containing 176 foreclosures, the highest number of foreclosure properties in a single city.
  • Pre-Foreclosure
    Pre-foreclosure homes account for 0% of all residential properties in Shelby County, AL with $[pre-foreclosures-highest-count-region] containing 0 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 15 cities within Shelby County, AL; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $0 in N/A to the lowest home value of $0 in $[pre-foreclosures-lowest-avm-region].
  • Bank Owned
    The median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Shelby County, AL ranges from the highest value of $584,088 in Helena to the lowest value of $34,160 in Birmingham. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.41% of properties in Shelby County, AL. There are 15 cities within Shelby County, AL; Birmingham containing 66 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
  • Auctions
    Birmingham has 110 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Shelby County, AL. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.69% of all properties in Shelby County, AL. There are 15 cities within Shelby County, AL; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $2,475,688 in Chelsea to the lowest value of $33,867 in Chelsea.
Homes for Sale
Homes and properties that are actively listed for sale account for 74.61% of residential properties in Shelby County, AL with Birmingham containing 5264 homes for sale, the highest number of listed properties in a single city. There are 15 cities within Shelby County, AL; homes for sale in those cities, have a range of median values from $236,283 in Vandiver to the lowest value of $14,528 in Birmingham.
    Sold Homes
    The median value for recently sold homes ranges from $701,750 in Columbiana to the lowest price of $21,439 in Columbiana. There are 15 cities within Shelby County, AL. Birmingham has 1649 recently sold homes, the highest number of recently sold properties in a single city. Recently sold homes and properties account for 23.20% of properties in Shelby County, AL.

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      Guide for Shelby County, AL

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