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Decatur, AL Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Decatur, AL Housing Market Trends

With a population of 57,922, 23,674 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $207,275, house prices in Decatur are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Decatur, accounting for 68.98% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Decatur include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 17.02%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 6.47%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 5.58%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Decatur are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 62.38% owning and 37.62% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Decatur built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Decatur built between 1940-1969 ( 30.42%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 12.46%). There's also some housing in Decatur built before 1939 ( 4.27%).

Decatur Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Decatur have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 85.96%, which ranks in the top 50% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Decatur house appreciation rate of 6.40%.

Over the last year, Decatur appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Decatur's appreciation rate has been 0.63%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Decatur were at -2.71%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -10.41%.

Notably, Decatur's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Alabama, our data show that Decatur's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 90% of the other cities and towns in Alabama.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Decatur differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Decatur - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Decatur real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$207,275

Decatur, AL Home Prices
> $1,369,000
$1,026,001 - $1,369,000
$684,001 - $1,026,000
$547,001 - $684,000
$411,001 - $547,000
$274,001 - $411,000
$137,001 - $274,000
$68,001 - $137,000
$0 - $68,000
0.2%
0.2%
0.6%
0.6%
2.5%
2.5%
3.1%
3.1%
6.0%
6.0%
16.7%
16.7%
44.7%
44.7%
20.0%
20.0%
6.2%
6.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Alabama

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

23,674

Decatur Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,213 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
62.4%
62.4%
37.6%
37.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
7.8%
7.8%
92.2%
92.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
12.5%
12.5%
52.8%
52.8%
30.4%
30.4%
4.3%
4.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
69.0%
69.0%
5.6%
5.6%
6.5%
6.5%
17.0%
17.0%
2.0%
2.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.0%
2.0%
8.7%
8.7%
23.5%
23.5%
44.5%
44.5%
18.3%
18.3%
3.0%
3.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes