The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 35404 sells for about $222,934, or $167 per square foot.
Prices are up +11.5% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 34 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,072 a month.
ZIP 35404 — Tuscaloosa
The 35404 housing market is experiencing significant price appreciation, with a 11.5% year-over-year increase in median sale price to $223,000. While sales volume has softened slightly, the market remains somewhat competitive with homes selling in 34 days. Data reflects a broader Tuscaloosa County trend of rising values and steady demand.
Median prices moved up 11.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 34 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 6.3% · poverty 24.9% — a mixed stability profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 35404, Tuscaloosa County AL
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Alabama) — Standard State Ad Valorem Homestead Exemption: Exempts up to $4,000 in assessed valuation from the 6.5 mill state ad valorem tax levy (providing a maximum direct state tax reduction of $26.00). Formula: Adjusted State Tax = Max(0, (Assessed Value - $4,000)) × 0.0065. State (Alabama) — Statewide Ad Valorem Property Tax and Class III Residential Assessment Ratio: Establishes a baseline 6.5 statewide millage rate ($0.0065 per dollar of assessed value) under Ala. Code § 40-8-1 and the Alabama Constitution.
Data sourced from Tuscaloosa County aggregate census profiles.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.