The median home in Calera, Alabama is valued at $250,770, up 0.6% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,633, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 12.8x — below the national average of 18x. Calera is part of the Birmingham-Hoover, AL metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$250,770

+0.6%

Rent$1,633/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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Affordable24.9% of income

Under the 28% guideline.

PITI$1,554

P/I24.9%

Afford$282K

Room+$32K

P&I $1,268Tax $86Ins $200

Buying $79/mo cheaper ($1,633 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + AL ins. 28% per HUD.

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Other cities in Alabama

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