The median home in Homewood, Alabama is valued at $532,631, up 3.8% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,788, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 24.8x — well above the national average of 18x. Homewood is part of the Birmingham-Hoover, AL metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$532,631

+3.8%

Rent$1,788/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$106,526 on $532,631

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Out of reach49.2% of income

Need $131,786/yr to afford.

PITI$3,075

P/I49.2%

Afford$303K

Gap-$230K

P&I $2,693Tax $182Ins $200

Renting $1,287/mo cheaper ($1,788 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + AL ins. 28% per HUD.

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