The median home in Irondale, Alabama is valued at $280,048, up 0.8% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,192, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 10.6x — below the national average of 18x. Irondale is part of the Birmingham-Hoover, AL metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$280,048

+0.8%

Rent$2,192/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

Affordability

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$56,010 on $280,048

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Affordable27.4% of income

Under the 28% guideline.

PITI$1,712

P/I27.4%

Afford$286K

Room+$6K

P&I $1,416Tax $96Ins $200

Buying $480/mo cheaper ($2,192 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + AL ins. 28% per HUD.

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