Cowarts, AL housing market
The typical Cowarts home is worth about $183,000, up 5.7% in a year, 24% below the Alabama typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Cowarts compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Cowarts at a glance
Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Cowarts | Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $105,000 | $147,000 |
| 2018 | $106,000 | $152,000 |
| 2019 | $103,000 | $158,000 |
| 2020 | $111,000 | $170,000 |
| 2021 | $119,000 | $188,000 |
| 2022 | $135,000 | $215,000 |
| 2023 | $150,000 | $228,000 |
| 2024 | $162,000 | $233,000 |
| 2025 | $175,000 | $238,000 |
| 2026 | $180,000 | $239,000 |
| August 2026 | $183,000 | $242,000 |
8 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 8 new homes in Cowarts in 2025: 4 single-family houses and 4 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $1.8 million to build. That's 3.6 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Alabama (5.4). Over the past 10 years, Cowarts has permitted 100 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $292,000 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 4 | $1.8 million |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 8 | $1.7 million |
| 2023 | 15 | 3 | 12 | $2.6 million |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | 0 | $3.6 million |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $925,000 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $3 million |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 | 0 | $4.7 million |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $1.8 million |
Cowarts's permit office reported 8 of 12 months in 2025; the Census estimated the rest.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Cowarts and its neighbors
2.9 years of income
The typical Cowarts home costs about 2.9 years of the town's median household income, less than across Alabama (3.8 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $910
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Cowarts is $910 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Cowarts pay a median of $902. A two-bedroom takes about 17% of the town's median household income.
Studio $730 · 4 bedrooms $1,370
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (36301, 36303, 36312, 36321; Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.