Lester, AL housing market
The typical Lester home is worth about $258,000, down 1.1% in a year, 7% above the Alabama typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Lester compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Lester at a glance
Typical home value, 2019–2026
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| January | Lester | Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $182,000 | $170,000 |
| 2021 | $210,000 | $188,000 |
| 2022 | $247,000 | $215,000 |
| 2023 | $261,000 | $228,000 |
| 2024 | $269,000 | $233,000 |
| 2025 | $267,000 | $238,000 |
| 2026 | $253,000 | $239,000 |
| August 2026 | $258,000 | $242,000 |
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,180
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Lester is $1,180 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $920 · 4 bedrooms $1,830
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (35647; Huntsville, AL MSA), 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. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.