A typical Sylacauga home is worth about $167,000
About the same as a year ago, 31% below the Alabama typical home. Homes typically sell in 144 days, close to asking.
What kind of housing town is Sylacauga?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 3.3 years of income
Less than across Alabama (3.8 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Sylacauga home, with $39K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $940 a month here, $10 less than owning.
How Sylacauga ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Sylacauga’s typical property tax (0.49% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
Up 13.6% in five years
Slower than Alabama (17.7%).
Show as a table
| January | Sylacauga | Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $95,000 | $147,000 |
| 2018 | $101,000 | $152,000 |
| 2019 | $104,000 | $158,000 |
| 2020 | $115,000 | $170,000 |
| 2021 | $133,000 | $188,000 |
| 2022 | $152,000 | $215,000 |
| 2023 | $152,000 | $228,000 |
| 2024 | $157,000 | $233,000 |
| 2025 | $167,000 | $238,000 |
| 2026 | $169,000 | $239,000 |
| August 2026 | $167,000 | $242,000 |
A typical Sylacauga home worth $94K in September 2016 is worth about $167K today.
How Sylacauga ranks on rising home prices →
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A balanced market
About 4.5 months of supply: neither buyers nor sellers have a clear edge.
Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.
Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, May 2026.
A two-bedroom rents for about $940
Renters already here pay a median of $773, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
How Sylacauga ranks on rent that’s easy to afford →
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Clay County, AL): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Sylacauga in 2025. The last year with any was 2021 (5 new homes).
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Sylacauga's population fell by 171 even though 91 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Alabama: 1.8 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $734,000 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $587,000 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $587,000 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $587,000 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $587,000 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $587,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $528,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $528,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $502,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $280,000 |
| 2011 | 58 | 2 | 56 | $4.8 million |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2009 | 13 | 11 | 2 | $1.9 million |
| 2008 | 144 | 24 | 120 | $6.5 million |
| 2007 | 26 | 26 | 0 | $3.2 million |
| 2006 | 37 | 37 | 0 | $5.4 million |
| 2005 | 40 | 40 | 0 | $5.9 million |
| 2004 | 45 | 43 | 2 | $5.4 million |
| 2003 | 49 | 23 | 26 | $3.4 million |
| 2002 | 53 | 21 | 32 | $3.6 million |
| 2001 | 66 | 34 | 32 | $4.8 million |
| 2000 | 56 | 32 | 24 | $4.2 million |
Sylacauga's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
How Sylacauga ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
55% of Sylacauga households own their home
Half of Sylacauga’s homes were built before 1973.
Alabama: 70% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Sylacauga vs. its neighbors
Sylacauga is the 2nd priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
Compare more
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylacauga | $167K | −0.3% | $940 | 0 | $50,017 |
| Mignon | $38K* | +9.1%† | $1,010 | — | $32,818 |
| Oak Grove | $152K | +2.2% | $930 | 0 | $47,857 |
| Childersburg | $159K | −2.2% | $780 | 0 | $52,338 |
| Fayetteville | $299K* | +29.5%† | $810 | — | $100,255 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
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What Sylacauga buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.