Huntsville, AL · 10 scored ZIPs · September 2026
Huntsville, AL: the market leans toward buyers.
Conditions easing in buyers' favor. That is the population-weighted reading across 10 scored ZIPs in Huntsville, AL. Typical home value $291K, +0.7% over 12 months on average; listings take 79 days to sell against 60 in the median U.S. ZIP.
Huntsville, AL10 scored ZIPs
Leaning buyer−16
Typical value$291K+0.7% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026
Days on market79 daysU.S. median ZIP 60 days · Realtor.com
Listings with a price cut27%U.S. median ZIP 20% · Realtor.com
Typical rent$1,348/mo+3.2% over 12 months, average · Zillow, Aug 2026
Active listings1,032Across 10 ZIPs · Realtor.com
Sale-to-list97.9%17% sold above list, average · Redfin, May 2026
HavenScore65of 100
Average of 10 scored ZIPs, weighted by population · the median U.S. ZIP scores 50
Affordability57
Growth66
Risk63
Momentum79
Livability72
Five parts, weighted. How the score works →
Every ZIP
10 scored ZIPs, each with its own balance and HavenScore, highest score first.
| ZIP | Balance | HavenScore | Typical value | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35803Huntsville | Leaning buyer −14 | 71 | $321K | +1.2% |
| 35811Huntsville | Leaning buyer −21 | 68 | $288K | +1.4% |
| 35810Huntsville | Leaning buyer −25 | 67 | $169K | −1.4% |
| 35801Huntsville | Leaning buyer −11 | 66 | $401K | +2.0% |
| 35816Huntsville | Balanced −9 | 64 | $164K | +2.1% |
| 35806Huntsville | Leaning buyer −12 | 62 | $365K | +1.1% |
| 35824Huntsville | Balanced −8 | 62 | $387K | 0.0% |
| 35802Huntsville | Leaning buyer −12 | 61 | $364K | +2.1% |
| 35805Huntsville | Leaning buyer −31 | 59 | $155K | −2.1% |
| 35741HuntsvilleFewer than 5,000 residents | Balanced +3 | 54 | $413K | +0.3% |
Market report
What the latest figures say about Huntsville.
Over the year to August 2026, typical home values in Huntsville rose by an average of 0.7%, weighted by population across its 10 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Figures for a city or a state are averages across its scored ZIP codes, weighted by population, so each ZIP counts in proportion to its residents. Where only some ZIPs report a figure, the sentence names how many.
In Huntsville, the average typical home value stood at $291K in August 2026, weighted by population across its 10 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Among the 16 Alabama cities we cover, Huntsville had the 11th-largest average gain in typical home values over the year to August 2026, weighted by population (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
A city's rank compares its average with those of the other cities in its state that have at least three scored ZIP codes, the cities with a page on HavenScore.
The average HavenScore balance in Huntsville, weighted by population across its 10 scored ZIPs, read −16 in September 2026, in our Leaning buyer band.
The HavenScore balance reads signals such as inventory, time on market and the share of listings with a price cut on one scale, from buyers at one end to sellers at the other. A reading below zero favors buyers, and one above zero favors sellers.
How fast homes are selling
The ZIP-level median time on market in Huntsville averaged 79 days in September 2026, weighted by population across its 10 scored ZIPs; for the median U.S. ZIP it was 60 days (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
Days on market here is each ZIP code's median number of days a Realtor.com listing spends on the market, from the day it is listed until it closes or is withdrawn, averaged across the place's ZIP codes.
The share of listings with a price cut in Huntsville averaged 27% in September 2026, weighted by population across its 10 scored ZIPs, against 20% for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data). Summed across the 10 ZIPs in Huntsville that report them, active listings came to 1,032 in September 2026, according to Realtor.com.
How to read these figures
Each figure names its own month: Zillow's home values and Realtor.com's listings data publish on their own schedules, so the two can sit a month apart. A figure describes that month, not the day this page was updated.
On the map
The 10 scored ZIPs, colored by market balance. Faded dots are nearby ZIPs not in this list.
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BuyersEvenSellers
One dot is one ZIP code; click a dot to open its page. Blue leans toward buyers, orange toward sellers.
Questions about Huntsville
Answers from the latest figures, each with its month.
Is Huntsville a buyer's market?
As of September 2026, Huntsville sits in our Leaning buyer band, with an average HavenScore balance of −16 on a scale from −100 (buyers) to +100 (sellers), weighted by population across its 10 scored ZIPs.
Are home values falling in Huntsville?
As of August 2026, typical home values in Huntsville had risen by an average of 0.7% over the previous 12 months, weighted by population across its 10 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
How long do homes take to sell in Huntsville?
As of September 2026, the ZIP-level median time on market in Huntsville averaged 79 days, weighted by population across its 10 scored ZIPs, against 60 days for the median U.S. ZIP (based on Realtor.com ZIP-level data).
What does a typical home cost in Huntsville?
As of August 2026, the average typical home value in Huntsville was $291K, weighted by population across its 10 scored ZIPs (based on Zillow ZIP-level data).
Nearby cities
The nearest cities in Alabama with three or more scored ZIPs, then the largest of the rest.
- Madison10 mi · 3 ZIPs
- Athens23 mi · 3 ZIPs
- Cullman38 mi · 3 ZIPs
- Jasper69 mi · 3 ZIPs
- Pell City81 mi · 3 ZIPs
- Birmingham83 mi · 17 ZIPs
More cities in Alabama
- Mobile13 ZIPs
- Montgomery10 ZIPs
- Tuscaloosa4 ZIPs
- Bessemer3 ZIPs
- Dothan3 ZIPs
- Northport3 ZIPs
- Phenix City3 ZIPs
- Pike Road3 ZIPs
- Prichard3 ZIPs
Distance is straight-line, between the average position of each city’s scored ZIPs. All 16 cities in Alabama →
Sources and freshness
Every figure on this page, where it came from and when.
ZillowHome values, rentsAugust 2026
Realtor.comListings, days on market, price cutsSeptember 2026
RedfinSale-to-list, sold above listMay 2026
HavenScoreScore, balanceScored October 1, 2026
Figures are population-weighted averages of the scored ZIPs listed above.