AccessibleUpdated SEP 1, 2026

Meridianville, AL

ZIP 35759· Madison County· Huntsville, AL· 12,435 residents· Median income $98,374· Leaning Buyer

35759 · Meridianville, AL has a HavenScore of 66 — affordability carries it — prices sit within reach of local incomes.

At the ZIP's typical value, the estimated monthly payment takes 24% of the local median income (Zillow, US Census ACS) and runs $178 a month more than the median rent (Zillow ZORI). The buyer/seller gauge leans narrowly toward buyers, and has for 7 months. Typical values were flat over the last 90 days (Zillow ZHVI).

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Zillow ZHVI peaked at $336,105 in Oct 2025 and, after a -33.6% drawdown, is back at that level. Since January 2019 it is +66.3%. The sharpest 12-month move was -1.7%, ending Oct 2023.

Median price
$333,037
-0.73% past 12 mo
Est. monthly payment
$1,985/ mo
20% down · 30-yr fixed · 6.71% · incl. tax + insurance
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68
HavenScore: higher than 99% of scored ZIPs.
▲ +1 / 90d#10/28 in ALBuyer Score
Rank

Ranked #118 of 13,130 nationally · #53 of 5,378 small market ZIPs

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Buyer view active — Leans harder on affordability and downside risk.

Score inputs below recompute for this view

Affordability
70/100
Growth
64/100
Risk
68/100
Momentum
67/100
Livability
50/100
Score · trailing 12 mo
64 → 66
+2 points
30-day
-1
90-day
+1
1-yr
+2

Snapshot

Numbers at a glance, with a year of history under each

Median price
$333,037
down-0.7% 12 mo
Typical home value across the middle tier of homes here — a smoothed Zillow index, steadier than individual sale prices.
Median price: higher than 47% of scored ZIPs.
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is $333,037.
Median rent
$1,807
up+6.7% 12 mo
Typical monthly rent (Zillow ZORI, with HUD fair-market rent filling in for smaller markets).
Median rent: higher than 49% of scored ZIPs.
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is $1,807.
Price-to-income
3.4×
Median home value divided by median household income. Under 4× has historically been comfortable; over 5× stretches most budgets.
Price-to-income: higher than 20% of scored ZIPs.
Est. monthly payment
$1,985
At the median value with 20% down, a 30-year fixed at 6.71%, plus property tax and insurance.
Est. monthly payment: higher than 7% of scored ZIPs.
Active listings
173
Homes listed for sale right now (Realtor.com). Rising inventory usually favors buyers; falling inventory favors sellers.
Active listings: higher than 90% of scored ZIPs.
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is 173.
Days on market
76
How long the typical listing sits before going under contract. Shorter means a tighter market; longer means more room to negotiate.
Days on market: higher than 86% of scored ZIPs.
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is 76.
Price cuts
+22.78%
Share of active listings that have lowered their asking price. Rising cuts usually precede softening values.
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is +22.78%.
Median income
$98,374
Median household income here, from the latest US Census American Community Survey.
Population
12,435
Current resident estimate. Growth is a demand tailwind; decline is a structural risk.
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is 12,435.
Overvaluation
+78.42%
How far today's values sit above the long-run price trend. Positive means stretched; negative means discounted versus trend.
Vacancy
2.7%
Below-average. Share of housing units that are vacant in this ZIP, from the latest US Census ACS 5-year tables.
Owner-occupied
91%
of homes. Share of occupied housing units owned by their occupants (vs. rented), from the US Census ACS.
Denial rate
21.4%
Average. Share of mortgage applications denied in this ZIP, from the latest CFPB / FFIEC HMDA disclosures.
Lending activity
10,752
originations. Mortgage originations recorded in this ZIP in the most recent HMDA reporting year. Higher counts = more active lending market.
Net migration
+12.0%
net inflow. Net migration as a share of population, from IRS SOI county-to-county migration data. Positive = more people moving in than out.
Income inflow
$75k
average. Average gross income of households moving INTO this ZIP, from IRS SOI data. Higher = ZIP attracting higher-income households.

Place

What it is like to live here, and what could flood or burn

Place profile
WalkabilityLeast walkable
EPA index 3.6 of 20 · EPA Smart Location Database · Jun 2021 · above 3% of scored ZIPs
Transit accessNo transit data
EPA publishes no stop distance for most block groups
Typical commuteTypical commute
19 minutes one way · US median ZIP 22 · US Census ACS · above 72% of scored ZIPs
Jobs nearbyFew jobs nearby
95 jobs per sq mi · US Census LODES · above 36% of scored ZIPs
Physical riskRelatively Moderate (FEMA)
FEMA National Risk Index composite · Dec 2025 release · above 42% of scored ZIPs

Bands are each source’s own · tick marks the national median ZIP · not blended into the score

Hazard ledger · FEMA National Risk Index

Tract-level rolled up to ZIP · not a property-level rating · no future-year projection · refreshed annually (Dec 2025 release) · county tick = median of 20 scored ZIPs in Madison County

Everyday prices · BEA Regional Price Parities

Everyday prices in the Huntsville metro run 7% below the US average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024).

Rents in the index run 22% below the US average.

$75,000 at US-average prices buys what $69,800 buys here.

Metro-level index, US = 100 · 2024 · the Huntsville metro, not this ZIP alone

Housing cost burden · US Census ACS
Owners spending over 50% of income7%
US median ZIP 6%
Renters spending over 30% of income46%
US median ZIP 45%

What drives the score

Five pillars, each scored 0–100

Affordability

70/100

Growth momentum

64/100

Market risk

68/100

Momentum

67/100

Livability

50/100
Walkability
1–20 index · June 2021 vintage·EPA Smart Location Database
3.6
Transit access
Ranked against every scored ZIP·EPA Smart Location Database
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Job density
Jobs per square mile, ranked against every scored ZIP·US Census LODES
94.8

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Inside: Affordability: Price-to-income, Property tax rate, Median income · Growth momentum: 12-month price change, 12-month rent change, Population · Market risk: Overvaluation, Active listings, Price cuts · Momentum: Days on market, Buyer / seller gauge, Demand dial

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Market signals

Tailwinds and headwinds right now

Top 6 of 14 signals
Tailwinds2
  • Affordable vs. income
    3.4× income — below the national median
  • Strong migration inflow
    +12.0% net — people moving in
Headwinds4
  • Heavy new construction
    11.8 permits per 1,000 residents — new supply incoming
  • Potentially overvalued
    78% above historical price-to-income
  • Widespread price cuts
    23% of listings cutting price
  • Slow-moving market
    76 days on market — homes sitting longer
Buyer / seller gauge

Market conditions

Leaning Buyer

Conditions are easing in buyers' favor. The score reads more negotiation room than balanced.

-34
Strong buyerBalancedStrong seller
Trend
Cooling toward buyer
Gauge since Mar 2026Leaning Buyer now

Cycle read. Softening: prices -0.7% over the trailing year, with the market leaning toward buyers.

Asking vs closed
Typical value (index)
$333,037
Zillow ZHVI · Sep 2026
Median sale price
$334,120
Redfin · Sep 2026
Sale-to-list
98.7%
Redfin · Sep 2026
Sold above list
11.8%
Redfin · Sep 2026

The Zillow figure is a smoothed index of typical value, not a list price; the Redfin figures are closed sales for the month shown.

Momentum check

What's changed in the last 90 days

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Inventory

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Days on market

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Price cuts

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Change vs. prior 90 days · arrow shows direction, not whether it’s good or bad

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Trend

Where it's been

Peak
$336,105
Oct 2025
From peak
-0.9%
9 mo ago
Since Jan 2019
+66.3%
Worst 12 mo
-1.7%
to Oct 2023
Best 12 mo
+24.4%
since 2018

Zillow ZHVI peaked at $336,105 in Oct 2025 and, after a -33.6% drawdown, is back at that level. Since January 2019 it is +66.3%. The sharpest 12-month move was -1.7%, ending Oct 2023.

Cycle position — prices vs the model’s value estimate and the payment’s share of income vs five years ago — opens with Pro

Appreciation by window

Zillow ZHVI · rank among scored ZIPs
WindowChangePer yearUS rankAlabama rank
1 yeardown-0.7%-0.7%/yrHigher than 23% nationallyHigher than 15% in Alabama
3 yearsup+2.5%+0.8%/yrHigher than 20% nationallyHigher than 26% in Alabama
5 yearsup+19.6%+3.6%/yrHigher than 29% nationallyHigher than 35% in Alabama
10 yearsup+88.3%+6.5%/yrHigher than 52% nationallyTop 15% in Alabama
Since 2000up+192.4%+4.2%/yr——

Starter homes vs the top tier

Zillow ZHVI tiers · Jul 2026
Bottom third (starter homes)
$261,510
up+22% 5Yup+95% 10Y
Middle third
$333,037
up+19% 5Yup+88% 10Y
Top third
$447,299
up+19% 5Yup+77% 10Y

Starter homes here rose 22% in five years while top-tier homes rose 19% (Zillow ZHVI tiers) — the two ends of the market moved together.

The historical reading — which months run highest and lowest here — opens with Haven

Rent, inventory, days on market, Zillow’s market heat, the % view and state and US reference lines open with Haven

Forecast

Where it's heading

The HavenScore Forecast Model (v1) projects this ZIP’s median value at 3-, 6-, and 12-month horizons, with 80% prediction intervals; Pro adds 24- and 36-month horizons.

Price Forecast

3-month projection · 80% range

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3-month
$338,898
+1.8%
80% range $335.3K–$345K
6-month
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12-month
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Zillow's own published forecast has this ZIP's typical value rise 0.4% over the twelve months from July 2026 (Zillow Home Value Forecast).

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Monthly cost

What you'd owe each month

Est. monthly payment
$1,985/ mo

20% down · 30-yr fixed · 6.71% · tax 0.40%

Principal$231
Interest$1,490
Property tax$111
Insurance$153
Rent vs buy
Median rent
$1,807
/ mo
Own (payment)
$1,985
/ mo
Monthly gap
+$178owning costs more each month

Insurance uses the average homeowners premium insurers reported for this ZIP in 2022, $1,840 a year (Treasury Federal Insurance Office).

Payment share of income

24%of the ZIP’s median income at the median value ($1,985/mo against $98,374 · Zillow, Freddie Mac PMMS, US Census ACS). Your own marker appears once you set an income or price in the calculator below.

Price-to-income · ZIP vs state vs US

Median home value ÷ median household income · Zillow ZHVI, US Census ACS · under 4× has historically been comfortable

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Your price, rate, down payment and income

Like for like: a 3-bedroom here rents for about $2,090 a month (HUD Small Area Fair Market Rent, FY2026) against a typical 3-bedroom value of $288k (Zillow ZHVI by bedroom) — a 8.7% gross rent yield.

Cost of ownership over time

Cumulative housing cost, interest paid, and equity built · 20% down · ZIP median income $98,374

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Comparable ZIPs

Same shape, lower entry

ZIPs the score groups near 35759 on Affordability and Growth — sorted by lowest median value. Each tile names what the lower price trades: commute (ACS), walkability band (EPA) and hazard rating (FEMA).

ZIP 46016
Anderson
IN
66
  • Saves $249k
  • Similar commute
  • More walkable
  • Lower hazard risk
$84,473-0.26%
ZIP 46063
Orestes
IN
58
  • Saves $213k
  • Similar commute
  • Similar walkability
  • Lower hazard risk
$119,790+6.87%
ZIP 62002
Alton
IL
59
  • Saves $213k
  • Similar commute
  • More walkable
  • Higher hazard risk
$120,090+5.30%
ZIP 62040
Granite City
IL
57
  • Saves $210k
  • Similar commute
  • More walkable
  • Higher hazard risk
$123,332+3.00%

Sources

Every number, traced

Every metric above is sourced from public datasets, normalized against the national ZIP distribution. Home values and rents refresh monthly; demographics refresh annually.

Zillow Research
Home values, rents, inventory, transactions
Realtor.com
Inventory, days on market, price-cut share
Redfin
Sale prices, transaction volume
US Census ACS
Income, population, vacancy, cost burden
Freddie Mac PMMS
Current 30-year fixed mortgage rates
FHFA HPI
Long-term price trends
HUD Small Area FMR
Per-ZIP fair market rents (rural fallback)
BEA & IRS
Personal income growth, net migration
Lending & accessibility
Lending and neighborhood-access signals
Research the restNo crime or school rating here — why. The primary sources:GreatSchools→NCES School Search→FBI Crime Data Explorer→

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