What is the median home value in Fort Payne, AL?

Name: Home values in Fort Payne, AL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Fort Payne, AL is $157,000 (±$17,970), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Fort Payne, the median home value went from $124,900 in 2015–2019 to $157,000 in 2020–2024 (+25.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $157,000 (±$17,970)
Owner-occupied homes: 3,827 (±389)
Most common range: $200,000 to $299,999

Home values in Fort Payne

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Fort Payne	DeKalb County	Alabama	United States
Less than $50,000	10.6% (±3.7 points)	14.7%	9.9%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	16.0% (±5.6 points)	19.9%	12.4%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	20.8% (±5.5 points)	14.4%	11.7%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	14.2% (±4.8 points)	13.8%	13.5%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	22.3% (±5.0 points)	20.4%	21.7%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	12.1% (±4.4 points)	11.9%	20.8%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	1.7% (±1.0 points)	3.9%	8.3%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	2.2% (±1.7 points)	1.0%	1.7%	7.1%

The most common range is $200,000 to $299,999, 22.3% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Fort Payne against DeKalb County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Payne	DeKalb County	Alabama	United States
Median home value	$157,000 (±$17,970)	$152,700 (±$5,889)	$209,900 (±$1,076)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	3,827 (±389)	20,490 (±582)	1,402,155 (±8,895)	84,210,142

In Fort Payne, the median home value is not measurably different from DeKalb County ($152,700).

It is also lower than in Alabama ($209,900).

It is lower than the national figure ($332,700).

In DeKalb County, Fort Payne ranks 6 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 231 of 490.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in Fort Payne have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$124,900 (±$12,929)	$157,000 (±$17,970)	+25.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,024 (±$78)	$1,103 (±$147)	+7.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$437 (±$51)	$531 (±$89)	+21.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near Fort Payne

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Payne
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Fort Payne	—	$157,000 (±$17,970)	—
Valley Head	7.8 mi	$59,800 (±$50,341)	Lower
Hammondville	8.0 mi	$113,900 (±$90,445)	Not measurably different
Rainsville	8.8 mi	$230,400 (±$16,333)	Higher
Mentone	9.3 mi	$269,700 (±$45,092)	Higher
Sylvania	9.8 mi	$161,500 (±$34,882)	Not measurably different
Shiloh	11 mi	$113,900 (±$89,505)	Not measurably different
Menlo	12 mi	$144,900 (±$74,415)	Not measurably different
Henagar	12 mi	$144,700 (±$36,237)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Valley Head, AL ($59,800).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rainsville, AL ($230,400), Mentone, AL ($269,700).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across DeKalb County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
1	Mentone	$269,700 (±$45,092)
2	Rainsville	$230,400 (±$16,333)
3	Geraldine	$171,900 (±$18,545)
4	Ider	$162,900 (±$22,247)
5	Sylvania	$161,500 (±$34,882)
6	Fort Payne	$157,000 (±$17,970)
7	Henagar	$144,700 (±$36,237)
8	Crossville	$129,900 (±$48,223)
9	Powell	$116,400 (±$47,282)
10 (tie)	Hammondville	$113,900 (±$90,445)
10 (tie)	Shiloh	$113,900 (±$89,505)
12	Fyffe	$113,300 (±$7,248)

Showing 12 of 15 places in DeKalb County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fort Payne

What is the average home value in Fort Payne, AL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $157,000 (±$17,970) for owner-occupied homes in Fort Payne (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Fort Payne gone up?

In Fort Payne, the median home value went from $124,900 in 2015–2019 to $157,000 in 2020–2024 (+25.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Is this what homes in Fort Payne sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Fort Payne city, Alabama (place:27616, in state:01).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.